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John Sells
A native Californian, John Sells began his study of karate and other Asian martial arts as a youth in Los Angeles and by the time he was fourteen, he was practicing karate daily. Sells earned his first black belt in 1968 and has gone on to study many different styles of martial arts since then. John studied Itosukai Shito-ryu and Shotokan from Fumio Demura and Daniel Ivan eventually becoming a senior instructor with the Japan Karatedo Federation USA. Under Dan Ivan, John earned his 5th degree black belt in 1988. By this time Sells also was training under Ben Otake, Takiyuki Kubota's senior student, in an aggressive, fighting form of Shotokan. In addition, Sells is currently ranked a 7th degree black belt in Shito-ryu karate, receiving that rank along with the title of Shihan (Senior Teacher) from Kenzo Mabuni, the son of the founder of Shito-ryu and titular head (Soke) of that style. He is also ranked 6th degree black belt in Okinawan Kobudo and is co-founder of both the United States Kobudo Association (with Rudy Crosswell) and the Shindokai Karatedo Association (with Ben Otake).
Since 1976, John has published many articles in several martial arts magazines including "Black Belt", "Karate Illustrated" and "Dojo Magazine". These articles have all focused on historical aspects of karatedo with the aim of bringing to light the details of karate's past so long hidden and overlooked. As an instructor of karate and kobudo, Sells teaches and lectures throughout the United States and gives regular seminars in Kobudo.
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