Instructors

Paul Frank Sensei is the chief instructor of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū at the Budo Society. He has studied martial arts since 1982. He has attained the rank of 3rd Dan in Aikido and holds rank in Karate and Tae Kwon Do, and he has also studied iaido. In 2005, Sugawara Sensei named him as an official Katori Shinto-ryu teacher and granted him a Kyoshi (teacher’s) License. His studies in the healing arts include a Registered Nurse degree in 1996 and Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2000. He is married and has two children.

Dr. Wayne Stein has practiced many martial arts, including Judo, Kyokushin, Tae Kwon Do, and Shōrin-ryū. He completed the Tai Chi for Better Balance Certification, Oklahoma State Department of Health. He has black belts in Aikido and Goju-ryu karate. Furthermore, he also practices Katori Shinto-Ryu. He has a nidan or 2nd degree black belt in Kendo. At the University of Central Oklahoma, he teaches courses on the Films of Kurosawa, Kung Fu Cinema, Jackie Chan Cinema, and Bruce Lee Cinema.