In the Beginning: Shaolin Temples
    (the temples are dated by historians at about one thousand years ago or more)

CHINA: 1300s a style emerges called Pa Ming Ch'uan (Eight ram's head fist)

1697-1751: the Pa Ming Ch'uan style mixes with other martial arts of the time such as: Shaolin-Szu & Tang-Su-Dao One of the earliest known masters in this lineage was: Yong Ho Chin (master) Honan Province, China. He was succeeded by his son Lee Ho Chin (son/master) Chekiang Province, China.

KOREA: After 3 centuries in China the system was succeeded by a Korean master and it was mixed with Korean styles during the Silla kingdom and becomes known as: So Rim Sa Churl Kwon Do Tang Soo Do.

The Korean lineage then begins with: Lee Chi Kooh (master) Ingei City, Korea. It is passed on to his son: Kim Chi Kooh (son/master)who lived in Yong Dong Po, Korea. Kooh, Master teaches Albert Church in the early 1950s when Church was stationed there as a serviceman.

JAPAN: 1954 Master Kooh moves to Japan where the style is referred to as kenpo-jutsu. Prior to his death he names Dr. Albert Church, an American, as his successor.

1967 Dr. Albert Curtis Church, Jr. (Soke) begins his legacy. The system is endorsed by Shogo Kuniba, Soke and officially recognized by the Japanese federations as: Shorinji-Tetsuken Do Kamishin-Ryu (Shaolin Ji Tetsu Ken Ryu / kenpo-jutsu/ karate-do). Earle Marvin, Kyoshi starts his training in Shotokan Karate.

This was the art that most of the higher ranking black belts within Sogo-Goshin-Do studied early on in their careers. This included Kyoshi Marvin.

UNITED STATES 1981: Dr. Ron Cherry (Soke/AKKA) leaves the Kamishin-Ryu system after the death of Soke Church and founds his own system: Shorinji-Toraken Do Kempo Karate.

1983: In the US Shogo Kuniba, Soke founded World Headquarters for Seishin-kai USA in Virginia.

May 1, 1985: Earle Marvin, Kyoshiawarded his shodan in Kempo-Karate in the Nippon Kobudo Kanda Ha Kamishin Ryu system by Catherine Church and Ronnie Jessup, Sensei.

1987:

Earle Marvin earns the rank of Shihan from Ron Cherry, Soke and then leaves American Kempo Karate to start training with Shogo Kuniba, Soke of Seishin-kai.
June - Sean Mann, Sempai promoted to the rank of Shodan in Shorinji-Toraken Do American Kempo-Karate (AKKA) under Shihan Earle Marvin & Soke Ron Cherry and Shodan in Goshin Do-Ryu Kempo-Karate under Shihan Earle Marvin & Shihan John Miller

1989

August 5 - Sean Mann, Sensei earned Shodan in Motobuja-Shito-Ryu Karate-Do / Seishin Kai under Shihan Earle Marvin & Soke Shogo Kuniba
September - Kuniba, Soke promotes Earle Marvin to Shihan in Kuniba-Ryu Goshin-Do.

February 12, 1991: Earle Marvin, Shihan founds Sogo-Goshin-Do.

1992:

April 9 - Sean Mann, Sensei becomes a charter member and recieves Shodan in Sogo Goshin-Do under Earle Marvin, Shihan
August 14 - Marvin, Kyoshi forges out on his own and finds SKKI and Clement Reidner, Soke to officially sanction Sogo Goshin-Do as a true martial art and Shihan is promoted to Shodai of Sogo Goshin-Do and Nanadan and took the title of Kyoshi.

1995:

Sean Mann, Sensei earns Nidan in Sogo Goshin-Do under Earle Marvin, Kyoshi and Matt Avant, Shihan

1997:

Matt Avant, Soke leaves Sogo Goshin-Do to start training in his own system and Todd Teal, Shihan promoted to Nanadan and takes over as Renshi.

