Soke Nasiakos Spyros has mastered in several different styles of martial arts and has been awarded with various grades and titles. For over 20 years he has participated in championships and has managed to rise to prominence on several occasions. In 2000 he was awarded the BLACK BELT go 5 DAN in Okinawa Seishinryoku Karate Do Kobudu by C. HANASHIRO. In 2004 he was elected by C. Hanachiro to carry the torch of SEISHINRYOKU and in 2005 after C. Hanachiro died he made the grade of HACHI 8 DAN. on 4 August 2007 recognized the UNITED SOKESHIP ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL my degree ku 9 dan.

HISTORY OF MARTIAL ARTS

THERE IN NO EVIDENCE AS TO WHO CREATED MARTIAL ARTS AND WHERE. FROM THE MOMENT THAT MAN APPEARED ON EARTH AND BECAME AWARE OF THE DANGER, HE BEGAN TO CREATE VARIOUS STYLES OF MARTIAL ARTS THAT HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY PEOPLE’S CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION (NORTH OR SOUTH). THEREFORE WE SEE THAT A MARTIAL ARTS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN EVERY COUNTRY. IN CHINA, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS A SELF-DEFENSE SYSTEM NAMED KUNG-FU, IN JAPAN WE FIND SUMO, IN THAILAND WE FIND MUAI THAI, IN KOREA WE FIND TAE KWO DO, AND IN ANCIENT GREECE THERE WAS PAGRATION OR WRESTLING OR BOXING.

KARATE BECAME A SYSTEM AND TOOK ITS CURRENT NAME IN OKINAWA. FROM HERE IT WILL PASS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TENTH CENTURY IN JAPAN AND FROM THERE IT WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TODAY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF STYLES THEY ARE ALL RESPECTABLE AND ALL HAVE TO TEACH THEIR MEMBERS MANY USEFUL TECHNIQUES

Today following a glorious course of 27 years and and having been honored several times by international karate organizations for his contribution to martial arts.

HISTORY OF OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO / KOBUDO

OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO IS A GENUINE STYLE FROM OKINAWA. IT EMERGED FROM THE UNION OF THE TWO OKINAWA SCHOOLS, SHORIN RYU AND SHOREI RYU. ITS ROOTS ORIGINATE FROM CHOMO HANASHIRO(1871-1945) WHO WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST TEACHERS IN OKINAWA AND THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE NAME OF TODE TO KARATE DO. AFTER THE DEATH OF CHOMO HANASHIRO, SOKON HANASHIRO(1920-2004) TAKES HIS PLACE AND LEAVES THE ISLAND TO TRAVEL TO THE SURROUNDING REGIONS (MONGOLIA – CHINA – INDIA ). IN 1980 HE RETURNS TO OKINAWA WHERE HE STARTS TEACHING ONLY IN ( CLOSED ENVIRONMENT ) AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES, APART FROM HITS WITH HANDS AND FEET, TECHNIQUES SUCH AS STANDING FIGHT – FIGHT ON THE GROUND - LOW KICKS - AIKI JUTSU - JU JITSU- JUDO – KICK BOXING – KOBUDO – BO – IAI DO – KENDO. NAMELY, HE UNITES ALL STYLES OF MARTIAL ARTS INTO ONE, AIMING ALWAYS AT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL COMPLETENESS OF THE ATHLETE, MAINTAINING THE STRUCTURE OF KARATE DO. HANASHIRO WILL NOT GIVE A NAME TO HIS SYSTEM,BUT HE ALWAYS REFERS TO IT AS OKINAWA RYU. IN 2004, DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS, HE WILL APPOINT SOKE NASIAKOS SPYROS , BLACK BELT HACHI 8 DAN, AS HIS SUCCESSOR AND CONTINUATOR OF THE SYSTEM. SOKE NASIAKOS SPYROS WILL NAME THIS NEW STYLE OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO MEANING ‘’THE PATH OF SPIRIT AND POWER OF EMPTY HANDS’’ AND TOGETHER WITH THE STUDENTS OF SOKON HANASHIRO WILL ESTABLISH THE ORGANIZATION OF SEISHINRYOKU KARATE (I.O.S.K.D.K.A.), BASED ON NAHA ,OKINAWA. TODAY, THE SEISHINRYOKU ORGANIZATION IS PRESENT IN 30 COUNTRIES AND KEEPS ON GROWING. IT COOPERATES WITH OVER THIRTY FEDERATIONS OF ALL STYLES THAT RECOGNIZE THE SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO AND SOKE NASIAKOS SPYROS, AND REFER TO OUR SYSTEM AS ‘’THE EVOLUTION OF MARTIAL ARTS’’

Soke Nasiakos Spyros continues teaching and being taught attending and holding seminars and competitions all over the world always aiming to transfer his knowledge to his students to turn them into real champions - not only in karate but also in life.

MARTIAL ARTS POSITIONS

KAICHO / DOSHU - INTERNATIONAL OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO KOBUDO ASSOCIATION (I.O.S.K.D.K.A.)
PRESIDENT - WORLD SOKESHIP COUNCIL SEISHINRYOKU KAI (W.S.C.S.K)
VICE PRESIDENT - INTERNATIONAL AMERICA OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU TAI CHI SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBER THE WORLD CLOSE DEFENCE ART ASSOCIATION
HONORARY MEMBER OF VAGABOND MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION

