Shihan Greg Lazarus

Shihan Greg Lazarus, 8th Dan in Shorinryu Matsumura Orthodox, is a personal student of Hanshi Fusei Kise. As well as having been appointed as the Eastern US Director for the OMSKKF by Hanshi Kise, he is the Chief Instructor of NE Kenshin Kan Karate Dojo located in Rollinsford, NH. He opened his dojo June 1, 1980, and presently has 32 adult and 2 junior black belts. His black belts have established schools in Maine, Vermont, New York, Florida and Arizona. Shihan Lazarus is a firm believer that to be a good student one must train hard, attend classes regularly, exercise traditional protocol, and be able to teach what one has learned. The loyalty of his students is evidence of his excellence as a teacher. Six of his black belts have been training with him for fifteen or more years; another six have been with him for ten or more years. While many students have had to leave training for a period of time due to personal commitments; many have returned after months or years away from the dojo.

Personal History
 –Started formal karate training in Shorinryu Matsumura Orthodox (Seito) on March 1, 1974.
 –Past member of SMOKA and the Shorinryu Kenshin Kan Karatedo Federation.
 –Promoted to Shodan on April 29, 1979.
 –Promoted to Yondan and awarded the Renshi Title on November 2, 1985.
 –Participated in the All Japan Games (Kokutai) - Okinawa, Japan, in October 1987.
 –Received "School of the Month" by Black Belt Magazine, January 1990.
 –Promoted to 6th Dan, Rokudan, on May 1, 1994.
 –Certified International Police Self Defense Instructor on January 1, 1995.
 –Awarded Shihan Title on May 4, 1996.
 –Promoted to 7th Dan, Nanadan, on June 26, 1999.
 –Inducted into World Karate Union Hall of Fame on June 30, 2001.
 –Promoted to 8th Dan, Hachidan, on May 16, 2009.
 –Has trained with Hanshi Kise in Okinawa on a yearly basis since 1984.

Shihan Lazarus is known in New England for his traditional Okinawan seminars in kata, tuite, ippon kumite, kobudo and personal self defense. He welcomes all students that come to him with the true essence of karate-do at heart and expects them to strive toward excellence in being a model student and teacher. For further information you may contact him by phone: (603) 742-3262.