The Legend of Isshin-ryu's Tatsuo Shimabuku

The Legend of Isshin-ryu's Tatsuo Shimabuku
Okinawa's Crazy Man
Black Belt

March 1986

By Arsenio J. Advincula

The Mysteries of Isshin-ryu Karate

The Mysteries of Isshin-ryu Karate
Shimabuku's One Heart Way
Black Belt

April 1986

By Arsenio J. Advincula


And hey....another Bruce Lee cover.

Advincula Seminar 1987

Advincula Seminar in Calgary Alberta Canada January 1987
Black Belt
July 1987



What's so interesting about this?

This was the first time Advincula Sensei conducted a seminar in Canada. The previous articles are what prompted Gary Martin of Calgary to visit him in California and then to bring Sensei in for a seminar. This was the first time I had ever met him and have been a student of his ever since.

The article mentions some problems at the airport. We suspect someone from a Canadian Isshinryu group called Immigration to be on the look out for him and that he may be working in Canada illegally.

He wasn't.

Luckily the only weapons he was carrying were baton for Escrima.

I believe this was also the seminar that Geoff Desmoulin, yes, that Geoff Desmoulin, one of the hosts of Deadliest Warriors and a student of mine and Gary Martin's, was promoted to Shodan.