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Our story tells what truly took place from the beginning to present day.
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Our story tells what truly took place from the beginning to present day.
Please use our navigation bar to learn more about our hot topics or begin the journey through either of the pictures below.
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“. . . Karate means empty or bare handed fighting. In Japan, a karate experts hands are considered so lethal, they must be registered with the police. A trained karate man can drive his hand completely through four inches of solid wood. Social graces are also important in rising to the higher degrees of karate. Only two men in the world out rank me, in karate, both are Japanese over 65 years old. For the past 6 years, I have been the international karate champion.” – Henry Slomanski
This site is not for a commercial entity or use; we do not sell nor offer any services or make a profit. This is also not an advertisement nor endorsement of any one person or product except Henry Slomanski.
This is a costly out of pocket expense, not counting the numerous hours involved in research and development of the websites. We and Mr. and Mrs. John B. Burkhardt alone support these websites. We choose to spend time and money out of our own pockets out of respect and admiration to Henry Slomanski. He is part of our history and his legacy has been left to all those who trained in this lineage and our mission is to continue on with the teachings. Henry Slomanski has been deceased for many years and has never gotten the full recognition he so rightfully earned in his lifetime for his karate accomplishments. Our connection to him allows us to share with the world his story and as history goes we are able to tell the story of the personal trainings of Soke Burkhardt by Slomanski and his other Master Instructors. This lineage was passed down from Slomanski to Soke John Burkhardt to the many hundreds of students Burkhardt has trained over the last 48 years in his Dojos; as is the way and customs with all martial arts it is passed down from Sensei to student.
Although Burkhardt had all the authority in the world, given to him personally from Slomanski to teach for profit if he chose, he didn’t. For example, Wallace Reumann who was a Master Instructor under Slomanski had 27 schools for profit with Henry’s blessing. There was never limitation on the ability of the Master Instructor to teach, promote, or profit from their training and knowledge. However, this is the character of the man and left to the discretion of each Master in the lineage. Burkhardt never charged a fee for profit but simply attempted to recover some of his overhead with a nominal charge. As students of Burkhardt, dating back 48 years ago, it was an honor that Henry Slomanski’s name and seal as the Commissioner of Karate were adorned on each rank certificate for promotion issued by Burkhardt and sanctioned by the Commissioner.
Today we disseminate our information through this website in order to honor and share his story with the world. We share John Burkhardt’s and Lester Whinna’s story and training to show that this lineage is alive, continuing, and have its rightful place in martial arts history. It is in this spirit that we will continue to pass his teachings and history down, and spread his story as far as we can reach.
All information on this site was either taken from public records or with permitted use from individuals who gave and donated them to us for public dissemination. All materials, photos, etc., supplied to us for this website and the continuing education of this art are considered gifts to be used for the sole purpose of this website as the Webmaster deems proper in their sole discretion. ALL MATERIAL DONATED OR GIVEN TO US FOR USE TO HONOR HENRY SLOMANSKI, BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND CANNOT BE RETURNED.
We try to give credit where credit is due if possible and attempt to be diligent. So, we thank all who have contributed in the past and who will continue to contribute to honor this man in the future.
All facts are accurate and correct to the best of our knowledge. We are not responsible for the claims or actions of others if they have a different motive than ours. Thank you for reading and we will continue to update this website as information and details become available.
This is a costly out of pocket expense, not counting the numerous hours involved in research and development of the websites. We and Mr. and Mrs. John B. Burkhardt alone support these websites. We choose to spend time and money out of our own pockets out of respect and admiration to Henry Slomanski. He is part of our history and his legacy has been left to all those who trained in this lineage and our mission is to continue on with the teachings. Henry Slomanski has been deceased for many years and has never gotten the full recognition he so rightfully earned in his lifetime for his karate accomplishments. Our connection to him allows us to share with the world his story and as history goes we are able to tell the story of the personal trainings of Soke Burkhardt by Slomanski and his other Master Instructors. This lineage was passed down from Slomanski to Soke John Burkhardt to the many hundreds of students Burkhardt has trained over the last 48 years in his Dojos; as is the way and customs with all martial arts it is passed down from Sensei to student.
Although Burkhardt had all the authority in the world, given to him personally from Slomanski to teach for profit if he chose, he didn’t. For example, Wallace Reumann who was a Master Instructor under Slomanski had 27 schools for profit with Henry’s blessing. There was never limitation on the ability of the Master Instructor to teach, promote, or profit from their training and knowledge. However, this is the character of the man and left to the discretion of each Master in the lineage. Burkhardt never charged a fee for profit but simply attempted to recover some of his overhead with a nominal charge. As students of Burkhardt, dating back 48 years ago, it was an honor that Henry Slomanski’s name and seal as the Commissioner of Karate were adorned on each rank certificate for promotion issued by Burkhardt and sanctioned by the Commissioner.
Today we disseminate our information through this website in order to honor and share his story with the world. We share John Burkhardt’s and Lester Whinna’s story and training to show that this lineage is alive, continuing, and have its rightful place in martial arts history. It is in this spirit that we will continue to pass his teachings and history down, and spread his story as far as we can reach.
All information on this site was either taken from public records or with permitted use from individuals who gave and donated them to us for public dissemination. All materials, photos, etc., supplied to us for this website and the continuing education of this art are considered gifts to be used for the sole purpose of this website as the Webmaster deems proper in their sole discretion. ALL MATERIAL DONATED OR GIVEN TO US FOR USE TO HONOR HENRY SLOMANSKI, BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND CANNOT BE RETURNED.
We try to give credit where credit is due if possible and attempt to be diligent. So, we thank all who have contributed in the past and who will continue to contribute to honor this man in the future.
All facts are accurate and correct to the best of our knowledge. We are not responsible for the claims or actions of others if they have a different motive than ours. Thank you for reading and we will continue to update this website as information and details become available.