Syracuse Spinning Cobras Karate Lineage

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Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do Lineage Chart

                                               
 
Shaolin Temple
|
Xie Zhong Xiang (Ryu Ru Ko)
| (1852-1930)
Higashionna Kanryo(1853-1915)
|
Chojun Miyagi__________________________________________________________________________________
(Founder of Goju) |      |       |              |                 |          |             |
   (1888-1953)    |   Shinzato   |              |                 | Eiichi Miyazato   T.Shimabuku
                  | (1901-1945)  |              |                 |   (1922-1999)     (Isshin Ryu)
                  |              |              |                 |                    (1908-1975)
            Seiko Higa     Meitoku Yagi   Seikichi Toguchi   Gogen Yamaguchi______         |
           (1898-1966)     (Meibukan)      (Shorei-Kan)      (Japanese Goju)      |  Jerone Maynor
                  |         (1912-2003)    (1917-1998)         (1909-1989)        |              
       ___________|______________|______________|                 |         Gonnohoye Yamamoto
      |                                         |                 |               |__
      |                                         |             Peter Urban            |
      |                                         |         (USA Goju Founder)         |
      |                                         |             (1934-2004)            |
Masanobu Shinjo                           John Roseberry          |____________Aaron Banks
   (Shobukan)                            (Sho-Rei-Shobukan)                    (1928-2013)
   (1938-1993)                                  |                                    |                    
       |                          ______________|               Muhammad Bowe' Amin__|             
       |                         |                                  (?-2011)         |
       |__Frank Van Lenten_______|__Peter Musacchio (1938-2008)                      |
          (Goshinkai)            | (Father of Upstate Karate & CNY Karate)           |   
          (1935-2010)            |      |__Oliver Cole                               |
               |                 |      |  (Co-founder of Hatha Goju Ryu)            |
               |                 |      |                                            |
               |                 |      |__ William L. "Bill" Buchanen (1938-2013)   |
               |                 |      |__ Dr. Wayne Amono                          |
               |                 |                                                   |
               |_________________|__Frankie "Dr. Speed" Mitchell_____________________|
               |                      (Co-founder of Hatha Goju Ryu Karate)
               |                         |
       Mark Carfagno Sensei              |__Richard E. Brooks (Co-founder of Hatha Goju Ryu)  
               |                         |                                |                   
               |__                       |__Marvin Gunn                   |___
                  |                      |                                    |
                  |                      |__Eric T. Washington________________|            
       Mark Carfagno Jr. Sensei          |                    
                                         |__Craig Brooks
                                         |__Milvin Jameison
                                         |__William Gunn (aka Don Don)    
                                         |__Morris Cotton
                                         |__Michael Russo
                                         |__Aaron White
                                         |__Twan Gyder
                                         |__Tammy Patterson
                                         |__Sherry Dondelson
                                         |__Marcus Logon
                                         |__Randy Logon
                                         |__Sifu Daniel Hammond
                                         |__Eric B. Pitts
                                         |__Kenneth Milligan
                                         |__Keyona B. Cummings
                                         |__Keyonda P. Cummings
                                         |__Johnathan C. Stackhouse
                                         |__Ted R. Buchanen
                                         |__Mike Quinn
                                         |__Steven Duncan
                                        

Please note: Richard Brooks Sensei 1st began his studies in Japan in Japanese Wado Ryu Karate. 

Brooks Sensei studied Goju Ryu with Frankie Mitchell Sensei and was promoted by Grandmaster John Roseberry in Okinawan Goju Ryu.

Ted R. Buchanen 1st began his studies under William L. Buchanen Sensei & was promoted by Frankie Mitchell Sensei & John Roseberry Shihan.