Hanshi Bruce Heilman

Mr. Heilman holds his Hanshi (Masters) License, 10th Dan in Karate, 10th Dan in Kobudo and 3rd Dan in Ju-Jitsu. He was awarded his Hanshi (Grand Master Teacher) License in Karate & Kobudo from Okinawan Grand Master Seikichi Odo in 1997. He also has his Renshi (Teachers) License in Ju-Jitsu. He is Founder and President of the International Karate Kobudo Federation, President and Director of the Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Union, Founding Member and Vice President of the Unorl Union of Martial Arts Federations, and a past Board Member of Master Odo’s Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo Federation, and serves as a Board Member of four other traditional martial arts organizations. In 1995, he was inducted into the United States Karate Alliance HALL OF FAME, and in 1996 he was named Pennsylvania Instructor of the Year. In 1999 he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Karate Hall Of Fame. He has also had an excellent competitive record becoming a multiple World and National Champion in kata and weapons. Hanshi Heilman is recognized as one of the leading traditional stylists in the world today.