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David T. Oddy
David Oddy has been practicing karate for over 26 years
including 3 years in Okinawa, Japan where he trained directly with Miyazato Eiichi Sensei and
other senior students at The Jundokan, Okinawa Goju-ryu’s main dojo. He has
also had the opportunity to train with many senior teachers and coaches over
the years, both in the United States and in Japan. David remains a member of
The Jundokan So Honbu Dojo and continues to visit on an annual basis for
personal instruction in Okinawa, Japan.
Prior to shifting his focus to a purely traditional practice, David had a successful
competitive career. In addition to many local and regional tournament wins, David
has won five US National Championships from the USA-NKF and its predecessors as
the US Olympic Committee’s recognized governing bodies for the sport of karate.
Two of these were during a brief return to competition in 2006, exactly 20
years after his first national championship victory. He also represented
the United States at the 1989 Goodwill Games against the Japanese Junior Team
and on the 1994 US National Karate Team at the WKF World Championships in Malaysia.
David has also coached five other athletes to national championship victories
and has taught karate at a Syracuse University karate club.
Jundokan instructors are encouraged not to "eat from karate" by earning
their livelihood through other professions. This removes business distractions
and profit influence from the training experience of their students. David is
a software developer and business consultant.
E-Mail: David@SyracuseJundokan.com
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