Hayashi Tomio

Christopher J. Goedecke who goes by his Buddhist name, Hayashi Tomio, Shifu, Hachidan, is the head of the Isshin Kempo system and a Buddhist monk in the Chen Yen Shingon Mikkyo ‘Mi Ching’ sect. His system uses all the kata of isshinryu. Hayashi is a full time career martial arts teacher with forty-five years experience. His organization has spent the last twenty-two years researching the internal techniques of isshinryu kata. You can find more of Hayashi Tomio’s ideas at www.isshinkempo.com