▪▪OUR INSTRUCTORS

The instructors of Bushido Dojo proudly cite their membership among the Shihan Deshi -- those fortunate to have trained privately under the tutelage of the late Shihan C.T. Patterson - Hachidan.

MR. JIMMY EDWARDS

MR. MELVIN BROWN

MR. JEFFREY FORD

▪SHICHIDAN▪ ▪ROKUDAN▪ ▪GODAN▪

Jimmy Edwards began training in Wadoryu in 1968 under the instruction of the late Shihan Cecil T. Patterson. An avid national competitor for more than 20 years in traditional kata and kobudo, he is also a member of the Board of Examiners of the U.S. Eastern Wadoryu Karate Federation.

Recently returned from his second tour of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Melvin S. Brown began his training in karate in 1974. An active competitor, and law enforcement defense specialist, he has overseen the karate competition for the Tennessee Police and Fire Games since 1984, and is the current Junior member of the USEWF Board of Examiners.

Jeffrey Ford began his study of traditional Wadoryu under the instruction of Sensei Melvin Brown. He has trained extensively under Senseis Masafumi Shiomitsu, Hironori Ohtsuka II, Kazutaka Ohtsuka and Toshio Osaka. He currently oversees Bushido's Adult and Youth Programs.

 

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