SENSEI
Those who made the road
before
Walt Dailey
Zentokukai - Okinawa Shorinjiryu Toude
 Walter P. Dailey has
been born on July 17, 1940.
He started his karate instruction in late 1960 in Okinawa. Under the
tutelage of Master Zenryo Shimabukuro, the founder of the Seibukan
school of Shorin Ryu, Walt Dailey received the rank of Shodan in
1962, and Yondan in 1966.
Upon his return to the US he opened the first
commercial Seibukan dojo in North America in early 1963 in Norwood,
PA. At that time he was the president of the East coast branch
of the All Japan Karate-do Federation.
From 1978-1982 he was the vice president of the
International Seibukan Karate-do Association. He is one of the
founders of the Zentokukai in 1997 and is presently chairman of that
same association and the Shorin Ryu style head of the Guardian
Karate Association.
Walt Dailey has been teaching for over 40 years.
Photo: Walter Dailey (with headband)
sits next to sensei Zenryo Shimabukuro Dec. 6, 1966. Walter Dailey
was awarded his Yondan (4th degree black belt) on this day.
© Okinawa Shorinjiryu Toude Zentokukai
Zentokukai Patch:
What does the purple Zentokukai patch represent?
 The Zentokukai patch
is a representation of the Kyan (pronounced "Chan" in old Okinawan
language Hogen) family crest as shown here by Kyan’s father Chofu,
wearing a traditional coat bearing 1/2 of the crest on either side.
This symbol is unique to the Zentokukai, and it unquestionably
links us to the Shorinji-Ryu School, which is Kyan Chotoku’s unique
blend of Karate.
The color purple is the chosen color
for the Kyan family crest, and in ancient Okinawa, it represented
royalty and a high status in the court of the Shuri castle. The
crosshatching bars represent the frame (wooden structure) of an old
water well. The Kyan’s were 11th generation descendants to King
Shosei of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Kyan’s father Chofu, was the steward
to the last living king of Okinawa, King Shotai.
(Photo: Chofu Kyan © Okinawa
Shorinjiryu Toude Zentokukai)
 Link to
article:
Seibukan
History, Article from Bugeisha Magazine (1998)
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