Jerry Figgiani

Jerry Figgiani, 8th dan, is the President and Founder of Shorin Ryu Karatedo International.  He comes from a strong lineage of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu  practitioners who have followed the footsteps of Shoshin Nagamine.  He has been training in karate since 1977 and has been teaching for over 25 years.  Through his extensive background and training in the martial arts, he has developed a unique way of bringing the kata to life.  He is a sought-after seminar instructor who has the ability to enable students to understand not only the kata, but the function and application, thus making his seminars universal to any system.  Sensei Figgiani has trained with Grandmaster Nagamine and in 1991 was a participant in the demonstration ceremony for his 85th birthday and the 55th anniversary of the Nagamine Dojo.  At that time he traveled with his Sensei, Joseph Carbonara, who was a world delegate for the World Matsubayashi Karate Federation.