{"id":2093,"date":"2019-01-08T18:30:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T04:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/?page_id=2093"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:53:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T04:53:45","slug":"from-the-past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/?page_id=2093","title":{"rendered":"Senseis and Senpais"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2093\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2093-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div style=\"padding: 0px 0; \" data-overlay=\"true\" data-overlay-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2093-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-2093-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2093-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_gallery panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2093-0-0-0\" ><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-1974.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-1974-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1172\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1172'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes Vandenberg AFB 1974\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-Asst-Instructor-Vandenberg-AFB-1974.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-Asst-Instructor-Vandenberg-AFB-1974-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1176\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1176'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes Vandenberg AFB 1974\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sensei-Wes-JKA-Hawaii-Late-1980s.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sensei-Wes-JKA-Hawaii-Late-1980s-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2348\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2348'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes &#8211; JKA Hawaii Late 1980&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-SKC-1995.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-SKC-1995-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1173\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1173'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes Shotokan Karate Center 1995\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Peter-Moanalua-Gardens-1974.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Peter-Moanalua-Gardens-1974-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1055\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1055'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Peter Moanalua Garden 1974\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kincheloe-AFB-1977.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kincheloe-AFB-1977-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-374\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-374'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Peter Kincheloe AFB 1977\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1023\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1023'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wayne 1970&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-1970s.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-1970s-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1020\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1020'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wayne Yoko Geri 1970&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-Yoko-Geri-1980s.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-Yoko-Geri-1980s-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1021\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1021'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wayne Yoko Geri 1980s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Wes-Peter-2-UH-East-West-Center-Garden-1973.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Wes-Peter-2-UH-East-West-Center-Garden-1973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-292\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-292'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes and Peter KAH East West Center Garden 1972\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Wes-and-Peter-KAH-Kumite.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Wes-and-Peter-KAH-Kumite-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1054\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1054'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Peter and Wes KAH Kumite 1972\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Funakoshi-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Funakoshi-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-296\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-296'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Kenneth Funakoshi KAH 1970&#8217;s &#8211; Unsu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KAH-UH-Club-1973.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KAH-UH-Club-1973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1121\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1121'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Kenneth Funakoshi and KAH UH Karate Club 1972\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KAH-UH-Club-Gyaku-Zuki-1973.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KAH-UH-Club-Gyaku-Zuki-1973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1120\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1120'>\n\t\t\t\tKAH UH Karate Club Gyaku Zuki 1972\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/KAH-East-West-Center-Garden-1973.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/KAH-East-West-Center-Garden-1973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-298\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-298'>\n\t\t\t\tKAH Black Belts East West Center Garden 1973 Sensei Wayne Front Row Second from Right\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KAH-Black-Belts-Moanalua-Gardens-1974.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KAH-Black-Belts-Moanalua-Gardens-1974-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1052\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1052'>\n\t\t\t\tKAH Black Belts Moanalua Garden 1974 Sensei Peter and Wes Front Row, Fifth and Sixth from Left Sensei Wayne Second Row, Third from Left\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wayne-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1022\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1022'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wayne Second from Left Valley of the Temples 1970&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Peter-and-Masatoshi-Nakayama.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Peter-and-Masatoshi-Nakayama-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-290\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Peter with Masatoshi Nakayama 1985 Seminar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Peter-with-Tetsuhiko-Asai-1990s.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Peter-with-Tetsuhiko-Asai-1990s-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1053\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1053'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Peter with Tetsuhiko Asai 1990 Seminar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-and-Trisha-SKC-1996.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Wes-and-Trisha-SKC-1996-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1171\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1171'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes and Trisha SKC 1996\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FSKA-WC-Las-Vegas-Oct-2005-Funakoshi-and-Lafferty.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/FSKA-WC-Las-Vegas-Oct-2005-Funakoshi-and-Lafferty-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1051\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1051'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wayne, Peter and Wes with Kenneth Funakoshi and Leonard Lafferty at FSKA World Championships Las Vegas 2005\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Wes-Peter-Hirokazu-Kanazawa-2005.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Wes-Peter-Hirokazu-Kanazawa-2005-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-303\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-303'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes and Peter with Hirokazu Kanazawa 2005 Seminar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Funakoshi-Vegas-2006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Funakoshi-Vegas-2006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1014'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes and Trisha with Kenneth Funakoshi and sons Kevin and Kyle &#8211; Las Vegas 2006\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/karate1_edited-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/karate1_edited-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3033\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3033'>\n\t\t\t\tHIS members from 2009\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Funakoshi-Jan-2016.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sensei-Funakoshi-Jan-2016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1026\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1026'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Peter with Kenneth Funakoshi Jan 2016 Seminar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HISKF-Training-Jun-2017-Senpai-James.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HISKF-Training-Jun-2017-Senpai-James-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2177\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2177'>\n\t\t\t\tSenpai James HISKF Training Jun 2017\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/James-and-Helen-Nakano-Sep-2017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/James-and-Helen-Nakano-Sep-2017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2362\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2362'>\n\t\t\t\tJames and Helen Nakano Sep 2017\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Senpai-James-and-Sensei-Wes-San-Dan-Presentation-Sep-2017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Senpai-James-and-Sensei-Wes-San-Dan-Presentation-Sep-2017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2361\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2361'>\n\t\t\t\tSenpai James and Sensei Wes &#8211; San Dan Presentation Sep 2017\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4E3EEBC1-3FCA-46CF-8799-96C053C177C2_1_105_c.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiskarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4E3EEBC1-3FCA-46CF-8799-96C053C177C2_1_105_c-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3264\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3264'>\n\t\t\t\tSensei Wes and Peter with their first teacher, Sensei Victor Young Nov 2025\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensei Wes Vandenberg AFB 1974 Sensei Wes Vandenberg AFB 1974 Sensei Wes &#8211; JKA Hawaii Late 1980&#8217;s Sensei Wes Shotokan Karate Center 1995 Sensei Peter Moanalua Garden 1974 Sensei Peter Kincheloe AFB 1977 Sensei Wayne 1970&#8217;s Sensei Wayne Yoko Geri 1970&#8217;s Sensei Wayne Yoko Geri 1980s Sensei Wes and Peter KAH East West Center Garden 1972 Sensei Peter and Wes KAH Kumite 1972 Sensei 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