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ABOUT HANSHI ROY JERRY HOBBS

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 Hanshi Hobbs is the highest-graded Seidokan Shorin-Ryu Karate Master in the Western world and, by virtue of that, the international community’s leading authority on Seidokan. He is a living encyclopedia of the Oriental Martial Arts, an all-rounder in this field; a complete martial artist. A most inspiring teacher acknowledged and commanding great respect and admiration all over the world. A learning encounter with Hanshi Hobbs is an experience of a life-time. Highly recommended. For credentials see below [1]

[1] Judan & Hanshi, Shorin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo, Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do   Seidokan Kyokai, Okinawa
Judan, Hanshi, and Menkyo Kaiden, Ju-Jutsu, All Japan Seibukan Budo Kai,Japan

Menkyo Kaiden, Kokodo Ju-Jutsu, Kokodo Renmei, Japan

Hachidan, Hanshi, & Menkyo Kaiden, Ryoi Shinto Ryu Ju-Jutsu,

Ryoi Shinto Kai, U.K. & Ireland

Hachidan & Hanshi, Goju-Ryu Karate-Do, All Japan Seibukan Budo Kai, Japan

Hachidan & Tashi, Seidokan Karate Kobudo, All Okinawa Seidokan

Karate Kobudo Association, Okinawa

Hachidan, Okinawan Toide/Tuite (Grappling), All Okinawa Seidokan

Karate Kobudo Association, Okinawa 

Shihan Menkyo, Okinawan Kobu-Jutsu, All Okinawa Seidokan Karate
Kobudo Association, Okinawa

Shihan Menkyo, Ryukyu Dento Karate-Do, Hamabaru Rensei Kai, Okinawa

Shihan Menkyo, Hakko-Ryu Ju-Jutsu, Hakko-Ryu Ju-Jutsu Kai, Japan

Godan & Kyoshi, Iai-Jutsu, All Japan Seibukan Budo Kai,
Japan

Director/President, Dentokan Martial Arts Federation, U.S.A.

Personal Representative of Seiki Toma, Judan, Hanshi, and Kaicho of
the Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Seidokan Kyokai, Okinawa

Member, Board of Directors, All Okinawa Seidokan Karate Kobudo
Association, Okinawa

Member, Executive Board, International Karate Kobudo Federation,
U.S.A.

 Member, Executive Board, International Seidokan Motobu-Ryu Rengokai, U.S.A.

 Senior Technical Advisor, London Metropolitan Police Martial Arts

Federation (Ju-Jutsu Section), London, England

Advisor (Karate, Ju-Jutsu, Iai-Jutsu, and Ken-Jutsu), Kobushi
Multimedia, U.S.A.

Distinguished Guest & Demonstrator, 23rd & 24th Japanese Self Defence

Forces Tohoku Region Karate Championships, Misawa & Sendai, Japan

(1998 & 1999)

Instructor, Japanese Air Self Defence Forces Karate Club, Misawa Air
Base, Japan (1997-99)

National Officer for the U.S.A., International Bodyguard Association,

U.K. (1996-97)

Instructor, Police Self Defence, Suffolk Constabulary Force Headquarters,

Ipswich, England (1984-86)

Instructor, Combat Training Team (Close-Quarter-Battle, Unarmed Combat,

Knife Fighting, Bayonet Fencing, & Combat Survival), U.K. (1983-86)

Commissioner, Tactical Self Defence Training, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department,

Rockford, Illinois (1983)

Member, U.S. Military Karate Team, competed in first International

Friendship Karate-Do Tournament of Military, Budokan, Tokyo, Japan (1981)