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Grand Masters in Time |
 We Respectfully Honor All of our Leaders and Masters of Past!
In Respect to our Grand Master in Time ~ They have past on but we will always keep in a Honored Place in the hearts and history of the OHANA.
Woodrow McCandless
Joe Emperado
Alejo Reyes
Sid Asuncion
Tony Ramos
Joe Halbuna
Abe Kamahoahoa
George Iversen
Richard Peralta
** updating all information ** this page is still under construction Mahalo!
Grand Master Jon Loren passed away today, Saturday June 14th 2008 at 327pm PST.
Internationally known Tai Chi Gung-fu practitioner, Professor Loren studied full time for over 40 years. The Sigung was a Senior Chief Instructor/Director of the International Northern Tai Chi Tum Pai Gung-fu Association; Chairman of the Yam Foon Jeet Sow Fut Society; member of the Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institutes (Oregon rep.), and the National Kajukenbo Federation. Professor Loren was ranked 9th Degree Black Sash of world recognition. The Professor has studied Southern Sillum, Penta Silat, Yang style Tai Chi, Paqua, and Internal herbal medicine under Sifu (Dr.) J. Weong; Kajukenbo (Emerging Center) under Professor Joseph Clarke; Kajukenbo under Sijo A. D. Emperado (Founder of Kajukenbo); Tai Chi under Dr. J. Weong (Yang style), Sifu Gregory Fong (Ng style), Dr. Gerard Berardi (Yang and Chen styles), Professor Huang Wen-Chih (Wu style and Paqua), and Professor Andrew Khuo (Yang and Chen styles).
Professor Loren was a Senior Medicinal Herbalist and Flower Essence Practitioner, and internationally known for his own work in Internal Herbal Medicine, martial art liniments, and vibrational flower essences for emotional balance (formulas). He was also Chairman of Tum Pai Herbs and Flower Essence International, and Board member for the International Medicinal Vibrational Herbal/Flower Essence Research Association. He is also noted for his outdoor living knowledge and is an artist and a writer.
MORE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE.
THANK YOU AND PLEASE KEEP HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS.
HE WILL BE MISSED
Aloha,
Al Dacascos
Grand Master Kalaii Kano Griffin has been studying varying martial arts since he was eight years old. Over five decades Grand Master Griffin's studies have included such disciplines as Kajukenbo Karate, Jujitsu, Vee Arnis Jitsu, Goju Ryu, Aikijitsu, Kung Fu, Judo, Isshin Ryu and Tai Chi.
In these style, he has trained under some of the most renowned teachers, including: Sijo Adriano D. Emperado, Professor Florendo Visitacion, Sergeant George Harris, Dr. Peter Urban, Master Woody Chan, Dr. Robert Trias, Grand Master Edmond K. Parker and Dr. Daniel Pai. Grand Master Griffin has been featured in many prominent publications and has also worked with several martial arts celebrities such as Bruce Lee, Ernie Reyes Senior and their equally famous offspring, just to name a few. In recent years Grand Master Griffin has been dedicating his life to the spread of Kajukenbo Karate in the eastern United States as a direct disciple of Sijo Adriano D. Emperado.
Today, Grand Master Griffin leads a program which mainly consists of a chain of succesful karate studios in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Georgia with other schools connected to him in Canada and Puerto Rico. He also makes regular trips to various law enforcement functions around the world as a well known instructor of self-defense. Grand Master Griffin currently teaches at his main dojo in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Source: http://www.griffinskarate.com/
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