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Here follows the qualified Black-Belts /
Instructors.
For instruction in of Hojutsu-Ryu contact them as indicated
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ROD KURATOMI
 Instuctor
for 10th Dan Grand Master Soke Takayuki
Kubota over 20 years. 5th degree
black belt in Gosoku Ryu karate and has maintained the title of
So-Shihan Dai which
makes him Master Kubota's successor. He is also a
plank owner and the Soke Dai of Hojutsu-Ryu. Black belt ranking in kobudo
(traditional weapons),certified Kubotan (keychain) instructor.
International
Grand Champion of both heavyweight sparring and
weapons forms at the IKA 2000 World Cup Tournament.
Graduate of the Front Sight
firearms training academy in the use of the handgun. |
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ROBERT BOOTHE
 Senior police officer
with the Spokane police department. Member of the
S.W.A.T team; sniper. Master firearms instructor and master Defensive tactics instructor with the
Washington state criminal justices training
commission. Lead instructor at the Basic Law
Enforcement Academy, teaching firearms, defensive
tactics and use of force. Second dan in Taekwon-do, a
first dan in Hojustu-ryu, and a first dan in Hakka-Ryu
Jujitsu |
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CHARLES SCOTT
 9th dan Shudo-Kan,
6th dan Gosoku-Ryu, 6th Dan Aikido, 4th Dan each in
Moo Doo Kwan and Tae Kwan Do, 5th Dan Jujitsu, 3rd
Dan Iaido, 2nd Dan in Hojutsu-Ryu and plank owner; 42 years in the
Martial Arts, PHd in Oriental philosophy, Hall of
Fame Grandmaster. |
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ERIC ADAMS
 5th Dan in
Shudo-Kan Karate, 4th Dan Aikido, 3rd Dan in
Okinawan Kobudo, 2nd Dans in both Gosoku-Ryu and
Hojutsu-Ryu. Certified law enforcement instructor
in defensive tactics and firearms. |
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VICTOR DRAGANO
 Former
paratrooper and Gulf War vet, 10 years with
Anchorage PD, 8 years with SWAT; academy instructor
in firearms, defensive tactics, and fitness; 1st Dan
in Jujitsu and in Hojutsu-Ryu. |
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DOUG TANGEN
Over 25 years
as a police officer and instructor; master defensive
tactics instructor, full-time firearms instructor at
the Idaho POST academy; 2nd dan in Tae Kwan Do, 1st
Dan in Arnis, first Dan and plank owner of Hojutsu-Ryu. |
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STEVEN M. RYAN
 Steven
M. Ryan is a retired Police Officer with 22 years
experience. A former SWAT Team Commander, Mr. Ryan
continues to teach firearms and swat to law
enforcement and military agencies. His martial arts
background includes a black belt in KoKonDo Karate
and a brown belt in Jokedo Judo. He has studied
several other forms of martial arts as well. Mr.
Ryan was one of the original black belt plank owners
in Hojutsu-Ryu. He is currently a private security
contractor in Iraq.
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GREG LAWSON
 Greg
Lawson is a detective with the Travis County
Sheriff’s Office. He has taught pistol, shotgun,
rifle, impact marksmanship and tactics. Police
defensive tactics instructor. He is a former
S.W.A.T. team member, Army Paratrooper, Navy
Operations Specialist, and Air Force Firearms
Instructor. He is a 1st dan in Taekwon-do, 1st dan
in Hojustu-ryu, and 1st dan in Hakka-Ryu Jujitsu.
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SCOTT ADAMS
Employed with Fairbanks Police Department since
1996. Currently a Sergeant with the Fairbanks Police
Department. Field Training Officer, Dual tasked as
SWAT Sniper Sergeant and as an Entry Team Member.
Lead firearms instructor. Certified Instructor in
Handgun, Shotgun, Patrol Rifle and Submachine Gun.
He is a 1st dan
in Hojustu-ryu and currently studies Karate under
So_shihan Charles Scott.
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