We welcome Sensei Terry Maccarrone from Long
Island NY USA. Sensei Terry has a credible history within the
martial arts as well as other related arts. He has had
tutelage from great teachers as well as receiving instruction
from ZenKarate’s sponsor Kyoshi Patrick McCarthy. Sensei Terry
shares the same ideas and vision as we do at ZenKarate and so
I again thank him for his time and welcome him home!
The following extract is Sensei Terry’s history
and background within the martial arts:
The Karate
USA dojo began as Hegashi Karate-do in 1964 where I was a
student and member of the Okinawan Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu
system. My Sensei was Joseph Johnson a Shodan member of the
original ten blackbelts promoted by Ansei Ueshiro the
organization headmaster. In 1966 I was asked to administer the
dojo business operations and I was made the dojo owner. In
1969 we hosted the first visit to the USA by Matsubayashi
founder Shoshin Nagamine and was accompanied by Chokotu Omine
the technical advisor for kata and syllabus being reorganized.
Since there were many kata changes and reorganization
of teaching methods that were required the decision to leave
there Okinawan representative Chokotu Omine here in the USA
was decided.
I had only studied under Ansei Ueshiro's
direction I did not adopt the changes or new organization
established. My dojo became one of Five Dojos that remained
under the leadership of Ansei Ueshiro eventually I became the
most senior student and his International representative. In
1976 I became a full time karate instructor and owner of the
Ryukyus Karate Studio in Patchogue. (Ryukyus Dojo originally
opened in 1966 as a split from the original Hegashi dojo)
I began active research and studied under many
different methods including various kobudo systems. My
background included Zen, Yoga, Bojutsu, Iaido, Aikido,Judo,
Jujitsu and pioneering children's programs in karate. We also
included American Sport Karate and became participants in the
Metropolitan AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) then the only truly
national sport organization. We created the first Junior
Friendship tournaments and devised methods of fund raising
demonstrations for charitable groups and organizations.
Eventually as a member or the Robert A. Trias United
States Karate Association in 1982 and 1983 I traveled to
Taiwan, China, Japan and Okinawa as American teaching
representative. There I was able to visit the Honbu Dojo of
Shoshin Nagamine and demonstrated my level as Ansei Ueshiros
student. I was treated very well and respectfully.
In
1986 I traveled with senior Gojuryu Robert Choji Taiani and
visited with Toguchi, Shinjo and Maesato Sensei in Okinawa and
Ishikawa, Yamamoto Sensei in Japan. I was also allowed to
train with Chosei Kishaba and Prof Shinzato.
In 1992 I
traveled to Okinawa with Kyoshi Joseph Carbonara senior
disciple of Chokotu Omine for the Anniversary Celebration of
Shoshin Nagamine and demonstrated at the reception. The
announcement that Takayoshi Nagamine was to become the
inheritor and Soke of Matsubayashi-ryu system was formally
announced.
Over three hundred American Black Belts
attended that celebration and was one of the largest
receptions held at that time.
Finally in 1995 I
visited Okinawa and Japan with Cezar Borkowski and visited
with Japanese-Canadian martial artist and writer Patrick
McCarthy who was forming his International Ryukyus Research
Society and self-publishing translations of various works on
Goju and the Bubishi and later the translation of the Nagamine
Tegumi Heroes of Okinawa.
Today I am teaching only
part-time and have a small student body. I am interested in
furthering my study on Budo and how to resolve conflicts using
martial arts principles. I teach a nonviolent concept that
develops awareness, self-confidence, and moral discipline. I
want to have an opportunity to continue my study in the new
media of the computer age with the limited skill that I have
in this area and chose your communicator to assist that.
Respectfully yours Terry Maccarrone Shorin-ryu
KarateUSA KarateUSA1@aol.com Long Island NY USA
We welcome Sensei Terry Maccarrone from Long
Island NY USA. Sensei Terry has a credible history within the
martial arts as well as other related arts. He has had
tutelage from great teachers as well as receiving instruction
from ZenKarate’s sponsor Kyoshi Patrick McCarthy. Sensei Terry
shares the same ideas and vision as we do at ZenKarate and so
I again thank him for his time and welcome him home!