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PROFESSOR JACK WHEAT
Photos compliments Danzan Ryu JuJutsu Home Page
Professor Jack Wheat trained and instructed at Master Henry S.
Okazaki's  dojo
for 16 years, from 1942 until it closed in 1958 and became head instructor
there. He was awarded black belt and the coveted Jujitsu Scroll
by Master Okazaki in 1945. Jack attended special classes at Master
Okazaki's home where he taught black belts the higher arts of Se
Kapo and Shinyo No Maki. Prof Wheat founded the Menehune Jujitsu
Club. After joining together with Professor Joseph Holck in 1955,
he continued teaching at the dojo on Heamoku Street, Honolulu until
he was assigned duty overseas in 1959. During this period he had
advanced to 7th Dan. Upon return from overseas duty, he again reopened
Menehune Dojo in Waipahu, and held classes until 1972, when he
was again assigned overseas duty in Vietnam.
Professor Wheat is a charter and lifetime member of the American
Jujitsu Institute, was elected its first secretary and subsequently
served two terms as AJI President, and continues as an active member
of the AJI as chairman of the Standards Committee and member of
the Board of Directors. At many conventions associated with the
AJI and other martial arts organizations he has held classes in
the advanced jujitsu arts as well as Okazaki massage
Professor Wheat became a member of the Hawaii Shobokan Judo Club
in 1950, and in 1953 became the first Caucasian in Hawaii, along
with Sensei Tony Gonzales, to be awarded judo black belt, Nidan,
from the Kodokan in Japan. He subsequently earned Sandan, third
degree. He graduated from Master Okazaki's Nikko Restoration Sanatorium
Seifukujitsu in 1945, after training under Master Okazaki for 3
years, and continued massage training until 1950. While overseas
in Bangkok, Thailand, he studied acupuncture, and was awarded a
certificate to practice acupuncture in Thailand and Hawaii, and
was appointed by the Governor of Hawaii in 1975 to serve on the
first Hawaii Board of Acupuncture. Professor Jack Wheat is ranked
as a Judan, 10th Degree Black Belt. Prof. Wheat continues to instruct
jujitsu and massage therapy. He was inducted into the Jujitsu Hall
of Fame by: Jujitsu America, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, Hawaii Kempo Jujitsu
Society, and the AJI Hall of Fame.
Leeward Acupuncture and Massage, Inc.
94-1001 Awalai Street
Waipahu, HI 96797
808-677-5240
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