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Burton Maben, Hanshi, 9th Dan

"The Road to Excellence is Always Under Construction"

Burton Maben's martial arts career started in 1973, at the age of twelve.  His first instructor was Jim Jordan, a Tang Soo Do stylist who ran a small dojang in Highland Park, Michigan.  Mr. Maben recalls, "we trained at Liberty School in Highland Park twice a week, my friends and I all wanted to be like Bruce Lee."

He trained in Tang Soo Do for over two years achieving the rank of brown belt and eventually left the class to pursue high school sports.

In 1979, during his freshman year in college, Sensei Maben signed up for a class at a local karate club in Albion, Michigan.  "I remember the instructor's name was Bob Dearman and he taught Isshinryu Karate. I was taught the 15 basic upper and lower body exercises, Seisan, Sanchin, and Naihanchi kata."


 After a few months of training Bob Dearman's dojo closed and Sensei Maben was left without an instructor or a place to train.  In March, 1980, upon the invitation of a friend, he visited Grand Master Willie Adam's North American Karate Club and knew he had found a home, "there was something spiritual about that dojo and I felt drawn to it as soon as I walked in.  My first impression of Master Adams was that he was extremely knowledgeable, very charismatic, a gentleman, and held a genuine interest in his students."


Under Grand Master Adams tutelage, his martial arts skills blossomed.  He enjoyed a long tournament career amassing over 600 trophies for kumite, kata, and weapons.  Sensei Maben was rated in the top ten nationally by the Professional Karate League, North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) and National Black Belt League (NBL).

His Black Belt tournament wins include:


           
* Gold Belt Kata and Silver Belt Kumite, 1986 World Belt Championships

        * 1st Place Kumite, 1986 American Okinawan Karate Association Grandnationals

        * 1st Place, Kumite, 1989 Isshinryu Hall of Fame Championships

        * 1st Place, Kumite, 1993 Connecticut Karate Championships

        * 1st Place, Kumite, 1993, AKA Grandnationals

        * 2nd Place Kumite and 3rd Place Weapons, 1994 WUMAF World Championships

        * 3rd Place Weapons (Sai), 2001 Okinawa Rengokai World Championships

In addition to Grand Master Adams, Sensei Maben considers Grandmaster Don Nagle and Grand Master Donald Bohan as his principal instructors in The Isshinryu system.  He trained at Grand Master Nagle’s Dojo in Jersey City, NJ from 1984-1986 and with Grand Master Donald Bohan at the Southfield Martial Arts Institute starting in 1990 until Mr. Bohan’s retirement.

Sensei Maben also has trained extensively in Ryu Kyu Kobudo and is recognized at a 4th Dan in “Old Style” Kobudo by Kiichi Nakamoto, 10th Dan, Head of the World Okinawa Karate and Kobudo Association.

In 1984, Burton Maben founded the University of Rochester Isshinryu Karate Club in Rochester, New York.  He has also served as the head instructor of the Romulus Karate Club in Romulus, Michigan, Riverfront Karate Club in Detroit and the New Orleans Karate Club at the Naval Air Station in Belle Chase, LA.

Today, Sensei Maben is the owner and Chief Instructor of New Orleans Karate Institute. The dojo, located in Belle Chasse, LA boasts an active enrollment of over 200 students and has been recognized by Educational Funding Company as Championsway as one of the top traditional karate schools in the United States. The dojo has received numerous awards for service to the community including recognition by the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, St. Jude’s Hospital and numerous local schools and churches. The school was also recently featured in New Orleans Living Magazine.

The New Orleans Karate Institute is a member school of the Karate International Association of Isshinryu and the National Association of Professional Martial Artists.



 

 

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