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Seiei Kan Karate do
The Seiei Kan karate do[of Ko sutemi Seiei Kan to be more precise] style was founded by Donald R. madden in 1958 [www.akjuteamamerica.com]. Meaning Ko Sutemi[small sacrifice] Seiei [Crack troop/pic of the best], Kan meaning Building/Hall. or loosly translated as [giving a small sacrifice to become the best of the best] It comes from the Koei Kan style of Japanese Karate do. The founder of Seiei Kan Karate do Soke Donald R. Madden 10th dan was a student of the Koei Kan founder Eizo Onishi in Japan in the early 1950's Mr. Madden received his black belt from Onishi in Japan in 1954, two years after Onishi actually founded the Koei kan School/style of Karate do. Seiei Kan Karate do is traditional in that it follows a long line of lineage with Japanese and Okinawan karate and teachers. The lineage being Starting with Madden Soke at the bottom of the lineage and going up. It is this: Donald R. Madden(Seiei kan-USA)student of-Onishi Eizo(Koei Kan-Japan) student of-Toyama Kanken(Shudokan/Japan/Okinawa)student of -Itosu Ankoh(Shuri te)/ Kohan Jyuhatsu(Naha te) student of Hiagoanna(Naha te)- Itosu Ankoh was a student of Matsumura Sokon(shuri te), and Matsumura was a student of Sakagawa 'Tode' considered to be the first official pratictioner of Te/Karate on Okinawa combining Uchinadi(indigenous okinawan fighting art, with Chinese martial arts to develop what is known today as karate. Mr. Madden spent several years training in Japan and traveling back and forth from the US and Japan for training before developing and naming his own Style the Seiei Kan karate do(circa 1958), His notable teachers in Japan being Onishi and Onishi's senior student named Asuunuma. Mr. Madden was one of the first American's to be promoted to Black belt in Koei Kan Karate do and one of the earliest teachers of karate in the state of Ohio. Settling his headquarters(Honbu dojo) in Chillicothe,Ohio. Where he still teaches karate do, and Jujitsu today, in the same location as the original dojo he opened in 1958. The Organization that the Seiei Kan karate do operates under is the All American Karate do Union,or is currently known as the AKJU(All American Karate-Jujitsu Union) and the AKJU team America(the national traveling competition team of the Federation). Adding in the development of the style was also the fact that from 1981 to 1994 Mr.Madden was the USA National team Head Coach(AAU, then later the USAKF[United states of American Karate Federation) and the National Governing body for karate with the USOC-United States Olympic Committee[the NGB status changed from the AAU Karate program to the USAKF in 1986], and was the first chairman of the WUKO(World Union of Karate do Organizations/now WKF[World Karate Federation] {Representing the four major styles of traditional Japanese Karate do} technical committee-kumite(free fighting) rules,regulations, and techniques, in the development of traditional Japanese karate do competition on the world/international stage, one of their goals being to get Karate included into the Olympics like Judo and Taekwondo have been elected to that position in 1988. Chief representative of the PanAmerican Union to the WUKO/WKF at at that time. Through Mr.Madden's,Mr.George Anderson's(President of the USAKF) and others in the Traditional Karate do community, karate was accepted in the PanAm games as an official medal sport by the IOC. As well as being accepted as an official sport in the Goodwill games(similar to the Olympic games/and created during the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Olympics, as a way for atheletes from the Boycotting nations to still have an Olympic level of competion.) Mr. Madden Resigned from the Head Coach(USA National Karate team-USAKF) position in 1996 during a time of Political Issues and unrest within the USAKF and its relationship with the USOC and WKF. Later that same year the USAKF lost its NGB status with the WKF and it being given to the USANKF(United States of America National Kararte do Federation), who currently holds the status of NGB with the WKF/USOC/and IOC. He coached the USA National Jujitsu team at the 1994 goodwill games.

