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SENSEI BUCK WHEAT
Jujitsu
Born in November 1950 in Honolulu, Sensei Buck Wheat
started judo and jujitsu in 1957 at the age of 7 at Professor Okazaki's
Kodenkan Dojo under Professors Joe Holck and Jack Wheat. He was
awarded a brown belt in jujitsu while training at the Menehune
Dojo in Waipahu. Between 1980 and 1984, while working for Hawaiian
Airlines, he attended judo classes in both Honolulu and Hilo. He
joined Higashi Hongwanji in Hilo in 1988. He earned Shodan and
Nidan and in 1999 was awarded Sandan. In 1993, he opened his own
dojo in Kea'u, and continued to teach as an assistant instructor
at Higashi Hongwanji. He has had advanced training with Professor
Sakabe, a Japan champion, Willy Cahill, and other well known instructors
from Japan.
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