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Glenn Cunningham CV

Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-Do So-Honbu Jundokan Affiliate Dojo

Name: Glenn E. Cunningham
Date of Birth: October 18, 1963
Nationality: American/USA

Dojo Name: Staten Island Jundokan/Kouketsu Dojo Dojo Address: 278 Lincoln Ave., 2nd Floor
Staten Island, NY, 10306

Career in Martial Arts:
- Nanadan issued by Jundokan Testing Nov/08
- Rokudan issued by Miyazato Sensei Sept/99
- Shihan Renshi Godan issued by DeBaise Sensei Jan/96
- Teaching Certificate “ “ Jan/96
- Yondan Renshi “ “ Aug/91
- Sandan “ “ Jan/89
- Nidan “ “ June/86
- Shodan issued by Smith & DeBaise June/81
- Yamabushi Completed Training Jan/92
- Member International Ryukyu Karate Research Society

Experience in Other Martial Arts:
- One-Year Judo - No Rank
- One-Year Aikido - No Rank
- Eight Months Shiatsu Training
- Two Years Akijujutsu Training NYPD
- Medal for Valor

Words of Wisdom

The reason for the remarkable development and spread of the ancient Japanese Martial Arts may be attributed to the respect in which ones peers and more importantly, ones teacher are held, and maintaining of ones own modesty.Rei (politeness or manners) is at the very soul of Budo. So much so that it is said, Budo begins with Rei and ends with Rei” The true value for those who study Budo is in the spirit of the training. The body and the spirit work in harmony with each other, and, as the saying goes, without training the spirit, training the body and technique is impossible.

Busaganashi meaning “martial art guardian.” Is believed to be the Chinese deity, Zhong Kui, who protected Tang-era Emperor Xuanzong from demons. According to this legend, Zhong Kui appeared to the sick emperor in a dream and subdued the demons causing his sickness. In gratitude, the emperor awarded Zhong Kui the title of "Doctor of Zhongnanshan".

Zhong Kui’s image is often painted on Chinese household gates, as a guardian spirit in police departments and for protection in places of business where high-value goods are involved.

A painting of Zhong Kui was reportedly brought back from China, by Kanryo Higaonna when he returned to Okinawa from his martial art training in the late 1890s. Upon his death in 1916, he left the picture to his successor, Miyagi Chojun, signifying a passing of the lineage from Fuzhou.

During the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, Miyagi sensei’s home and dojo were destroyed, with it the picture of Busaganashi. Later, when his students rebuilt the dojo, one of them went to the Philippines and had an artist carve a statue of Busaganashi for Miyagi. This statue was later passed on to Miyazato sensei after Miyagi’s passing in 1954.