Sensei Steve Apsega - Yondan

Sensei Steve Apsega - Yondan

• Started formally training in the Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito system in 1986
• Opened first dojo (school) in Whitneyville, Maine in 1990
• Joined and served the United States Marine Corps from 1994-1998
• Honorably Discharged from the United States Marine Corps in 1998. (Airborne Certified)
• Opened Hermon Branch of Maine Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito Karate and Kobudo in 2000
• Promoted to Nidan (2nd Degree Black Belt) on June 10, 2000
• Opened Orrington Branch of Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito Karate and Kobudo in 2003
• Promoted to Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt) on May 22, 2004
• Traveled to Okinawa, Japan to train with Hanshi Kise and Kaicho Isao Kise in 2004 & 2006
• Promoted to Yondan (4th Degree Black black) on May 16, 2009
• Attends and assists his teacher to host annual visits with Hanshi Fusei Kise and Kiacho Isao Kise when coming to the United States
• Travels to Athens, Texas quarterly to train with his teacher Hanshi Johnny Shipes, hachidan OSMKKF
• OSMKKF Full Instructor Certification Karate, Kobudo, and Tuite - February 2012