Instructors

Advisor at CIKA
Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: My training began in Judo 1964 and then switched to Isshinryu karate with Sensei John Hendrickson and Grand Master Don Nagle.
Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: October 1970
Date received present rank: Ju-Dan March 2023
Organizational support:
- American Okinawan Karate Association, Inc (AOKA Inc)
- AOKA
- AOKA/IWKA
- American Isshinryu (AI)
- Isshinryu Karate Association (IKA)
Profession: Retired business owner
Favorite saying: To know and not to do is not to know! - S.W. Biddulph

Owner and Master Instructor at CIKA
Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: My training began in 1985 where I attained the rank of 4th degree brown belt in Chun Chi. I transitioned to Isshinryu in Toms River, NJ with Hanshi Don Nash/ Master Byron Marriner/ Master Ray Raccuglia
Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: December 1992
Date received present rank: Nana-Dan December 2022
Organizational support:
- American Isshinryu (AI)
- American Okinawan Karate Association, Inc (AOKA Inc)
- Isshinryu Karate Association (IKA)
- Tatsuo-Kan Society (TKS)
Profession: IT/OT Engineering Manager
Education:
- M.S. Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering from NC State University
- B.S. Computer Information Systems from NC Wesleyan College
Favorite saying: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood - Stephen Covey
Email: sensei_scott@karateNC.com

Master Instructor at CIKA
Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: My training began Jujitsu in 1965, then I found Isshinryu in 1967 under Grand Master Steve Armstrong in Tacoma, Wa
Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: August 1970
Date received present rank: Hachi-Dan August 2023
Organizational support:
- American Okinawan Karate Association (AOKA)
Profession: Engineering, Management
Education:
- Business and Business Management at Pierce College in Washington state
Email: sensei_myers@karateNC.com

Instructor at CIKA
Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: 1990 in Vernon, New Jersey with Sensei Larry Hill
Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: March 2015
Date received present rank: Yon-Dan July 2024
Profession: Technical Director
Education:
- B.S Computer Science from East Carolina University
Email: sensei_mj@karatenc.com

Instructor at CIKA
Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: 2012 in Apex, North Carolina with Master Dean Scott and Sensei Jason Huntley
Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: February 2017
Date received present rank: July 2024
Profession: Research Technician
Education:
- M.S. Animal Science & Physiology from North Carolina State University
- B.S. Animal Science from North Carolina State University
Email: sensei_lauren@karatenc.com

Assistant Instructor at CIKA
Date/Location/Instructor where Isshinryu training began: 2017 in Apex, North Carolina with Master Dean Scott and Sensei MJ and Sensei Lauren
Date received Sho-Dan in Isshinryu karate: June 2023
Date received present rank: July 2024
Profession: IT Director
Education:
- BA in Communication from University of North Carolina at Greensboro