KAMISHIN
- An American by the name of Albert Church inherited a traditional branch of Daito-Ryu Aiki Jujitsu from a Korean master Kin Chi "Kooh" who was already a grandmaster, having inherited a pre-meijii system, and Gunshi Church was investigated and verified as the legitimate inheritor of Kooh's system by the late Soke (Gunshi) Shogo Kuniba of Japan.
- Soke (Gunshi) Shogo Kuniba awarded a certificate to Albert Church recognizing him as an inheritor. (this certification is on file )
- Soke (Gunshi) Kuniba, along with Soke (Gunshi) Hayashi of Japan joined with Soke (Gunshi) Church to create an international grandmasters certification board.
- Then, upon his death in the 1970's, his art was inherited by one of his senior students and son-in-law Robert Kelly, who then passed over his position as Gunshi or Headfamily to one Gunshi Ted Petit, making him the only person of the Kamishinryu (Soke Church's style) who is a legitimate headfamily with the authority to sponcer first generation founders.
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This, and other ridiculous statements can be found at
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This information was provided to ISHH by Ted Petit, the "soke" who has apparently conned Guy Power into believing this stuff too.
Since when did Albert Church inherit a Korean form of 'Daito Ryu'?
If it was "Daito Ryu" that Church inherited, then that would pretty much go against Church's story of the system being Chinese and passed on to a Korean before him.
The nonsense about Church, Kuniba and Hayashi forming a "grandmasters certification board" is also nonsense. Church did this on his own and claimed he had support from Kuniba and Hayashi. This kind of thing just is not done in Japan.
Albert Church is responsible for a long line of fake "soke" here in the U.S.
He helped Rod sacharnoski get his start and now his "inheritors" are lending the Church name to this and other "Sokeship boards".
I would very much like to see Guy Power, or anyone with any legitmate senior rankings and knowldge of the customs and traditions of budo come to the board and legitimize this kind of thing.
Remember that it was Petit who submitted the so-called "Kuniba Scroll" to Mr. Power for translation. In keeping this kind of company, I am shocked to see that someone in Mr. Power's position would lend his name to help give him credability. Unless of course he is also now in the business of selling "Sokeships".
Is there anyone willing to come on the board and stake thier reputation by stating that Ted Petit is a legitimate Soke?
What's also interesting here is that the ISHH claims to have posession the "Kuniba Scroll" naming Church Soke of this art.
Maybe we will get to see it after all.