Seiei Kan karate do is described as an Japanese/Chinese form of traditional karate do, with influences of the Older Okinawan Karate also being prevelant. The Seiei Kan style teaches Traditional Kata(formal exercises) of the four major Japanese karate styles[Shotokan,Goju ryu,Wado ryu and Shito ryu] and Okinawan styles of Shorin ryu and Goju ryu. Namely: Fukyugata(basic kata) ichi and ni(also known as gekisai ichi and ni in Goju ryu), Pinan Shodan thru Godan(also known as Heian(peaceful mind),Naihanchi Ichi (Iron horse one) also known as Tekki Shodan in Shotokan, Seisan(or Hangetsu in Shotokan), Enpi(flight of the swallow-Known as Wansu on Okinawa), Sanchin(three battles-bodybuilding kata), Kanku dai and Kanku sho, Unsu, Seipai,Seieichin, Bassai dai(also known as Passai dai on Okinawa), gojushiho/Koryu gojuyonpo(old version of Gojushiho/and also known as Ueseishi on Okinawa, Suparempei,Sochin, Chinto, Chinte`,Nijushiho, and others from Shorin ryu,Shotokan,Shito ryu,Wado ryu, and Goju ryu added over Mr.Madden's 60 years of Karate training. He is friends with and associated with most of the modern masters of Japanese and Okinawan karate in the USA and Japan. The Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan/AKJU is an open organization of martial artist of most styles of karate,Jujitsu, Judo, Taekwondo,Okinawan Kobudo, Aikido,Kenpo, and Chinese Kung fu. Mr. Madden believes that all types of martial arts have something to offer and to teach. He respects all styles of martial arts, but focusing on Traditional Karate, Jujitsu and Judo in his teaching. His many certifications include. 1985 USAKF man of the year-Hall of Fame award. 8th dan WKF/WUKO, 8th dan USAKF, 8th dan PKF/PUKO(pan american karate federation/Pan american union of karatedo organizations), 8th dan Central Taekwondo association, 6th dan United states Judo association, 9th dan International Ju jitsu federation, 9th dan Shoalin twin dragon Kung fu, 9th and 10th dan in Karate and Jujitsu World Head of the family sokeship council,the Eastern USA martial arts Hall of Fame association. He has written two books on Jujitsu, with teh cooperation of Bo Kimly of Sweden(Seiei Kan Jujitsu, volume 1&2), He helped develop the original two man(mirror system) of sport karate refereeing in Kumite(sparring matches) that is still in use today in many organizations(National and International). He was intrumental in getting international karate competition for women starting in 1982 in Taipei,Taiwan at the WUKO championships. He also coached the USA National Jujitsu team at the First ever World Jujitsu cup competition in 1993. His notable students/atheletes are Traylon Smith(pan American champion) and many times national champion, Terrance'Tokey' Hill-First American to win the WUKO world champion title in fighting (1980) and 7 time national champion and current USA National team head coach, Darlene Carr-first american ladies international competition winner Guadalope 1983, Coached Billy Blanks(silver medalist 1980 WUKO world championships and Taebo creator), Joe Minney first man to receive most outstanding athele of the year, awarded by the USOC 1992 and many times National karate champion and all american. Larry Zahand many times all american national karate champion. Personal friends with Teriyuki Mikami 8th dan JKA and former USA team coach, Rigdely Abele (another former USA team coach) 9th dan Shuri ryu karate, Thomas Lapupett(now deceased) (former USA team coach) and shotokan 8th dan and teacher of Gregory Hines(actor) Minobu Miki 8th dan Shito ryu karate, George Anderson founder/president of the USAKF and 10th dan karate,9th dan Jujitsu,taekwondo and kobudo and 6th dan Judo, Henry Plee current president of the WKF, Hideo Ochiai Master of Washin ryu, Tikey Donovan head coach of the English national team, Katsumi Niikura Chairman and founder of Ryokukai International Karate, Kiyoshi Yamazaki 8th dan Ryobukai international, and teacher of Arnold Swartzenegger for sword and karate for his Conan movies and also acting in the conan movies and red Sonja movie. Master Madden is well known throughout the traditional karate do world as an outstanding coach,teacher, and developing of internation karate competition. I am only his humble student and wanted to give the information about the style that I study and teach. For varification of information you can check out the www.akjuteamamerica.com website, as well as the USAKF website, or look up Seiei kan karate on through google or Yahoo, there are several websites with information about the Seiei Kan style and organization. One can contact Soke Don Madden at his dojo address at Ko Sutemi dojo 42 E.second St. Chillicothe,Oh