Club “NAHA” Karate-Do History

1700s
Matsu Higa trains under Zhang Xue Li
Matsu Higa trains in Fujian White Crane under Wanshu
Peichin Takahara trains under Matsu Higa
Tode Sakugawa trains in Tode under Peichin Takahara
Tode Sakugawa trains in Chuan Fa under Kusanku

1810
Bushi Matsumura begins training in Tode under Tode Sakugawa

1846
Itosu Anko begins training in Tode under Bushi Matsumura

1870s
Higaonna Kanryo begins training in the Chinese Martial Arts under Wan Shin Zan and Ryū Ryū Ko

1897
Toyama Kanken begins training in Tode under Cho Itarashiki
Toyama Kanken begins training in Shuri-Te under Itosu Anko

1907
Toyam Kanken begins training in Naha-Te under Higaonna Kanryo
Toyama Kanken becomes assistant Shihan under Itsou Anko

1924
Toyama Kanken moves to Taiwan
Toyama Kanken begins training in Taku Kenpo
Toyama Kanken begins training in Makaitan Kenpo under Rin Ken Do
Toyama Kanken begins training in Ruta-obai Kenpo under Rin Ken Do
Toyama Kanken begins training in Ubo Kenpo under Chin Bu Sei

1930
Toyama Kanken moves to Japan
Toyama Kanken establishes his first dojo and names it Shudokan

1949
Toyama Kanken is awarded the special title of Okinawa Bushi (Okinawan Warrior) by the Governor of Okinawa

1958
July, Nobuyoshi Murata introduces Karate to Mexico

1962
Angel Marques Lopez begins training in Judo at the Naples Karate-Judo Club
Angel Marques Lopez and Antonio Marques Lopez train in karate under Nobuyoshi Murata

1965
Angel Marques Lopez earns his black belt in Judo
Angel Marques Lopez and others travel to Japan and study Shudokan Karate

1966
August, Toyama Kanken recognizes both Angel Marques Lopez and Antonio Marques Lopez as black belts in Shuokan

1960s
Angel Romero Arriaga trains in Shudokan under Angel Marques Lopez

1970s
Renshi Javier begins training in Toyama Karate-Do and Shudokan Karate-Do under Angel Marques Lopez and Angel Romero Arriaga

1979
January, Dr. Joon Ho Suek begins teaching Wonhwa Do (Tong Il Mo Do)

1986
June, Shihan Ken Walsh begins training in Shudokan Karate with Renshi Javier Diaz (Founder of Club de Karate-Do “NAHA”) six days a week
December, Renshi Javier Diaz moves back to Mexico

1987
February, Shihan Ken begins training in Wonhwa-Do (Now known as Tong Il Moo Do) under Kensaku Takahashi

1989
January, Shihan Ken earns black belt in Wonhwa-Do
Shihan Ken also studied with Kyoshi Tommy May in Isshin Ryu
Shihan Ken also studied with Sifu Bonny Lim in Ngo Chu
Shihan Ken also studied with Ken Parker in Judo
Shihan Ken also studied with Dennis Campo in Tae Kwon Do
Shihan Ken also studied with Professor Vee in Vee Arnis Jujitsu
Shihan Ken develops Hensen Ryu and establishes a dojo in New Rochelle, New York. Shihan Ken names the dojo Club Naha in honor of his first instructor Renshi Javier Diaz

1992
Shihan Ken moves to Maine
March, Establishes a Club Naha dojo at the Waterville Boys and Girls Club
September, Renshi Craig Sargent begins training under Shihan Ken

1993
Renshi Craig begins training in Kick Boxing under Sensei Bob Hartley

1995
December, Renshi Craig earns black belt in Hensen Ryu

1999
Renshi Javier Diaz moves to Maine and teaches Shudokan Karate at Club Naha

2000
Renshi Craig begins training in Boxing under Mark Landry

2002
Renshi Javier Diaz moves back to Mexico
More Shudokan Karate is added to Hensen Ryu

2006
Shihan Ken makes Renshi Craig the head of Hensen Ryu

2007
June, Renshi Javier visits Maine and teaches Shudokan
Renshi Craig begins learning Shudokan under Sensei Javier Diaz Jr.

2008
Renshi Craig trains in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu under Sensei Rich Charlebois
Some Danzan Ryu Jujitsu is added to Hensen Ryu

2011
January, Renshi Javier visits Maine and teaches Shudokan
More Shudokan Karate is added to Hensen Ryu
June, Some Wonhwa Do Kata and One Step Sparring are subtracted from Hensen Ryu
Hensen Ryu is renamed Club “NAHA” Karate-Do
July, Renshi Javier visits Maine and teaches Shudokan