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KARATE INSTRUCTOR

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7/28/08

SHIHAN MIKE RITTER
Shihan Mike Ritter started teaching in 1965 and is a 8th Degree Black Belt.
Shihan Ritter's Instructors were Grand Master Shoshin Nagamine,
                Soke Takayoshi Nagamine, and Sensei James Wax.
He is also Founder and President of the United States Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do Federation.


REFEREE:
USAKF National Level "A" Kumite                                       9/15/02
USAKF National Level "A" Kata                                         8/17/03
AAU National Level "A"                                                7/ 8/88

COACH:
Level 1 ACEP                                                          8/ 9/89

AWARDS:
USAKF KARATE HALL of FAME:
2004 Outstanding Referee                                              8/13/04
2005 Coach of the Year                                                8/12/05

Governor Buddy Roemer State of Louisiana Special Recognition to       6/12/90
                 MIKE RITTER
"YOUR DEDICATED COMMITMENT TO ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE"

AMATEUR ATHLERIC UNION:
AAU Outstanding Association Leadership Award: President Ritter           1989

AAU Progress Award:
President Ritter                                  1990
 Progress Award Criteria:
 A Progress Award measures each District's progress from the
 previous year and is presented to the first place winner in each Division. 


AAU Youth Sport Programming Award:
President Ritter                      1993
 Sport Programming Award Criteria:
 Award is computed by totaling the number of: Active youth sports
 offered by the district, Registered youth athletes, sanctions,
 and championships.

OFFICES:

NATIONAL LEVEL:
Vice President International Nihon Budo Federation 2007 to Present
President United States Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do Federation 1986 to Present

AAU Public Recreation Committee (all sports) 1992
AAU Redistricting Committee (all sports) 1990 thru 1993
AAU National Executive Karate Committee 1990 thru 1997
AAU Board of Managers 1988 thru 1997
AAU Rules Committee 1988 thru 1992
Vice President WSKF 1984 thru 1988

REGIONAL LEVEL:
AAU Director Region 6 Karate 1988 thru 1997

STATE LEVEL:
AAU President Ohio (all sports) 1988 thru 1995
AAU Vice President Ohio (all sports) 1995 thru 1997
AAU Treasurer Ohio (all sports) 1988 thru 1989
AAU Registration Ohio (all sports) 1988 thru 1989
AAU Chairman Ohio Karate 1988 thru 1997

  TOURNAMENTS:        
USA-NKF / USAKF Regional Karate Championships 2002 TO Present
Promoter of AAU Association Karate Championships 1987 thru 1997
Promoter of AAU Region 6 Karate Championships 1988 thru 1996
Promoter of AAU National Karate Championships July 1-5 1992
Administrator Junior Olympic Karate Championships
(Registration and Charting) 1988 thru 1993
Administrator National Karate Championships
(Registration and Charting) 1987 thru 1993

Promoter or Co Promoter WSKF Karate tournaments 1983 thru 1988


DOJO OWNER:
Ritter's Family Martial Arts (Mason Oh.)       Est. Jun. 1993 to PRESENT
Ritter's Family Martial Arts (Lebanon Oh.)       Est. Jun. 2000 to 2006
U.C. Accredited Course KARATE 1, 2 & 3       Est: Sept. 1989 to 1994
Middletown YMCA                                              Est: Dec.  1983 to 1989
U.C. Com. Ed. Beginning Karate       Est: Jan. 1984 to 1989
University of Cincinnati       Est: Jan. 1973 to 1993
Okinawan Karate-Do Est: Apr.  1973 to 2000


MEMBER:

USA National Karate Federation

USA Karate Federation

United States Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do Federation

National Associational of Professional Martial Artists

World Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-do Association



Notes:
USA National Karate Federation is the National Governing Body for Karate to the US Olympic Committee

USAKF is the USA Karate Federation (Former NGB
)
WSKF is the World Shorin-Ryu Karate-do Federation
AAU is the Amateur Athletic Union (Former Olympic Committee)

All  information on this site is Copyright © 2004 by Michael  Ritter
Website  by 
 W. Judge / J. Gordos
All  Rights Reserved.

This webpage contains information about Ritter's Family Martial Arts, a dojo  in the Mason, Ohio area that teaches traditional Okinawan Karate.
The style taught is Matsubayashi-Ryu Shorin-Ryu and was founded by Osensei Shoshin Nagamine.