SEIYO NO SHORIN-RYU KARATE KOBUDO KAI TN

SOKE

"Soke" is the Japanese word for ‘Founder’. “Sokeshodai” is the term for ‘1st generation founder’. The Seiyo Shorin-Ryu style was founded by Soke W Dan Hausel and based on lifelong experiences in martial arts, life, Zen and visions. Seiyo Shorin-Ryu is based on the principals of Okinawan Shorin-Ryu karate but blends other martial arts to provide a well-rounded curriculum. Soke Hausel, through his more than 4 decades of training and teaching produced the best-possible martial art to match his philosophy. This art is designed to build power and focus in technique such that members can develop a one-punch knock out; it is designed to respond to attacks and never initiate attacks. Most importantly, it is designed to produced positive and productive members of society.

 

W. Dan Hausel was promoted to Soke Shodai, 9th dan at the JKI Central Hombu in Murphy, North Carolina, on September 26th, 1999 and later promoted to 10th dan in 2004. He founded Seiyo no Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai after 35 years of martial arts training. This powerful martial art is based on Okinawan principals and incorporates many Shorin-Ryu and Jujutsu techniques into a powerful martial art.

 

Soke Hausel began training in 1964 in Kyokushin-Kai karate, where he practiced full-contact kumite (sparring). Later he trained in American Kempo, Shotokan, Wado-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu, Dai Yoshin-Ryu and several other arts. His greatest frustration was that even though he was considered one of the best fighters and never lost a kumite match receiving his first kyu rank, he felt that the power to defend himself on the street did not exist. This concern led him to experiment with a variety of training methods resulting in development of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu.

 

Since joining Juko-Kai International and training under Dai-Soke R. Sacharnoski, Soke Hausel has earned many distinctions. His most proud accomplishments were earning the Sokeshodai for Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate in 1999, and then a judan black belt in Shorin-Ryu karate in 2004.

 

Soke Hausel has been honored with the titles of Kyoju (Professor of Budo) and JKI Samurai. In 1998, he was inducted into the American Biographical Institute's Millennium Hall-of-Fame and was also awarded JKI's "Open Shorin-Ryu Instructor of the Year". In 1999, the University of Wyoming Campus Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Club was recognized as JKI's top dojo along with Soke Kent Bergstrom's dojo in Wisconsin. For a small isolated city with a population of only 26,000, this was a major achievement.

 

As a soke, he was certified by the Zen Kokusai Soke Budo/Bugei Renmei, and registered on 9/23/99 by Dr. Rod Sacharnoski, 10th Dan/Dai-Soke, President of the commission. Dai-Soke Sacharnoski is considered one of the greatest martial artists in modern history, has been a great influence on Soke Hausel, and is Soke Hausel's Sensei. Soke Hausel was promoted to 9th Dan black belt on 9/24/99 by Soke R. Sacharnoski and Shian Toma, 10th dans, and later certified as 10th dan by Professor M.I. Tianero, Soke, head of the World Organizer of Martial Arts (affiliated with the World Soke Head Council of Japan) on February 22nd, 2004, and was also certified as 10th dan by Dr. Rod Sacharnoski in June, 2004.

 

Soke Hausel is a member of Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the 21st Century, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 2,000 Notable American Men, Man of the Year 1996, 10,000 Personalities of the World, International Man of the Year, 1997.

 

Since 1998, he has been inducted into 14 Halls of Fame and awarded the JKI Open Shorin-Ryu Instructor of the year. In the past, he was a popular public speaker traveling all over North America presenting lectures. He is available for demonstrations, self-defense clinics, motivation talks, and as a keynote speaker for business conventions (call 480-294-1001; or email at soke@lonetree.com).

 

ABOUT SOKE W. DAN HAUSEL, 10th dan

A little about me. I began training in martial arts in 1964 after growing my hair to length and taking up the guitar. Most places in the world were not good for a non-conformist in 1964. So myself and the rest of the band signed up for karate training at the local martial arts school in Sugarhouse, the Black Eagle Federation dojo, where I started training in Kyokushin-Kai karate under Sensei Tom Anguay. I've been asked by numerous people what this training was like - it was very tough and very boring. We practiced the same techniques over and over and over. It was also tough. All kumite (sparring) was full-contact and all we wore protective cups - no pads. When it came to testing for an obi - there was only one obi and a large group of students to fight for that obi. Basically, the last person standing was the one who won that obi. After such tests, the blood had to be washed from the tatami (mats).

 

Later, I trained in Wado-Ryu at the University of Utah under Sensei Toshio Osaka, Shotokan under Sensei Tatsumi, and later at the University of New Mexico. I finally ended up in Shorin-Ryu under my Sensei, Dai-Soke Rod Sacharnoski, who in my opinion (and also in many others) is the greatest living martial artist.

 

So martial arts became one of my paths. But so did geology. I graduated at the University of Utah with degrees in geology and then went on to the University of New Mexico. I loved mapping old mines and working in old mining districts and finally specialized in searching for diamond and gemstone deposits with a major interst in very old (>2.5 billion year old) gold districts. So when I'm not practicing or teaching karate, I'm searching for diamond deposits (found more than 2 dozen), gemstone deposits (lost count) and gold deposits (many). But the most important thing I've learned - is to enjoy your work and play!

 

Along the way, a friend (Phyllis Ranz) noted that I had a talent for details and suggested that I take up the pencil - I tried, and it worked. Prior to 1990, I couldn't draw a stick figure, but now I have sketches in galleries and in publications. I also love to write and published >500 research and general interest papers and documents including 12 books. And yes, I like to talk to groups. I traveled all over the country giving lectures on geology, prospecting, martial arts history, motivation, and even worked as an astronomy lecturer at a planetarium in Utah for several years. So that's me in a nutshell.

 

    

Soke Hausel stands with Dai-Soke R. Sacharnoski at the Juko Kai International Hombu in 1999 where he was awarded Sokeshodai of Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu

Karate Kobudo Kai & promoted to Kudan (9th dan). "Receiving my Sokes certification from the greatest living martial artist was the greatest honor in my life."

 

 

 

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