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FSKD at Manoa not only trains on a regular basis, but participates
in other activities as well. These include tournaments, trips, and practice
sessions at other Dojos. This page is a photo scrapbook of some of the
things we have done.
In the picture to the left, from left to right, are:
Sensei Eric Marn, Sempai Terri Oshiro, and Sensei Kevin Funakoshi. Sensei
Eric Marn heads the FSKD at Manoa, and Sempai Terri Oshiro teaches on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at Manoa. Sensei Funakoshi has branches in Mililani
and Kahala, Hawaii.
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Group Photo from a visit to Mililani Dojo. Manoa often
visits Dojos both in and outside of the FSKD to train and spar with other
schools. On the right are Sensei Eric Marn of Manoa, and Sensei Wayne Tanaka,
one of the instructors at Mililani.
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This is a group shot after a training seminar at the
Japanese Cultural Center in Honolulu. In the back row from left to right is Sempai Jacob Schrum and Sensei Wayne
Tanaka. In the front row from left to right is Sensei Eric Marn, Sempai
Terri Oshiro, and Sempai Brady Jong.
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From left to right: Sempai Eddie Aperocho, Sempai Terri Oshiro, and Sempai Jacob Schrum at the 2001 Kanazawa Cup International Goodwill Tournament
held at Manoa District Park. Sempai Eddie Aperocho trains at FSKA's
Mililani branch in Hawaii.
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From left to right: Sempai Jacob Schrum, Sensei Wayne Shockness (Yondan, FSKA), and Sensei Eric Marn at the 2001 Kanazawa Cup International Goodwill Tournament.
Sensei Wayne Shockness operates a Dojo based in San Francisco, California.
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Sensei Wayne Shockness fighting his way to first
place in his age division at the 2001 Kanazawa Cup International Goodwill Tournament.
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The class line-up. From left to right:
Keaupuni Akina, Kamana Akina, D.Y., Chad Bilonta, Guy
Bilonta, Dolly Herschel, Anna Weightman, Sarah Herschel, and
Emily Herschel.
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From left to right: Alan Iijima, Kamana Akina, Keaupuni Akina, and Sempai
Jacob Schrum. These are several members of the advanced class at Manoa
practicing front kick.
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More shots of Sempai Schrum, Keaupuni,
Kamana, and Alan training.
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Sempai Jacob Schrum helping Chad Bilonta work on his defense
just before class starts.
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Sempai Schrum providing a moving target for Chad as he works
on his front kick.
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Sensei Kevin Funakoshi (right) instructs
Sempai Jacob Schrum in some of the finer points of Kumite.
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In the picture to the left is Sarah Herschel. In the picture to
the right are Gabby Weightman (left) and Emily
Herschel (right). These pictures show the white belts taking
there first exam in order to reach the rank of yellow belt.
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From left to right: Jenai Akina, Anna Weightman,
and Dolly Herschel. The three yellow belts are executing gedan
barai uke (down block) at the beginning of their exam for tenth
kyu (second yellow belt rank).
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More pictures of Jenai, Anna, and Dolly as
they take their blue belt exam.
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In this picture, Dolly (left) and Guy Bilonta (right) are
executing gohan kumite, or five step prearranged sparring. This
basic sparring practice is part of the yellow belt exam, and is
their first exposure to kumite.
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From left to right: Guy Bilonta and Chad Bilonta. This father
and son pair are executing shuto-uke (knife hand block) as part
of their sixth kyu exam (second green belt).
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From left to right, Sensei Juan Bautista,
Sensei Lilia Gaspar, Hanshi Margarito "Junior" Gaspar
and Sensei Teresa Flores. These instructors are from the City of
Commerce, Los Angeles, California and come to Hawaii
annually to compete in the Hawaii State Karate Championships.
Hanshi Junior Gaspar is the head of the Kenjutsuryu Federation
and is a Shito Ryu stylist. Sensei Marn and Hanshi Gaspar are
good friends and have know each other for over 15 years.
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Sensei Junior Gaspar is the head of the Kenjutsuryu
Federation, and operates the main Dojo in the City of
Commerce, California. This picture was taken a a joint training
between his students and Manoa Dojo when he brought several
of them with him to Hawaii to compete in a local tournament.
