Greetings all,

I am a San Dan under of Ed Johnson. I live in the Dallas, TX area
and have been studying Isshinryu for 12 and a half years.

I was trying to find out if anyone knows for sure what dates Master
Shimabuku visited the U.S. in 1966, or what dates he was in New
Jersey.

I found some info about a tournament held in March/April 1966 and the
flier showed Master Nagle only claiming to be 5th Dan, so it was
obviously after that date that he, Armstrong, and Long were promoted
to 8th Dan. That flier helped me narrow it down to the last 9 months
of 1966 and was really handy.

Also, did Shimabuku really only stay a couple weeks when he was there
in NJ?

I am very interested in talking with anyone who trained with the
Master during his visit(s).

Sincerely,
Andy Sloane