TIBONS Goju-Ryu Fighting Arts

Vision, Mission and Goals

Sensei Tibon teaches a variety of fighting arts. GOJU means hard soft style of Karate. We use the hard style of Okinawan Japanese straight line fighting and the Soft style of Chinese Kempo and that which is angular or circular movements. Goju Ryu therefore has the best of both fighting traditions of Okinawan and Chinese.

We combine jamming, isolation, and parry combinations into a single fighting form. We also utilize the talents of other arts of self defense for completeness to adapt to any attack on the streets.

Commitment is to develop excellence in self-confidence, respect and discipline in all students so they develop into the best they can be and teach the traditional arts the way they were taught in Okinawa and Japan.

923 N. Yosemite,
Stockton, Ca 95203
Phone (209) 465-0943

Experience/Honors:

6th Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Uchiage, 6th Degree Black Belt USA National Karate-do Federation, Executive Vice President USA National Karate-do Federation, the National Governing Body for traditional Karate in United States, member of the USA Olympic Committee, two terms Western United States Regional Vice President USA National Karate-do Federation, President Goju Ryu Uchiage Kai Karate-do Western United States, Black Belt Dan Certification Committee for the USANIKF, member USANKF Technical Committee, past honorary Board of Director for the S.J. County Child Abuse Prevention Council, past President Martial Arts for a Better World Promotions which raised $52,000.00 for Children’s Charities, inducted international Martial Arts Competitors Hall of Fame 1989, inducted 1995 A.A. Stagg High Academic Athletic Hall of Fame, inducted 1999 Martial Arts World Hall of Fame, inducted 1999 Pioneer & Martial Arts Legends Hall of Fame, inducted 2001 USANKF Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame, listed in the Who's Who in the 1998-1999 Martial Arts World Edition, Nagel Publication. Developed 173 National Champion Gold Medalists, 175 International Gold Medalists, 97 Pan-American Gold Medal Champions, 61 State Champions, Gold medal Junior World Championships Budapest, Hungary, Silver medal Junior World Championships, Gold medal Pan-American karate Championships Carcas, Venezuela, Bronze medal Pan-American Karate Championships Orlando, Florida, Silver medal Women's World Cup Toulon, France, USA Team members to the Senior World Cup in Manila, Philippines, USA Team members 15t, 2nd, 8, 3rdUniversity World Champions in Japan, France, Mexico, USA Team members Paris Open Paris, France, USA Team members to the WKF 2003 Junior World Championships 103 countries. 4 yr. term Member of the Executive Board of Directors City of Stockton Sports Commission, developed USA Senior Team member to the the Oct.12-15 2006 WKF 18th World Senior Karate Championships Tampere, Finland, develop USA Team member for the Feb. 2007 Senior North American Cup Monterrey, Mexico, developed a Silver and a Bronze medalist Sept. 28th, 2006 Junior PKF Pan-American Karate Championships Curacao Antilles, developed USA team member of 2006 5th FISU University World Championships in New York, 2007 National Coordinator Classical Japanese Okinawa Karate & Kobudo as part of the 2007 Disneyland(R)Martial Arts Festival Anaheim, Ca., and 2007 Disney Martial Arts Festival at Walt Disney World(R) Wide World of Sports(R)Complex in Orlando, Florida. Member Historic Strategic Meeting for Karate at US Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs, Co. Feb. 1st, 2008