After receiving his black belt in 1978 under Sensei Hidy Ochiai, Mr. Goral was privileged to train under Sensei Kaicho Yamazaki of Ryobu-Kai, earning 7th Dan in Shotokan and opening his first school in the 1990s. He also holds a 2nd Dan in Washin-Ryu. He currently serves as Chief Instructor at Kaze-Kai in Connecticut where, at the ripe young age of 74, he continues to train the next generation of Shotokan practitioners in his dojo.
After receiving his black belt in 1978 under Sensei Hidy Ochiai, Mr. Goral was privileged to train under Sensei Kaicho Yamazaki of Ryobu-Kai, earning 7th Dan in Shotokan and opening his first school in the 1990s. He also holds a 2nd Dan in Washin-Ryu. He currently serves as Chief Instructor at Kaze-Kai in Connecticut where, at the ripe young age of 74, he continues to train the next generation of Shotokan practitioners in his dojo.
Hidy Ochiai? Is your family from the Binghamton area? Growing up in the ‘80’s Ochiai ran a karate school in Vestal. And right down the road was Sang Lee’s Taekwondo school.
After receiving his black belt in 1978 under Sensei Hidy Ochiai, Mr. Goral was privileged to train under Sensei Kaicho Yamazaki of Ryobu-Kai, earning 7th Dan in Shotokan and opening his first school in the 1990s. He also holds a 2nd Dan in Washin-Ryu. He currently serves as Chief Instructor at Kaze-Kai in Connecticut where, at the ripe young age of 74, he continues to train the next generation of Shotokan practitioners in his dojo.
Hidy Ochiai? Is your family from the Binghamton area? Growing up in the ‘80’s Ochiai ran a karate school in Vestal. And right down the road was Sang Lee’s Taekwondo school.
Yes, Bob did some of his training in Binghamton with Ochiai. He's got a great portrait of Ochiai hanging in his family room
Congratulations to her and you also!
After receiving his black belt in 1978 under Sensei Hidy Ochiai, Mr. Goral was privileged to train under Sensei Kaicho Yamazaki of Ryobu-Kai, earning 7th Dan in Shotokan and opening his first school in the 1990s. He also holds a 2nd Dan in Washin-Ryu. He currently serves as Chief Instructor at Kaze-Kai in Connecticut where, at the ripe young age of 74, he continues to train the next generation of Shotokan practitioners in his dojo.
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smoked her 55-59 age group last Sunday at the Musselman half Ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run) in 5'11".
Congratulations to her and you also!
Proud as heck am I.
Ummmm, well uh, mmmm.... For one reason or another, I haven't tried lately.
And clearly, no matter the ages of us our our “kids,” we’ll never NOT be those proud parents.
After receiving his black belt in 1978 under Sensei Hidy Ochiai, Mr. Goral was privileged to train under Sensei Kaicho Yamazaki of Ryobu-Kai, earning 7th Dan in Shotokan and opening his first school in the 1990s. He also holds a 2nd Dan in Washin-Ryu. He currently serves as Chief Instructor at Kaze-Kai in Connecticut where, at the ripe young age of 74, he continues to train the next generation of Shotokan practitioners in his dojo.
Hidy Ochiai? Is your family from the Binghamton area? Growing up in the ‘80’s Ochiai ran a karate school in Vestal. And right down the road was Sang Lee’s Taekwondo school.
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After receiving his black belt in 1978 under Sensei Hidy Ochiai, Mr. Goral was privileged to train under Sensei Kaicho Yamazaki of Ryobu-Kai, earning 7th Dan in Shotokan and opening his first school in the 1990s. He also holds a 2nd Dan in Washin-Ryu. He currently serves as Chief Instructor at Kaze-Kai in Connecticut where, at the ripe young age of 74, he continues to train the next generation of Shotokan practitioners in his dojo.
Hidy Ochiai? Is your family from the Binghamton area? Growing up in the ‘80’s Ochiai ran a karate school in Vestal. And right down the road was Sang Lee’s Taekwondo school.
Yes, Bob did some of his training in Binghamton with Ochiai. He's got a great portrait of Ochiai hanging in his family room