Strong Lineage • Timeless Tradition • Preserving Traditional Martial Arts
At KCK Karate Academy, we honor the martial arts masters and instructors whose dedication has helped preserve the traditions, teachings, and values of Okinawan martial arts. Through their legacy, we remain committed to carrying these traditions forward for future generations.
Grandmaster Seikichi Odo (1926–2002)
Honoring the Okinawan Martial Arts Tradition
Grandmaster Seikichi Odo was a highly respected Okinawan martial arts master known for his dedication to preserving traditional Okinawan Kenpo Karate and Kobudo.
Through his training under Grandmaster Shigeru Nakamura and other respected Okinawan masters, Grandmaster Odo developed extensive knowledge of traditional karate and weapons training.
His lifelong commitment to preserving Okinawan martial arts established a lasting legacy that continues to influence martial artists around the world.
10th Dan Hanshi William “Bill” Marron
Hanshi Bill Marron played an important role in preserving and passing forward the teachings of traditional Okinawan Kenpo and Kobudo.
Through his connection to Grandmaster Seikichi Odo, Hanshi Marron helped carry these martial arts traditions forward and influenced generations of instructors and students.
10th Dan Hanshi Dan Kennedy
Hanshi Dan Kennedy continued the teachings passed down through Hanshi Bill Marron, dedicating his martial arts career to traditional Okinawan Kenpo, Kobudo, and Jujitsu.
As an instructor and founder of the United States Kenpo Kobujitsu Federation, Hanshi Kennedy helped preserve these traditions and pass his knowledge to future generations.
10th Dan Hanshi Gregg “Shogun” Brown
Professor & Founder, "Shogun" International Federation of Martial Arts
Chief Instructor & Owner, "Shogun" Martial Arts Center.
Hanshi Gregg “Shogun” Brown is a respected martial arts grandmaster, instructor, and organizational leader with more than five decades of experience in traditional martial arts.
In 1993, Hanshi Brown founded Shogun Martial Arts Center International in Mission, Kansas. Throughout his martial arts career, he has studied and taught a broad range of martial arts, with instruction spanning more than twelve martial arts systems, including Okinawan Kenpo, Okinawan Kobudo, Aiki-Bu-Jitsu, and Shin Do Ryu Kempo.
His dedication to martial arts education, traditional training, and practical self-defense has earned him recognition through multiple Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductions and lifetime achievement honors.
As leader of the Shogun International Federation of Martial Arts, Hanshi Brown continues to bring together martial artists and instructors committed to preserving traditional martial arts and passing that knowledge to future generations.
Renshi John Scholl, Founder and Chief Instructor of KCK Karate Academy, proudly continues his martial arts training and advancement under the guidance of Hanshi Gregg “Shogun” Brown.
Through this relationship, KCK Karate Academy remains committed to honoring its martial arts heritage and carrying forward these traditions for future generations.
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Renshi John Scholl
Founder, Owner & Chief Instructor — KCK Karate Academy
Renshi John Scholl is the Founder, Owner, and Chief Instructor of KCK Karate Academy in Greenville, Texas. With 29 years of martial arts experience, he remains dedicated to studying, practicing, and preserving traditional Okinawan martial arts.
He holds the rank of Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) in Okinawan Kenpo, and Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) in both Kobudo and Te-Jujitsu.
Renshi Scholl's martial arts journey began with the late Renshi Rick Gurski, whose memory KCK Karate Academy proudly honors.
Today, Renshi Scholl continues his martial arts training and advancement under the guidance of 10th Dan Hanshi Gregg “Shogun” Brown.
As a representative of the Shogun International Federation of Martial Arts for Texas and Arkansas, Renshi Scholl is committed to preserving traditional Okinawan martial arts, honoring the instructors who came before him, and passing these teachings to future generations.
Guided by his Christian faith and the principles of Bushidō — the Warrior Way — he strives to build an academy founded on respect, integrity, character, and service to others.