Caleb Payton promoted to Shodan on May 7, 2026
New Year’s Day 2026 workout with Isshin-ryu, Uechi-ryu, and Gojo-ryu represented.
Sensei Alex is joining in on the fun.
Rokudan test on May 20, 2024
Friday, March 29th, Pre-ASDF seminar workout at Sensei Noel’s Uechi-ryu Dojo
Nagendra Upadyhay Green Belt Test, May 17, 2023
P. Lucas Davis Shodan test on March 2, 2023
2022 September seminar with Sensei Kerker in Norris, TN
2022 September seminar with Sensei Kerker in Norris, TN
Sensei Chesseley Robinson
Sensei Richard Rosenthal – June 2022 RTP Seminar
Sensei Darren Gilbert – June 2022 RTP Seminar
2018 Knoxville Seminar with Sensei John Kerker
2007 Seminar with Sensei John Kerker onTatsuo Shimbuku’s Kumite
Workout at Sonny Newman’s Dojo
The Crew!
2005 Clinton Seminar with Sensei John Kerker
1998 Clinton Seminar with Sensei Sherman Harrill
Sensei Harrill, Champaign Seminar, the late 90s.
Blast from the past … the late 90s
Don Bohan Benefit Seminar 1994
Don Bohan Benefit Seminar 1994
Clinton Seminar with Sensei Harrill in the mid 90s
Sensei Sherman Harrill
Clinton, TN Summer 1983
Senseis Allen and Ruth Wheeler
Shodan testing at the St. Francis Episcopal Church in Norris, TN. Caleb did an outstanding job!
Self-Defense for Nursing Students at UT College of Nursing, Fall 2025
A little Tekko work on a Thursday night.
Kobudo training in Plainfield, IN, with Sensei Anthony Hathaway on October 23, 2024
UT Martial Arts Club Karate Class students Andrew and Caleb were promoted to 4th Kyu (Green Belt) in Isshin-ryu Karate on 4/24/2024.
Sensi Danny Satterfield, ASDF Seminar March 2024
Lucas Davis demonstrating some bunkai, May 2023
2022 September Seminar with Sensei Kerker in Norris, TN
2022 Mult Martial Arts Seminar in Morrisville, NC
Sensei Chris Moulinier
Sensei Bob Noel – June 2022 RTP Seminar
Sensei Dan Gilbert – June 2022 RTP Seminar
Black Belt Workout – April 2022
March 2022, St. Francis Episcopal Church, Norris, TN
Karate in the Park – July 2021
Working out with some Uechi-ryu friends 2020
Working out with Sensei Noel and my Uechi-ryu friends 2020
2017 Tennessee Seminar with Sensei Kerker
Training with the good folks at Carolina Isshinryu Karate Academy 2017
2017 Seminar with Sensei AJ Advincula in Raleigh, NC
Working with some Aikido students, 2015
Aikido Meets Karate
A look at seizing techniques
The Dynamic Duo – 2000
2005 Clinton Seminar with Sensei John Kerker
2002 Carson Seminar
Sensei demonstrates Isshin-ryu’s “heel push kick” at Sensei Loveday’s dojo.
Sensei Sherman J Harrill
Charlie Taylor and his white belt in 1995, but don’t let that fool you!
Calep Payton is the first Isshin-ryu Karate shodan to come out of the UT Martial Arts Club.
ASDF Seminar in September of 2025 held in Gastonia, NC.
Seminar with Sensei Kerker, in Monticello, Illinois, March 2024
Shunpookan Aikido Course, Guest Karate Instructor, September 2023
A picture of a book about traditional Isshin-ryu Karate by Darren C Gilbert
New book on traditional Isshin-ryu Karate by Sensei GIlbert
UT Martial Arts Club
Exam week means a small class ….
2022 September seminar with Sensei Kerker in Norris, TN
UT Martial Arts Club
Karate Class in TRECS, Studio 7
Sensei Steve Gower
Sensei Manuel Byers – June 2022 RTP Seminar
2021 Knoxville Benefit Seminar
2021 Battle of Cumberland Gap
Boone Trail Isshinryu Black Belt Workout, Oct 2021
Playing with the Middle Block 2021
Carolina Isshin-ryu Friends, August 12, 2018
2018 Tennessee Seminar
2006 Clinton Seminar with Sensei John Kerker
Seishin No Tomodachi Bunkai
Tatsuo Shimabuku Kumite 2007
Karate Class at the Green McAdoo Gym in Clinton, TN 2009
Clinton Seminar with Sensei Kerker. I am thinking 2006.
Sailor, Marine, Soldier March 2002
Clinton Seminar with Sensei Harrill
Sensei Sherman Harrill, Seiuchin Kata
After a great seminar!
Judging Kata in the mid-1990s
Wheeler’s School of Karate, late mid-90s
Getting into this Isshin-ryu thing in 1985