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Lilia Gaspar is an assisstant instructor at the the main Kenjitsuryu
Dojo, and Sensei
Junior Gaspar's wife as well.
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14 year old Isamu Gaspar is the son of Sensei Gaspar, and is
seen in this picture throwing Ura-mawashi geri.
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Sensei Juan Bautista, instructor at a branch Dojo of
the Kenjitsuryu Federation under Sensei Gaspar
also came to Hawaii to train at Manoa Dojo, and compete
locally.
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Lowell Manabe is a local instructor who used to train with
Sensei Eric Marn under
Shihan Funakoshi in the early 1970's. He was a member of
FSKA's predecessor, the Karate Association of Hawaii, and
was part of the Hawaiian kumite team that fought and beat
the West Coast All Stars. Now he mainly
trains in Kali/Eskrima, which he teaches on Noelani
Elementary campus. He also attended the joint training
between Sensei Gaspar's Kenjitsuryu school and Manoa Dojo.
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This is a photo of, left to right, Sensei Joey Bunch, Shihan Joe
Bunch and Sensei Jeffery Bunch. Sensei Bunch oprates the Hawaii
Okinawa Shudokan. Both of his sons, Joey and Jeffery are Hawaii
Karate Champions. Sensei Joey Bunch was a cross country champion
during high school. Sensei Jeffery Bunch is the current heavy
weight karate champion in the local Hawaii tournaments.
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Standing at the left is Shihan Lee Donohue and his son, Sensei
Lee Donohue, Jr. Shihan Donohue, Senior, heads the
American Karaete Kai, and is a Shorin Ryu stylist. Shihan
Donohue is also the Chief of Police in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sensei
Lee Donohue, Jr., also teaches karate classes at the
Honolulu Police Academy.
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Sensei Paul Ortino and Sensei Eric Y. Marn have been friends
since 1974 and often have their students train with each
other. Sensei Ortino operates the Okinawa Kenpo Karate School
and is an Okinawan Kenpo Karate stylist. Sensei Ortino also
studied Shotokan Karate. Sensei Ortino organizes the Hawaii
Karate games which is an open tournament where all karate,
Kajukenbo, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and other Martial Artist can
compete in weapons, kata and kumite competition.
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Sensei Jimmy Miyaji operates the Kenshukan Butokukai Karate
School in Waipahu. Sensei Miyaji has been consistently turning
out excellent karate competitors and whose students excel in powerful,
precise and nearly flawless kata and kobudo. Sensei Miyaji and
Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi have know each other since the 1950's.
Sensei Eric Y. Marn has taken some of his students to train with
Sensei Miyaji and his grandson, Sensei Darrin Miyaji.
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Here are photos from a joint training session held at Manoa
Park. The styles represented were Shotokan Karate, Okinawan
Gojuryu Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kajukenbo and Kali/Escrima. On the
left is SabumNim Samuel Bishaw, and on the right is Sensei Alton
Nadamoto. Below is a picture of Sensei Alan Lee instructing the
gathered students of the training session.
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Also from the joint training session.
Here's Sensei Kyle Nakasone (left) with Sensei Eric Marn (right).
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On the left is Sifu Kimo Robello, and on the right is his son,
Assistant Sifu Mike Robello.
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Standing back row: Sabum Nim Samuel Bishaw
(Tae Kwon Do); yours truly; Mike Robello (Assistant
instructor, Kajukenbo); Sifu Kimo Robello (Chief Instructor,
Kajukenbo). Kneeling: Lowell Manabe; Alan Lee (Okinawan
Gojuryu); and Alton Nadamoto (Shotokan). These were the
instructors involved, along with their students, in the joint
training session on Oct. 30, 2004 at the Manoa District Park.
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Shihan Carrillo with his son Evan at a tournament in Hawaii and Datu Manabe awarding Shihan Carrillo his Certificate of Completion of the 1st level seminar in Kali/Escrima.
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Evan, Shihan Carrillo's son, at the Nuuanu Valley mudslide, and of Evan wading in the natural spring located at the foot of Ulupo Heiau (ancient Hawaiian stone temple) in Kailua.
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A group photo taken at a recent training when Sempai Schrum returned to visit Hawaii
after having lived in Texas for the past four years.
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