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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. |