W. Dan Hausel, Soke (Grandmaster)/10th degree black belt, was certified as the world head and grandmaster of Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai in 1999 by the Zen Kokusai Soke Budo/Bugei Remnei. Hausel is the only known martial arts grandmaster from Wyoming.
MARTIAL ARTS
With 14-TIME HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
2005 International Grandmaster of the Year
1998 & 2004 Instructor of the Year
& the 2001 International Instructor of the Year
Traditional Martial Arts
o Traditional (Shorin-Ryu) Karate
o Traditional Jujutsu
o Self-Defense
o Women’s Self Defense
o Rape Prevention
o Keychain Self-Defense
o Knife & Gun Defense
o Airline Passenger Self-Defense
o Kobudo (ancient Okinawa weapons)
o Modern Kobudo (modern gardening tool weapons)
o Kobujutsu (Samurai weapons – sword, halberd, spear)
o Peace officer baton (Hanbo & Kioga)
o Kijutsu (energy & meditation)
o Seminars & Clinics
o Instructor and Black Belt training and certification*
One of the best instructors in the world – ‘an instructor’s instructor’. Soke Hausel has developed a brilliant system of teaching martial arts that keep the practitioners safe while teaching extraordinary powerful self-defense applications & introducing concepts in different ways keeping the interest the student’s interest.
For an expert in many martial arts - certifications in 18 martial arts along with 8 different black belts - Dan is mild mannered and easy going. The highest rank one can achieve in Okinawan karate is a 10th degree black belt (or red belt). The highest honor is that of Soke (Grandmaster). Dan was awarded Grandmaster of the Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate Style in 1999 and 10th degree black belt in 2004 at the Juko Kai International Hombu (Headquarters) and later at the World Organizer of Martial Arts & was certified by Zen Kokusai Soke Budo/Bugei Remnei & confirmed by other major martial arts organizations. He has been awarded the titles of Samurai, Kyoju (Professor of Martial Arts) & a PhD in Japanese Martial Arts Sciences.
Few of Dan’s students compete in tournaments: most are satisfied with their progress in the dojo (gym). The few that have gone to the arena in the past 35 years & returned with 47% gold, 27% silver and 20% bronze medals as well as national championships in more than one country (a success rate unmatched). “Martial arts are about the individual”. “It is about learning self-defense, meditation and incorporating these into your daily life to make you more healthy, self-confident and positive”. “Martial arts should transcend ego”.
Several hundred years ago Okinawan martial artists invented a method to practice martial arts that consisted of a mixture of shadow boxing, dancing, self-defense and Zen. Kata incorporates all of these and were made to look like traditional dances borrowing movements from animals. In these forms are hidden hundreds of very effective self-defense applications that are not taught to sport martial arts forms in the US & Japan.
Soke Hausel is available for personal or group training. Contact soke@lonetree.com for information.
If you would like to know more. Check websites at http://www.seiyo-shorinryu.org & http://danhausel.com.
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