SHUGYOKAN
REAL KARATE ~ REAL TRADITION
Prince Loeffler Sensei
Head Instructor
Shugyokan Dojo chief instructor Prince Loeffler, began his path in the martial arts in 1985 when he took up training under Mitsuru “Mitz” Yamashita ( 1942-2021) during his college years.
Mr. Loeffler is recognized as a Yudansha ( One who has achieved a black belt) under the WMKA ( World Matsubayashi Ryu Karate Association ). Headquartered in Okinawa, Japan. The WMKA is an organization established by the late O'Sensei Shoshin Nagamine to preserve and perpetuate the Matsubayashi Ryu Karate throughout the world.
His past martial arts training exposures includes traditional Japanese Karate as well various system of Korean based martial arts. He is also a serious practitioner of Toyama-ryū Battōdō (戸山流抜刀道), a gendai japanese sword art system that stems from the Gunto Soho (military sword curriculum) of the Rikugun Toyama Gakko (Toyama Military Academy).
After closed to 10 years of practiced, research and learning from other respectable kobudo sensei. Loeffler sensei established the Shugyokan Tonfa Kobudo program in 2014. This program contained 18 tonfa kata and is a prerequisite for black belts candidates.
In his life's endeavor to share his passion for traditional martial arts, he dedicates much of his time to conducting karate demonstrations, workshops and seminars focusing on the introduction of traditional Okinawan karate as well as coaching the competitive renowned TEAM SAKURA .
He is also active in instructing self defense, safety awareness workshop to private groups, schools and community centers.
In 2009, Loeffler Sensei served as the a vice-chairman and later became a Chaiman for the Hokubei Okinawa Kenjinkai Martial Arts Committee ( Okinawan Association of America). A group dedicated to establishing, promoting and educating the public interest of the culture , the karate & kobudo of Okinawa.
In the media , Prince Loeffler has been featured in martial arts magazines and newspapers such as Black Belt Magazine , Tae Kwon Do Times, The Beach Reporter , Daily Breeze and has been quoted in Kate Adamson’s best selling book “Triumph Over Adversity”.
On August 1st 2014, Loeffler Sensei was inducted in a sold out event called The Masters Hall of Fame. He was nominated and honored with a Lifetime Achievement Awards In The Martial Arts.
The following month of that year, he was inducted into the Martial Arts Museum Honor Awards for his excellence and contribution to the martial arts community.
Loeffler Sensei, credits his teachings and training in Matsubayashi Ryu Karate- Do to his mentor and teacher Takashi "Art" Ishii Sensei, a student of Shoshin Nagamine, the founder of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Karate-Do.
As the years progress, it is Loeffler Sensei desire to continue promoting Okinawan bugei and Matsubayashi Ryu karate of Shoshin Nagamine Sensei to the general public, while maintaining its purity and integrity for the future generations to come.
As he fervently has mentioned before, “To me the practice of Matsubayashi Ryu Karate- Do & Budo is the blue print of how we should live life to its maximum potential”