1998:

August 15 - Don Eaddy, Sempai promoted to rank of Shodan in Sogo Goshin-Do

1999:

Sean Mann, Sensei earns the rank of Yondan in Sogo Goshin-Do under Todd Teal, Renshi

August 19 - Don Eaddy, Sensei promoted to rank of Nidan

2002:

Will Marvin, Shihan promoted to Rokudan by John Miller, Master and Viramu Sanhodo, Shihan

2003:

January 11 - Daniel Schwerin, Sempai promoted to the rank of Shodan.
Todd Teal, Renshi promotes Will Marvin, Shihan to rank of Rokudan in Sogo Goshin-Do, Wade Marvin, Sensei and Sean Mann, Sensei promoted to rank of Godan with title of Shihan in Sogo Goshin-Do.

2005:

January 15 - Mandy Marvin, Sensei, Daniel Schwerin, Sensei and Desler Rucker, Sensei promoted to the rank of Nidan.
Nick Kellermeyer, Sensei promoted to rank of Nidan and takes over as head instructor for Bluffton Dojo. Bluffton Dojo closed.
Marsh, Sempai and David, Sempai promoted to the rank of Shodan.

2006:

February 18 - Sogo Goshin-Do celebrates it's 15th anniversary at Hombu Dojo.
June - Chris Schwerin, Sensei and Marion Whaley, Sensei promoted to the rank of Sandan. Elizabeth, Sempai promoted to the rank of Shodan.
Sean Mann, Shihan promoted to Yondan in Subsystem Sogo Goshin-Do Kempo by Todd Teal, Renshi

2008:

April 26 - Daniel Schwerin, Sensei promoted to rank of Sandan in Sogo Goshin-Do and Shodan in Sogo Goshin-Do Kempo and So-do kenpo-jutsu (Under Sean Mann, Shihan).
August 28 - Ashley Burns, Sempai promoted to rank of Shodan.
September - Cindy Conklin-Frankett, Sensei promoted to the rank of Godan with the title of Shihan.
Sean Mann, Shihan promoted to Sandan in Sogo Goshin-Do Karate under Will Marvin, Shihan
October 11 - Chris Schwerin, Sensei and Mandy Marvin, Sensei promoted to rank of Yondan.
December 27 - Kerry Mullins, Sempai promoted to rank of Nidan.

Soke Shogo Kuniba has a rich history as well and his family line is seperate from the Kamishin-ryu lineage. We are equally proud to have trained with him and will outline a brief synopsis of his heritage in the martial arts as well.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Shihan Earle Marvin studied Motobuja Shito-Ryu and Kuniba-Ha Goshin-Do under Soke Shogo Kuniba. During that time Shihan Marvin was promoted to 5th degree black belt in Kuniba's Goshin-Do and it is believed that he was one of only 2 people to earn a 5th degree in Goshin-Do. After Soke's death Shihan wanted to continue to promote the concepts of Goshin-Do but felt it would be more practical to do so in an independent system.

1921: Soke Choki Motobu settled in Osaka, Japan

1935: Master Kosei Kuniba inherits the Ryukyu Motobu-ha system from Motobu Soke.

1952-1956: Shogo Kuniba earns high ranking black belts in shito-ryu, iadio, kyudo, kobudo, and jo-do. He trains with the premier martial arts masters in Japan.

1959: Shogo Kuniba inherits the system from his father at age 24.

1968:Motobu-ha Shito-ryu Seishin-Kai officially founded as an independent system.

1973:Two Japanese karate organizations officially recognize Soke Kuniba's Goshin-Budo (Goshin-Do).

1983: In the US Soke Shogo Kuniba founded World Headquarters for Seishin-kai USA in Virginia.

1989: Soke Kuniba promotes Earle Marvin to Shihan in Kuniba-Ryu Goshin-Do

1991: Sogo Goshin Do is founded by Kyoshi Earle Marvin prior to Kuniba's passing and with his blessing.

*1992: (July 14th) Soke Shogo Kuniba passes.