SOKE NASIAKOS SPYROS IS A LIFETIME MEMBER THE FOLLOWING MARTIAL ARTS

AMERICAN MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION / USA
SAN DO JUTSU INTERNATIONAL / USA
UNITED SOKESHIP ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL / USA
GOLDEN DRAGON / INDIA
NATIONAL KOBUDO FEDERATION KOBUDO / PAKISTAN
INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMIES / ENGLAND
INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / IRAN
WORLD STREET COMBAT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION / GERMANY
CHO WA RYU JU JITSU / AUSTRALIA
C.F.A. LION ROAR ASSOCIATION / USA
ALL JAPAN KARATE UNION / USA
BROTHERHOOD OF MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTORS / GERMANY
INTERNATIONAL COMBAT KARATE UNION / LATVIA
INTERNATIONAL TINH VO DAO FEDERATION / USA
COMBAT WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / USA
CHRIST-MISSION MARTIAL ARTS ALLIANCE / USA
INTERNATIONAL LU TRAN KUNG FU ASSOCIATION / USA
INTERNATIONAL TRANJITSU FEDERATION / USA
C.F.A. LION’S ROAR SPIRIT / USA
WORLD SPORT KENJUTSU KOBUDO ASSOCIATION / USA
WORLD BUDO FEDERATION / TURKEY UNIVERSAL MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / USA
UNION INTERNATIONAL DE BUGEI / FRANCE
INTERNATIONAL BU JUTSU FEDERATION / FRANCE
INTERNATIONAL BUDO DO FEDERATION EUROPE / GERMANY
WORLDWIDE MARTIAL ARTS SPIRIT OF BUSHIDO-BROTHERHOOD /GERMANY
ZEN BUDO BUGEI RENGO KAI / GERMANY
INTERNATIONAL BUDO INSTRUCTOR & HEADMASTER ASSOCIATION / GERMANY
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF HEADMASTER & SOKESHIP RENMEI / GERMANY
DOJO ACADEMY OF THE MARTIAL ARTS / USA
UNITED STATES MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / USA
MASTER AND GRANDMASTER ASSOCIATION / GERMANY
AMERICA OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU TAI CHI SYSTEM / USA

MARTIAL ARTS RANKINGS / TITLES

BLACK BELT JU 10 DAN TO STREET RAPID DEFENSE SYSTEM
BLACK BELT KU 9 DAN OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO / KOBUDO
BLACK BELT HACHI 8 DAN OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU KARATE DO / KOBUDO
BLACK BELT HACHI 8 DAN TO BU JUTSU
BLACK BELT 7TH DEGREE BLACK BELT SEISHINRYOKU GOJU KICK BOXING
BLACK BELT ROKU 6 DAN TO TINH VO DAO
BLACK BELT 5TH DRAGON LEVEL AMERICA OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU TAI CHI
BLACK BELT 5TH DEGREE BLACK SASH TO SAN DO JUTSU SILAT TAO
BLACK BELT 5TH DAN TO STREET COMBAT KARATE
BLACK BELT YON 4 DAN CHO WA RYU JU JITSU
BLACK BELT 4TH DEGREE TO DRAGON TAI CHI KUEN
BLACK BELT 4TH DEGREE TO GRAPPLING AND DISCIPLINES DE BUGEI
BLACK BELT 1 TH DEGREE TO DRAGON SANCTUARY KICK BOXING
BLACK BELT 2 TH DEGREE TAI TZU CHUAN

REPRESENTATIVE

AMERICAN MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION / USA
SAN DO JUTSU INTERNATIONAL / USA
UNITED SOKESHIP ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL / USA
GOLDEN DRAGON / INDIA
NATIONAL KOBUDO FEDERATION KOBUDO / PAKISTAN
INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMIES / ENGLAND
INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / IRAN
WORLD STREET COMBAT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION / GERMANY
CHO WA RYU JU JITSU / AUSTRALIA
C.F.A. LION ROAR ASSOCIATION / USA
ALL JAPAN KARATE UNION / USA BROTHERHOOD OF MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTORS / GERMANY
INTERNATIONAL COMBAT KARATE UNION / LATVIA
INTERNATIONAL TINH VO DAO FEDERATION / USA
INTERNATIONAL TRANJITSU FEDERATION / USA
COMBAT WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / USA
CHRIST-MISSION MARTIAL ARTS ALLIANCE / USA
INTERNATIONAL LU TRAN KUNG FU ASSOCIATION / USA
C.F.A. LION’S ROAR SPIRIT / USA
WORLD SPORT KENJUTSU KOBUDO ASSOCIATION / USA
WORLD BUDO FEDERATION / TURKEY
UNIVERSAL MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / USA
UNION INTERNATIONAL DE BUGEI / FRANCE
INTERNATINAL COUNCIL OF HEADMASTER & SOKESHIP RENMEI / GERMANY
WORLD ELITE BLACK BELT SOCIETY / ENGLAND
AMERICA OKINAWA SEISHINRYOKU TAI CHI SYSTEM / USA

ADVISOR

INTERNATIONAL TINH VO DAO FEDERATION / USA
INTERNATIONAL TRANJITSU FEDERATION / USA
COMBAT WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION / USA
CHRIST-MISSION MARTIAL ARTS ALLIANCE / USA

HALL OF FAME

SOKE THE YEAR FROM FIGHTING ARTS BROTHERHOOD HALL OF FAME
GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR 2006 FROM INTERNATIONAL TIHN VO DAO FEDERATION / HALL OF FAME
WARRIOR OF THE YEAR 2006 FROM COMBAT WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION

AWARD

AWARD ''YIN YANG'' 2006 FROM / ITVDF / ITF / CWMAA / CMMAA
THE PRESIDENT'S CALL TO SERVICE AWARD / USA FREEDOM CORPS / NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
CITIZENSHIP AWARD FROM SIJO PAUL C. HOLLLEY

Dr. Soke Nasiakos Spyros is the president and founder of the International Okinawa Seishinryoku Karate-Do Kobudo Association. He can be reach at www.ioskdka.com.

COMBAT WARRIOR E-MAGAZINE November 2007 / CombatWarriorMag.com