A RyuTe ®
11001 S.
Jackson Ave.
816-217-9965
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Kenshūkai A RyuTe ®
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Instructors
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Tony K. Skeen Instructor |
Tony has not provided me a bio so I will wing it at this point. Trust me that the man is extremely knowledgeable and attained his shodan ranking from Taika on April 3, 1982. Prior to that he had attained black belt rank in Shito-Ryu as well as studied Judo and other various arts. Tony is adept at tuite as well as kyusho techniques and has been training students for over twenty years. |
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Lee Richards |
I began my training in 1989 at
Northland Ryukyu Kempo Budokai in Gladstone, Missouri. Instructors
at the time were Shihan Michael Waddell, Fuku Shihan Tony K. Skeen, and
Fuku Shihan Gene Burkhead. I trained there for six years until early
in 1996 I went to a seminar where Taika Oyata told me to start
attending the black belt class in preparation for Shodan. Just prior
to this Shihan Vince Stallone had allowed me to train some at his dojo as
well, since my regular dojo was only open two days a week and I was eager
to train more. On July 19, 1996 I received my Shodan from Taika
Oyata at summer camp. I continued training with Shihan Waddell until
he handed his dojo over to Tony and myself, and quit teaching around 1998.
I continue to train with Taika Oyata at the International Headquarters in
Independence, MO. For a while I trained with Kyoshi Steve Stark at
his Overland Park, KS dojo as well. In 1996 we moved the dojo to it's current location where Tony Skeen and I continued
to teach until my job soon forced the closing of what we then
simply called Budokai. In the summer of 2004 my job allowed me to begin
having a more normal life as I no longer worked nights. Sandy
Nellenbach urged me to start up a dojo again and so Kenshūkai was
born.
In addition to the martial arts, I am also an Advanced Trainer for the
National Law Enforcement Training Center through the Kansas City, Missouri Police
Department. This is a set of courses for Law Enforcement. I am
also an instructor in the Rapid Rotation Baton and the Monadnock PR-24 as
well as Straight Batons. |
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