Shihan Mark Lawrence is a professional instructor with
a varied background in the healing, meditative, and martial
arts. Mark brings his intuitive style of teaching to the dojo,
and keeps the participants laughing while they're learning.
Mark teaches the self-protection side of Hoshinjutsu along with
the HoshinTao Chi Kung program, and Dr. Glenn Morris's Meditation
Mastery and Esoteric Energy seminars. Mark was honoured
by the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame by being inducted as
the 2006 Man of the Year. Mark is the Canadian Representative
for the Hoshinroshiryu, and operates the
Kawartha Hoshin Training Centre in Lindsay Ontario, Canada.
Greg Radabaugh has been slouching in and out of various martial
arts for over 40 years. A 30 year retired veteran of the U.S.
military, he has been stationed and/or deployed in various dung
holes (and a few rare garden spots) throughout the world. He brings
some unique, esoteric skills that aren’t usually found in any
martial art. He currently resides in San Antonio , Texas —a wonderful
state that indulges his eclectic taste in weaponry.
Shihan Steve Noonkesser was one of Dr. Glenn Morris-soke's
first students in the early 1980s and his first Godan. He worked
with Morris-soke to get the first versions of Hoshinjutsu down
on paper and to create the first courses in Hoshin taught at Hillsdale
College throughout the 1980s. He has been an avid historian of
martial traditions around the world and has taught to a variety
of audiences. Shihan Steve Noonkesser now resides in Dillingham,
Alaska.
Ian Cox is an internationally recognized author
and trainer whose diverse background includes training Commercial
flight crew in counter-assualt tactics against armed terrorists
and training U.S. Federal agents in High Rise Rescue procedures.
Mr. Cox has been certified as an Emergency Medical Technician,
Neuromuscular Therapist, and Clinical Hypnotherapist.
He has trained extensively in various systems
of
Eastern and Western martial and meditative arts. Mr.Cox is the
founder of the Hoshin Kai, an organization devoted to bringing
the realistic self-protection skills and unique self-improvement
strategies of Hoshin to the general public.
Datu Kelly Worden is a world renowned martial artist and recognized
Grandmaster Of Natural Spirt International by Arnis Philippines,
National Philippine Governing Organization.
Datu has 40+ years of martial arts experience and personal
student of Reny A. Presas. He is an acclaimed writer with
published works in Full Contact Magazine, Fighting Knives Magazine,
Inside Kung Fu Magazine, Combat Knives Magazine, and Author of
Travel Wrench Tactical Book, just to highlight a few.
In 2004, Datu was featured on the History Channel “Tactical
to Practical” Instructing Edged Weapons Training to Special
Forces Military Operatives.
Rick Wilmott holds a Renshi license and is a senior teacher
under Hanshi Bruce Juchnik, 21st generation inheritor of Kosho
Shorei Ryu from Masayoshi Mitose. He also holds Black Belt rankings
in 7 other martial arts, including 3 Godan rankings and a Yondan.
He has been certified since 1996 as a 2nd Level Shiatsu Practitioner
under Sensei Toshiko Phipps, as well as a Kokoro Ryu Reiki Master/Teacher
since 1997. In September of 2006 Dr. Miguel E.A. Moore and the
World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Sokeship Council awarded Mr. Wilmott
a 9th Dan ranking, the title of soke, and membership into the
Council. He was included in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers
in 2000, and was awarded Millenium Master Instructor by Grandmaster
Frank Sanchez and The World Head of Families Sokeship Council.
Rick has operated Wilmott's Martial Arts Center in Keene, N.H.
full-time for almost 20 years, and continues to travel North America
teaching and attending seminars to acquire and to share greater
and deeper skill and knowledge.
Chris is an accomplished Martial practitioner and instructor
in many combat systems with over 20 years of experience. He holds
an 8th Dan and title of Shidoshi in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu)
as well as a 5th Dan and title of Shihan in the Hoshin Roshi Ryu.
In addition, Chris is the Head of Hoshin in Europe and actively
acts under the guidance of Soke Hessie
Chris' experiences are not limited to the Bujinkan and Hoshin.
His knowledge also extends into Shinkendo, Filipino Knifefighting,
Reality-based systems like Commando Krav Maga, Systema and Fast
Defense.
Chris has participated in advanced training from Pedro Fleitas,
Jack Hoban and Dr. Glenn Morris. He has also traveled several
times to Japan to train at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo of Soke Dr.
Hatsumi.
In addition to Chris' martial experiences, he has developed an
extensive esoteric background based in meditation, internal energy
focus, Reiki, Moxa therapy, and massage therapy.
