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Instructors

Sensei Labbate is Chief Instructor and owner, an 8th Dan Kyoshi in Traditional Okinawan Karate Goju-Ryu and 6th Dan Renshi in Ryu Kon Kai Kobudo. He has been training for 47 years and has been teaching for 45 years.

Gerald E. Fehlman has been training for 40+ years and has achieved the rank of Nanadan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate and Shodan in Ryu Kon Kai Kobudo. He is a Senior Instructor and has been teaching for 15 years.

Lawrence W. Egnaczyk has been training for 17 years and has achieved the rank of Godan in Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate and Shodan in Ryu Kon Kai Kobudo. He is a Senior Instructor and has been teaching for 13 years.

Jonathan King has been training for 15 years and has achieved the rank of Godan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate and Sandan in Ryu Kon Kai Kobudo. He is a Senior Instructor and has been teaching for 12 years.

Richard Straney has been training for more than 25 years and has achieved the rank of 5th Dan. He is a Senior Instructor and has been teaching for 15 years.

William Thresh has been training for 27 years and has achieved the rank of Yondan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. He is a Senior Instructor and has been teaching for 20 years.

Joseph Hayes has been training for 21 years and has achieved the rank of Sandan. He is an Instructor and has been teaching for 8 years.

Robert Eichenlaub has been training for 14 years and has achieved the rank of Yondan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. He is an Assistant Instructor and has been teaching for 9 years.

Paul Chapin has been training for 9 years and has achieved the rank of Nidan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate and Shodan in Ryu Kon Kai Kobudo. He is an Assistant Instructor and has been teaching for 6 years.

Steven Roberts is the instructor at the Chittenango location. He has been training for 10 years and has achieved the rank of Sandan. He is an Assistant Instructor and has been teaching for 3 years.

Robert Paul has been training for 12 years and has achieved the rank of Sandan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. He is an Assistant Instructor and has been teaching for 6 years.

Susan Ehlers has been training for 11 years and has achieved the rank of Yondan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. She is an Assistant Instructor and has been teaching for 3 years.

Andrew Prusinowski has been training for 20 years and has achieved the rank of Sandan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. He is an Instructor and has been teaching for 7 years.

Robert Kohlbrenner has been training for 23 years and has achieved the rank of Shodan. He is an Instructor and has been teaching for 16 years.

Frank Grower has been training for 10 years and has achieved the rank of Nidan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. He is an Instructor and has been teaching for 5 years.

Gregory Macidyn has been training for 29 years and has achieved the rank of Yondan in Traditional Goju-Ryu Karate. He is an Instructor and has been teaching for 8 years.