He coached the 1989 Delaware Classics Youth Division Team Kata Champions, the 1998, 1999 & 2000 AOKA Kumite Grand Champion, the 2000 IHOF Kumite Grand Champion, the 2000 & 2001 OIKKA Hall of Fame Kumite Grand Champion and a Silver Medal Winner in the black belt heavy weight kumite division in the 2001 Traditional Okinawan Rengokai Karate-do/Kobudo World Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. Master Martin’s dedication to the martial arts has personally awarded him with several tournament Grand Championships in Kumite, Kata and Weapons from Florida to Connecticut and as far west as California.
He has conducted “Women’s Street Self-Defense” seminars in satellite locations including West Chester University, Widener University, Garnett Valley High School and the Jennersville YMCA. He has dedicated many charitable hours of instructing martial arts classes to non-profit organizations such as the Chester County Family Academy, a Pennsylvania Charter School, where he instructs Kindergarten through 2nd grade children as a part of a self-esteem program to assist in helping the students become accountable for themselves, the Police Athletic League of West Chester, PA, and the Chester County Salvation Army. Master Martin has expanded Isshin-Ryu Karate by teaching a “Streetwise Self-Defense” Course, which is a fully accredited college elective at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania where he teaches the “5 ‘A’s’ of Self-Defense”-Awareness, Avoidance, Attitude, Application, and Alcoholism. Since that time, four additional locations have been established under the TOKI umbrella. A satellite location was established at the Delco Training Gym in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania in 1994. (TOKI) in Norristown, Pennsylvania relocating the school to West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1990 where it currently resides. Master Martin relocated to the Philadelphia area in 1981 and in 1983, established the Traditional Okinawan Karate Institute, Inc.
In 2011 he hosted the Grand Nationals for the Karate Internattioal Associtation of Isshinryu (KIAI). In addition, he is the recipient of the American Okinawan Karate Association (AOKA) "Spirit of Isshinryu" award (1997) and recognized by the AOKA as "Instructor of the Year"(1994) and hosted the 1999 25th Annual AOKA Isshinryu World Karate Championship. He was presented the Master of Excellence Award by the Karate International Association of Isshinryu (KIAI) in July of 2007, inducted into the Isshinryu Hall of Fame (IHOF) and was selected "Sensei of Sensei" by the Isshinryu Hall of Fame in August 2003, inducted in the Okinawa Isshin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Association (IOKKA) Hall of Fame in 2000 and inducted into the Pennsylvania Karate Hall of Fame in October 1998. Many awards and recognitions have been bestowed to Master Martin. He previously served as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Director for The Weapons Connection Society, a member of the Junior Board of Directors for the American Okinawan Karate Association (AOKA) and the AOKA Awards Committee Master Martin is a member of the Karate International Association of Isshinryu (KIAI), serves as a Board of Director and Secretary for the Isshinryu Hall of Fame (IHOF), member of the Okinawa Isshinryu Karate Kobudo Association (OIKKA), a member of the United Martial Arts Referees Association (U.M.A.R.A) and the Tiger Family IAIDO Association. In 19 he traveled to Okinawa and trained with Grand Master Angi Uezu and Master Tsuyoshi Uechi. He has also trained with notable martial artists such as Grand Master Angi Uezu, the late Grand Master Steve Armstrong, Grand Master Toby Cooling, the late Grand Master Donald Bohan, Master George Iberl, the late Master Sherman Harrill and Master Joe Lewis. Master Martin has received all his kyu and black belt ranks directly from Grand Master Willie Adams. After attending Eastern Michigan University, Master Martin was promoted to Sho Dan (1st Degree Black Belt) by Master Willie Adams November 1978 in Detroit, Michigan and was promoted to the rank of Ku Dan (9th Degree Black Belt) in June 2017 from Grand Master Willie Adams.
Hanshi Carl Martin commenced training in Isshinryu Karate in 1968 under the teachings of Sensei Willie Adams in Highland Park, Michigan.
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