| Sensei Adolph Pearson III |
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Member Joined Oct 3 2013
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Oklahoma City OK
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About Me
In 1980, I began formal training in martial arts under Sensei Jon Boiosan, who specialized in Shotokan Karate. While training under Sensei Boiosan, I have earned the rank of 6th Kyi, which is purple belt in the Shotokan system. During my military career overseas, I had the privilege of training with many marital artist and acquiring multiple skills and styles such as: Seidokan, Tang-Soo-Do (red belt), Kung Fu (blue sash), and Kuksolwon (red belt). I have competed in tournaments all over the world, which to include Okinawa, Germany and the United States (U.S.). I began teaching martial arts in 1983 at Sembach Air Force Base Youth Center in Germany. I taught children ranging in ages six to fourteen. In 1984, I moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where I taught private lessons to eight students. I continued to teach private lessons until I relocated to Okinawa, Japan in 1986. This provided me the opportunity to study under Shihan (Master) Soke Toma who is the founder of the Seidokan Karate System. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1990, I began teaching private lessons and resumed competing in tournaments, which had been sponsored by the Florida Black Belt Association while stationed at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida. During the 1990-1991 seasons, I was runner up for the Region Nine Championship title that included Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Following hurricane Andrew, I moved to Biloxi, Mississippi for six months. I began teaching at the Vandenberg Community Center, on Kessler Air Force Base, which is where I was stationed at the time. While on temporary duty in Saudi Arabia, I taught in Riyadh to a group of military personnel (Gl's), in 1992, Sensei Ron Nix promoted me to 4th degree. In 1994, I retired from the Air Force and moved to Orlando, Florida, where I resumed my education at the University of Central Florida. During this time, I continued teaching private lessons. I graduated with a bachelor degree in Liberal Arts in 1999. I moved back to my hometown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 2000 where I started competing in the Oklahoma Karate Association (OKA) tournament circuit. In 2001, I finished the season in 2nd place and I was back-to-back Oklahoma Karate Association State Champion for the 2002 through 2009 seasons. I resumed instructing in 2001 for the American dragons, where I taught for two years, and in 2004, I took over the Martial Arts program at the McFarland YWCA. In 2006 I was elected as a board member of the OKA. In September 2007, Pokdok Suri Martial Arts Center gave me the honor of teaching Seidokan Martial Arts at their Moore location twice a week. In 2009, I was elected Vice President of the OKA and inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame. I also created the Seidokan Coin with the likeness of Shian Toma on it to show my devotion to Sensei Toma and the Seidokan system. 15 May 2011 I was promoted to 5th degree (Godan) black belt for my achieviment mentioned above. In 2012 I had the honor of going back to Okinawa to train with Sensei Toma for the last time. Sensei Toma died in 2013. Thank you for providing me this opportunity to share my history with you. I hope this information has been helpful and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me. May Peace Be With You Adolph Pearson III, Godan, Shihan Seidokan Martial Arts Academy of Oklahoma City, Ok Okinawan Karate Do |
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