"A BODY IN MOTION STAY'S IN MOTION, A BODY AT REST STAY'S AT REST"
"A BODY IN MOTION STAY'S IN MOTION, A BODY AT REST STAY'S AT REST"
Fusei Kise - was born in Okinawa on May 4th, 1935 and is still training today. Kise began his karate training at age 12 from his uncle, Master Makabe. In 1958, he began his training under Grandmaster Hohan Soken where he trained until Soken's death. Although Kise formerly began his training in Shorinji-Ryu, in 1967 he formally switched over to the Shorin-Ryu style. On January 3, 1972, he received the title of "Hanshi" by passing his Hachi-Dan (8th Degree Black Belt) examination, held by Grandmaster Hohan Soken and Master Makabe. On September 1, 1976, Grandmaster Soken promoted him to Ku-Dan (9th Degree Black Belt). In 1990, Grandmaster Kise was recognized by the Okinawan government as the successor to Master Soken and as the head of Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Orthodox Karate.