KEN ZEN ICHII
Ken zen ichii is a japanese martial discipline created by a zen
buddhist priest named Arthur Beverford. Though not japanese,
"Mr. Bee" as He is known to his friends, is japanese in
heart and spirit. And ken zen ichii which means the congregation of
the human being, Physically, Mentally and Spiritually, is Mr. Bee's
buddhist name.
Trained in different oriental arts, Mr. Bee combined most of his
knowledge to form ken zen ichii, and "Wado Ryu" his mother
system is the main roots in the foundation of ken zen ichii. Which is
why the hard elements found in other system is not present in ken zen
ichii.
The current head of ken zen ichii kai is Sensei Guerrero Watanabe
Francisco. A member of the board of directors for the california
based Pacific Martial Arts Alliance. He currently serves as director
of the Philippine branch of the said alliance. And Demetrio, his
elder brother, serves as the alliance grand master, is holding office
at the alliance branch in Taiwan wherein he also heads the Taiwan
based Wado Style Karate Association. An organization passed on to Him
by Mr. Bee prior to the formation of ken zen ichii.
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