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+1 917-375-3986
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278 Lincoln Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10306
Grant City
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0.3 miGrant City
0.5 miJefferson Avenue
0.7 miNew Dorp
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Glenn Cunningham, married 20 years with triplets, is a retired NYPD Second Grade Detective with 20 years experiance working in Homicide Investigation, Computer Crimes, Kidnapping, Hostage Negotiations, City Wide Gangs, Street Robberies, Narcotics and International Terrorism and has received the prestigious NYPD Medal of Valor
He has studied the martial arts for over 35 years and is the owner of the Kouketsu Dojo, a branch of the Masaji Taira Sensei’s Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-Do Kenkyukai. Cunningham Sensei was graded by Miyazato Sensei in Sept.1999 to Roku-Dan (6th Dan) and in 2008 he was promoted to Kyoshi Nana-Dan (7th Dan) by the Jundokan grading board members. In 2012 Taira Sensei replaced the Kouketsu Dojo Shibucho with his own from the Kenkyukai along with Kyoshi Nana-Dan ranking. On 09/14/2014 Kyoshi Glenn Cunningham was promoted to Hachidan, 8th Dan by Taira Sensei
Training Philosophy of Taira Sensei
Most of Taira Sensei’s Karate career has revolved around his focus on the Bunkai of the Goju Kata. He has painstakingly dissected the kata and trained his body to the point where he has mastered the inner workings of Gojuryu. Taira Sensei’s Bunkai is unusual in his insistence on working the Kata in sequence, rather than pickng techniques from the kata in isolation. He is also adamant that the Kata do not be changed to perform Bunkai.
History
Established in 2003.
About the Staten Island Kouketsu Dojo
Our mission and teaching philosophy
The mission of the Staten Island Kouketsu Dojo is to develop and discipline the human spirit. This discipline must be self-imposed in order for it to be meaningful; however external discipline is required in order to learn internal discipline. The method of training and practice is the same — constant repetition of both solo and partner exercises. The actual movements are secondary to the spirit or approach of the student.
The goal of this Dojo is not the attainment of a particular belt or fighting skill but rather the process of learning itself, everything else is a by-product of the training. In martial arts we frequently speak of the practice of our arts as the Way or «Do» — a term that symbolizes process.
The martial arts represent the means to the end — the process or the path. It is not physical prowess at the art that is important but rather mental attitude and state of mind while engaged in the art. Th
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Glenn C.
Business Owner
About the Staten Island Kouketsu Dojo
Our mission and teaching philosophy
The mission of the Staten Island Kouketsu Dojo is to develop and discipline the human spirit. This discipline must be self-imposed in order for it to be meaningful; however external discipline is required in order to learn internal discipline. The method of training and practice is the same — constant repetition of both solo and partner exercises. The actual movements are secondary to the spirit or approach of the student.
The goal of this Dojo is not the attainment of a particular belt or fighting skill but rather the process of learning itself, everything else is a by-product of the training. In martial arts we frequently speak of the practice of our arts as the Way or «Do» — a term that symbolizes process.
The martial arts represent the means to the end — the process or the path. It is not physical prowess at the art that is important but rather mental attitude and state of mind while engaged in the art. Th
