Uechi Ryu Karate-Do Student Guide and Handbook

Art and History of Uechi Ryu Karate-Do: A Study Guide as a Student Handbook at 3320 NE 37th St. Ft. Lauderdale FL 33308. (269) 207-2883 Don Joyner began his Karate training in 1972 at the YMCA under Steve Fuller and Bill Keith. Later training under James Thompson 9th-Dan at the Okinawan Karate Academy in Kalamazoo MI. On 4-24-77 Donald Joyner was promoted to 1st-Dan Soke Shubukan # 1177 by NAUKA through Walter Mattson upon the recommendation of Sensei Bill Keith. On 4-22-79 he was 2nd-Dan Soke Shubukan # 599. On 6-1-81 he was 3rd-Dan Soke Shubukan # 260. On 5-15-83 he was 4th-Dan Soke Shubukan # 163. In August 1984 he attended the Uechi-Ryu Summer Camp training on Thompson Island Massachusetts. On 8-1-89 he was promoted to 5th-Dan Soke Shubukan # 169 one of the youngest ever. He is listed in Who's Who in Martial Arts for 1985-1986 and also been featured in Karate Illustrated Magazine with Mark E. Stewart. On 7-9-95 he was 6th-Dan OkiKuKai #82.