Shifu Christopher J. Goedecke, (Buddhist, Hayashi Tomio) Wind School headmaster, 8th dan in Okinawan Karate, has been a career sensei for over fifty-two years and author of numerous books and articles. He has appeared in Who's Who in American Karate and Who's Who In The East and on television and radio. He has studied Okinawan Isshinryu karate, Yang style Tai Chi, Aikido, and is an expert in Kiko or Internal karate-do technique. He serves as senior counsel for the Wu Shin Tao and is an ordained Buddhist Bodhisattva Warrior Monk in the Chen Yen Shingon Mikkyo sect. Goedecke began karate training in 1968 at the International School of Judo and Karate in Summit, New Jersey. After graduating Fairfield University in 1973, with a BS in Business Administration, he became a senior instructor for the Isshin Kempo Association, which grew into one of the East Coast's largest karate organizations during the 1970s. Goedecke became the system's successor in 2000. Goedecke served as an Adjunct Lecturer in Physical Education at Drew University where he has taught karate from 1984-2020. He offers an extensive knowledge of martial technique, principles, psychology, philosophy, and metaphysical insights, which he shares through his intimate, compassionate, and dynamic teaching approach. Goedecke is a noted New Jersey teacher and a proponent of the many benefits of Traditional karate training. www.isshinkempo.com