A History of Shotokan of Green Oaks
The first Shotokan of Green Oaks was opened in Illinois, in the
early 1960's by Master Richard C. Bieles (Doc). He opened a small dojo in his back yard for students. While still
teaching out of his small dojo, he went on to teach Karate at Waukegan High School. In the early 1970's Doc retired
from teaching martial arts on a full time basis and gave the school to Sensei Red Graham, who opened a dojo in Winthrop
Harbor, IL. Over the years the school has had many different buildings in three states: Winthrop Harbor, IL; Kenosha,
WI; and Spring Hill, FL. Affiliated schools have also been opened by Kyoshi's black belt students. As Kyoshi said,
"The dojo is not the building, but wherever I or my black belts are teaching."
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| Master Richard C. Bieles (Doc) and Red Graham Kyoshi |
| Red Graham Kyoshi & Sensei Billy Matayosian |
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| Bill's Promotion to Shodan |
| Sensei Lee Marcoe & Red Graham Kyoshi |
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A History of Outstanding Students
Many of our students have received numerous event awards over the
years, too many to name them all, but the following were top yearly circuit awards achieved by our students.
- 1982 Virginia Stheir Rated AKA's #1 Woman in Under Black Belt Kata
- 1987 Robin Miller Rated AKA's #1 Woman in Black Belt Fighting
- 1987 Heather Malzan Rated Midwest Circuit's #1 Woman in Brown Belt Fighting
- 1987 Lee Marcoe Rated Midwest Circuit's Top 10 in Men's Under Black Belt Weapons
- 1993 Bill Matayosian Rated Midwest Circuit's Top 10 in Men's Under Black Belt WApons
| After a seminar by Kyoshi Shihan Rex Lee |
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Top Row: Sensei Mike Lorberter, Kyoshi Shihan Rex Lee, Kyoshi Red Graham,
Sensei Rick Banici.
Bottom Row: Sempi Bill Matayosian, Eric Landre, Tammy Graham.
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| Sensei Ralph Fiesel |
Kyoshi Red promotes Sensei Billy Matayosian to Yodan and Ralph Fiesel to Sensei (Shodan). July 2003.
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