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GRANT CAMPBELL, SHIHAN
As
a Senior Instructor and certified Master Teacher, Sensei Campbell's
dedication to the martial arts is an inspiration to all. He began
his study of the martial arts with encouragement from his father,
who had served in the military in Japan and studied the basics
of karate in Okinawa .
An
international competitor on various USA teams for over 20 years,
he's one of the few American's to actually live and learn martial
arts in Japan for an extended period. Having achieved the distinction
of World Karate Champion, Campbell is also one of the leading
exponents of a small family karate system originating from China
(via Okinawa), renown for its powerful techniques and practical
methods. Campbell's martial arts organization is a private non-political
group, that attempts to maintain the correct focus and practice
methods of real karate. Associated members of schools are in
Canada, United Kingdom, Jamaica, Mexico, South Africa, Venezuela,
and Japan.
He
has studied under the guidance of some of the finest martial
arts masters in the world and has achieved distinctions that
few Americans have ever received. He is the youngest American
to ever be awarded the prestigious master grade of 7th Dan from
the Okinawa Karate Association in Japan. He also holds instructor
level rankings in several other martial arts as well. Campbell
serves as an advisor to several martial arts organizations.
Winner of hundreds of competitive awards including state, national, international
and world championship titles, Sensei Campbell's exceptional abilities have
brought him international acclaim as well as the respect of fellow competitors
and instructors worldwide. He devotes his time currently to studying and teaching
the martial arts in addition to continuing his post graduate studies. Rejecting
the now fashionable "dabbling in martial arts", Campbell prefers
to consider himself a lifelong student of the martial arts and studies intensely
on a daily basis as a full time martial artist.
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