ChunJiDo Blog

An amazing realization occurred to me this week. Today like no other time in history martial artists are starting to come together to share ideas, philosophies, and friendships. In a single day I talked to a good friend and Chunjido International affiliate in New York who trains in Hawaiian & Filipino arts, sent an email to another affiliate and friend who runs a Kyokushin organization in the Ukraine, and signed a promotion certificate for an affiliate in Pennsylvania who received this rank from a Jujitsu Grandmaster Chunjido International affiliate in Florida! In addition, I also corresponded through email, phone, and Facebook with several other Masters and Grandmasters throughout the USA, Saudi Arabia, and Spain… all without ever leaving Indiana!

As martial artists we should continue to nurture these friendships and value the relationships that we are developing across cultural and system boundaries. When I founded Chunjido Internat...

Thanks to the hard work, dedication, and strong leadership of our National Director for Italy, Grandmaster Adriano Pizzato, ChunJiDo International has the wonderful opportunity to network with the greatest Grandmasters, Masters, and Martial Artists in all of Italy. I am very honored and also humbled by the realization of being able to list not only the highly regarded Grandmaster Pizzato, but also the most respected Grandmasters of Italy, Grandmaster Carlo Luciano Foralasso and Grandmaster Renato Bosich as ChunJiDo International affiliates. These gentlemen are truly legends of the arts. These amazing men have blessed the world of martial arts with their skills and talents for many decades. They serve as role models and mentors to all of those who have come after them and are a shining example of greatness for all martial artists to follow.

In addition many of the other great Grandmasters and Masters of Italy are also members. We now have the privilege of Grandmaster Mic...