Alan Dollar

	DOB:	May 3, 1950
	Date started Uechi ryu karate:	May, 1974
	First Uechi ryu sensei:	Seiyu Shinjo
	Subsequent sensei:	Kiyohide Shinjo
	Shodan date:	May 1975 Futenma Okinawa
	Current rank and date:	Kiyoshi, Hachi Dan June 2007 Shihan #95 from Kanei Uechi, 1987
	Spouse:	Alice Dollar, Godan
	Date you joined the Kenyukai:	May 1974 Kadena Okinawa

List visits to Okinawa, Koshukais hosted, Koshukais attended, etc:

OKINAWA:

I lived in Okinawa and trained in the Kadena dojo under Seiyu Shinjo (and on the floor under the foot of Kiyohide Shinjo) in 1974 and 1975 and again for six months in 1977. Subsequent visits of two to three weeks were in 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, twice in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005.
Received instruction in Okinawa from Seiryo Shinjo, Seiyu Shinjo, Kiyohide Shinjo, Kanei Uechi, Seiko Toyama, Tsutomu Nakahodo, Minoru Miyagi, Yoshitsune Senaga, Ken Nakamatsu, Shinyu Gushi.

KOSHUKAIS and TORUNAMENTS HOSTED:

Koshukais 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2007.
Hosted for twelve years the longest running Uechi Ryu only tournament in the United States.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOSTED:

Dozens of training seminars, Warrior Weekends, and tournaments at the Antioch dojo have been attended by Seiko Toyama, Kiyohide Shinjo,Tstutomu Nakahado, Narahiro Shinjo, Shinyu Gushi, Kanmei Uechi, George Matson, James Thompson, Ric Martin, Fumio Demura, Joe Lewis.

KOSHUKAIS ATTENDED:

Florida 1991, 1992, 1993 St. Louis 1997, Austin 2000, Florida 2004, Austin 2007

ALSO ATTENDED:

• Boston Instructors Seminar at George Mattson's dojo 1986
• Silver Spring Maryland at Marty Dow's dojo 1988, with Kiyohide and Jim Thompson.
• Midwest Summer Camp in Michigan by Jim Thompson 1989, with
• Three day private training at Master Gushi's home 1989
• Training camp in Michigan by Jim Thompson 1991 with Tomoyose, Senaga, Gushi, Nakahodo, Takara…
• Budo Gala International Karate Demonstration, Germany 1997, with Seiko Toyama, Kiyohide Shinjo, Taira, Takemi, Jean Frenette…

HAVE TRAVELED TO TEACH AT:

• St. Louis Seminar & Dan Test 1991
• AustinTexas Warrior Weekend 1992
• Dallas Texas 1993
• Edmonton, Canada teaching seminars 1994, 1996, 1998
• Germany Seminars and Dan Tests 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Kenyukai Summit in Dallas Texas by Gregg Weber 1997
• Kerala India. Established Uechi-Ryu Karate and Okinawan kobudo in Cannanore and Dombivli India for the first time in 1997

Any additional info you would like to add:

All tests from white belt through Godan were in Okinawa. All five black tests were in the Futenma dojo in front of Kanei Uechi.
Received Jun Shihan from Kanei Uechi in Okinawa in 1977.
Godan certificate #130 and Shihan ( Master Instructor) #96, both signed by Kanei Uechi, 1993.
Promoted to Godan by the Zen Okinawa Karate Renmae Association in 1993.
Promoted in Okinawa to Rokudan by the Okinawa Ken Karate Do Association 1996. The first American to be promoted by this organization.

KOBUDO:

• Started kobudo training in Okinawa under Sensei Minowa in 1975.
• Subsequently received extensive instruction from Masakazu Kinjo, Yoshitsune Senaga, Shinpo Matayoshi and Shinyu Gushi.
• Promoted to Godan by Shinyu Gushi November 1997.

TOURNAMENTS:

• While stationed in Hawaii, fought for the Marine Corps full contact team, becoming the military heavyweight full-contact karate champion of Hawaii in 1976. Also taught Uechi-Ryu to Marines at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station during two year tour of duty.
• Competed extensively in the United States in 1985 -1990's.
• 1990 placed sixth in 13th Annual All Okinawa World Sparring Tournament.
• 1997 placed number 11 in kata Okinawa Government sponsored World Tournament.
• Senior official and co-ordinater for the karate portion of the California State Police Olympics for five years.
• Senior kata, kumite, kobudo referee for USANKF.
• Morio Higaona Goju World Organization.
• Fumio Demura Itosu Kai Shito Ryu World Organization.

PROMOTION OF THE KENYUKAI:

• Hosted extended stays in th U.S. for educational foreign exchange: Shota Tskyama, Tsutomu Shikiya, Satoshi Kinjo, Yoichido Kunnioshi.
• Hand built, in 1988, a custom 3500 square foot dojo of Okinawan design. One of only three ever built in the U.S.
• Started the first Jr. Black Belt program in the history of Uechi Ryu in 1989. That system is now used in the Kenyukai headquarters in Okinawa.
• Developed Bunkais for all Uechi -Ryu Kyu Kata.
• Produced a series of training videos and DVDs to assist students in their understanding of Uechi-Ryu Kata and applications.
• Produced a historic video series and DVD of exclusive footage from Okinawa from the 1960's -70' -80's.
• Authored and self published a 500 page book in 1996. The Secrets if Uechi Ryu Karate and the Mysteries of Okinawa has sold in every state in America and forty countries around the world. It has been heralded as the best Uechi ryu and Okinawa karate history book ever published.