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JowGaClip02.mov ToraDojoNJ 291 views REPOST: Joint locking seminar held at Derek Johnson's Jow Ga kwoon in Maryland. The techniques shown ARE NOT from the Jow Ga system. Derek Johnson sifu was kind enough to h...
JowGaClip03.mov ToraDojoNJ 88 views REPOST: Joint locking seminar held at Derek Johnson's Jow Ga kwoon in Maryland. The techniques shown ARE NOT from the Jow Ga system. Derek Johnson sifu was kind enough to ...
JowGaClip01.mov ToraDojoNJ 109 views REPOST: Joint locking seminar held at Derek Johnson's Jow Ga kwoon in Maryland. The techniques shown ARE NOT from the Jow Ga system. Derek Johnson sifu was kind enough to ...
VID00559.wmv ToraDojoNJ 522 views Joint locking seminar held at the Yee's Hung Ga Darby, PA Branch.
joint locking seminar 5-22-2010.wmv ToraDojoNJ 313 views Joint locking seminar held at the Yee's Hung Ga Darby, PA Branch.
Qinna03.mp4 ToraDojoNJ 154 views Reposting this Selected clip from a Joint Locking seminar held at Yee's Hung Ga in Clifton, New Jersey in October of 2005.
Qinna02.mp4 ToraDojoNJ 103 views Reposting this selected clip from a Joint Locking seminar held at Yee's Hung Ga in Clifton, New Jersey in October of 2005.
KamnaSeminarJowGa ToraDojoNJ 456 views Joint locking seminar held at Derek Johnson's Jow Ga kwoon in Maryland.
Knife fighting ToraDojoNJ 2,138 views Small clip from a knife fighting class held at Tora Dojo, New Jersey. www.toradojo.5u.com tora.dojo.nj@gmail.com
Knife fighting ToraDojoNJ 703 views Another clip from a knife fighting class held at Tora Dojo, New Jersey. www.toradojo.5u.com tora.dojo.nj@gmail.com

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Summary of training:

Franco, Sensei brings over 20 years of experience to Tora Dojo Shinsei Budo. He began his martial arts training in 1987 under Nick DiNapoli, founder of the Gen Lee Martial Arts Federation. After intensive study of the arts of jujutsu, karate, judo, aikido and savate, he was awarded instructor certification in 1996.

He is now Kaicho (head instructor and president) of the Shinriryu Goshinjutsu Seikikai, an organization for the promotion of the martial arts system founded by Nick DiNapoli, Ryuso.

In August 2001, Franco Sensei took over the ownership and instruction of Tora Dojo from his Sensei.
Making him the second generation owner/chief instructor of the school. Since that time he has managed to increase membership and promote several black belts.

Franco, Sensei continues to advance his training through the study of Daitoryu Aikijujutsu under Tim Tung, Suseki Shihan of the Daitoryu Aikijujutsu Bokuyokan, as well as, Muso Shindenryu Iaido, Japanese swordmanship, under Roger Wehrhahn, Shihan, Chief Instructor of the North American San Shin Kai. As well as, the study of Chen style taiji and Wudang taiji sword with Tung Teinchao Sifu.

A awarded the rank of godan -- fifth degree black belt -- from the Goshin Jujutsu Kai, an organization for the promotion and standardization of modern self defense.

Currently, Franco Sensei is teaching a series of Joint Locking/Manipulation Workshops with the emphasis on helping martial artists stylists explore their chosen systems to find and create joint locking and manipulation applications. These workshops came out of a long standing friendship with Pedro C. Yee of Yee's Hung Ga, who through the years has traded and shared kung fu theory with Franco Sensei. It was Pedro C. Yee, Sifu who first encouraged Franco Sensei to create the workshops.

Other noteworthy accomplishments...
• Appeared in the documentary "The Search for the 20 Heroes of China" for Guangdong TV, China
• Appeared in a martial arts instructional video "The Hidden Secrets of Japanese Swordsmanship:
Omori Ryu"
• Performed in martial arts demonstrations both here in the US, as well as in Hokkaido, Japan
• Second place in Shuai Chiao, which means "competing to throw" in Chinese, at the 9th annual
Wong Fei Hung All Kung Fu Championships
• Conducted martial arts seminars for both non-martial artist and experienced martial artists

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New Jersey

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United States

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Art Director/Martial Arts Instructor

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