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“Happiness is not a future event; it’s a present choice.”
Mr. Thomas F. Pisut:
Mr. Tom Pisut’s serious Karate training began in 1958 and his 6th Degree Black Belt was awarded to him
personally by Grand Master Robert A. Trias – 10th Degree Black Belt, founder of the USKA (United States
Karate Association) and arguably the undisputed Father of Karate in America.
1n 1968, Mr. Pisut became the 14th person to be awarded the coveted Trias International Award, the highest award given by the USKA. This award was reserved for the ELITE of Karate in recognition of outstanding fighting spirit, knowledge and ability in the martial arts.
Mr. Pisut was North Carolina’s first USKA State Representative and opened the first two Karate schools
in that state. He is also a member of the Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate-Do Association, Okinawa – issued by Mr. Fusei Kise and Mr. Chokoku Makabe and registered as a 6th Dan.
From 1971 on, Mr. Pisut served as a law enforcement officer and taught at all Police Academies in Pasco
Country FL. From 1974 on, he was the USKA Police Liaison for 9 states and had his USKA Law
Enforcement International Police Self Defense Instructor’s Certificate and taught at National Law
Enforcement seminars throughout the United States.
During his competitive years, Mr. Pisut won 11 National tournaments, holding the 1965 Midwest
Championship, the 1966 Southeastern Championship, and 1966 Lynchburg Open Grand Championship in
the Black Belt Kumite divisions among others.
Renowned for his ability to teach Karate and Self-Defense to the handicapped, Mr. Pisut received
awards in this field and has the honor of having developed the 1st official USKA Kata designed especially
for wheelchair Karate that was used in National competition to captureawards.
Knowledgeable in several Karate styles, Mr. Pisut is considered an outstanding tournament judge. The
Style taught by him in the dojo are Shorei -Goju karate – both Okinawan and Japanese power styles where stress is placed on control.
Mr. Pisut appears numerous times in Grand Master Robert A. Trias’ book, “The Pinnacle of Karate” and on teaching, believes that the mental training is of great importance; this concept is reflected in his book, “The
Echoes of a Mind” and in his dojo motto,
“This is the
Solemn duty of all mankind:
To teach those who know
Less and to learn from those who know more.”
His life’s ambition was to someday found a dojo large enough to accommodate handicapped students to
teach them to become Karate instructors, and teach existing Black Belts to teach the handicapped.
Another of his beliefs is that everyone is limited only by their own minds and the only handicap any
person truly has is the one he or she sets for himself or herself.
The Gepcoy Concept
That no man is created equal…
In his ability or desire to learn.
That each person must be taught and must
learn at their own pace.
That what nature has neglected to give or
What man has taken away need not prevent
one from attaining one’s own degree of
perfection.
That life, itself, is an obstacle.
That the greater the effort, the greater the
reward.
That effort, itself, is a step toward perfection.
That learning must continue until perfection
is achieved.
That the perfection level may not be attained
during this lifetime and that to stop learning
before this level of perfection is reached is to
prevent the soul from striving to it’s final
destiny.
“Happiness is not a future event; it’s a present choice.”
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