Assistant Instructors (Affiliated Dōjō)
Calin Scoggins
– Tenchō Dōjō-chō (Plano, TX)
Calin Scoggins spent 8 years doing martial arts
(Tae Kwon Do) before training in Genbukan Ninpō Bugei Taijutsu and
KJJR jūjutsu. In 2009 Calin joined the Genbukan and is a
personal student of George Kohler. In 2017, Tanemura Shōtō-sōke gave Calin permission to
become a dōjō-chō (Instructor) and naming it the Genbukan Tenchō Dōjō (USA),
under the guidance of George Kohler.
• Ninpō Taijutsu sandan (3rd dan)
• Jūjutsu sandan (3rd dan)
• Bōjutsu chūkyū (middle kyū)
• Bikenjutsu 5th kyū
• Gyokko-ryū kosshijutsu Tanemura-ha shoden menkyo
Brian Andrews
– Kusakage Dōjō Stonewall Branch Group Leader (Stonewall, LA)
Brian Andrews spent many years doing martial arts
(BJJ, Tae Kwon Do, and Budō Taijutsu) before
training in Genbukan Ninpō Bugei Taijutsu and KJJR jūjutsu. In 2016 Brian
joined the Genbukan and is a personal student of George Kohler.
• Ninpō Taijutsu sandan (3rd dan)
• Jūjutsu sandan (3rd dan)
• Bōjutsu chūkyū (middle kyū)
• Bikenjutsu 7th kyū
• Asayama Ichiden-ryū taijutsu shoden menkyo
• Bokuden-ryū taijutsu shoden menkyo
• Gyokko-ryū kosshijutsu Tanemura-ha shoden menkyo
• Kumogakure-ryū ninpō Tanemura-ha shoden menkyo
• Daitō-ryū Aikijūjutsu Yamamoto Kakuyoshi-ha shoden menkyo
Dr. Jaime Gasco
– Gokuraku Dōjō-chō (El Paso, TX)
Dr. Jaime Gasco spent many years doing martial arts
(Aikidō, Tae Kwon Do, and Budō Taijutsu) before training in
Genbukan Ninpō Bugei Taijutsu and KJJR jūjutsu. Jaime is a personal student of George Kohler. In 2019, Tanemura
Shōtō-sōke gave Jaime permission to become a dōjō-chō
(Instructor) and naming it the Genbukan Gokuraku Dōjō (USA),
under the guidance of George Kohler. Genbukan Gokuraku Dōjō (USA)
• Ninpō Taijutsu sandan (3rd dan)
• Jūjutsu sandan (3rd dan)
• Bōjutsu chūkyū (middle kyū)
• Bikenjutsu 5th kyū
Eric Putman – Tenmei Dōjō-chō
(Keller, TX)
In 2008 Eric Putman joined the Genbukan and is a
personal student of George Kohler. In 2017, Tanemura Shōtō-sōke gave Eric permission to
become a dōjō-chō (Instructor) and naming it the Genbukan Tenmei Dōjō (USA),
under the guidance of George Kohler.
Genbukan Tenmei Dōjō (USA)
• Ninpō Taijutsu nidan (2nd dan)
• Jūjutsu nidan (2nd dan)
• Bōjutsu shokyū (beginning kyū)
• Bikenjutsu 7th kyū
• Gyokko-ryū kosshijutsu Tanemura-ha shoden menkyo
Greg Caplinger – Gekka Dōjō-chō (Richardson, TX)
Greg Caplinger spent about 15 years doing martial arts
(Cha Yon-ryu, Kenpo Karate, Jūdō, Tae Kwon Do, Aikidō, etc.) before training in
the Genbukan Ninpō Bugei Taijutsu and KJJR jūjutsu. Greg had formerly been active with the Genbukan in the early 1990's
with a former Genbukan instructor. In 1999 he rejoined the Genbukan and is a personal student
of George Kohler. In 2001, Tanemura Shōtō-sōke gave Greg
permission to become a dōjō-chō (Instructor) and naming it the
Genbukan Gekka Dōjō (USA), under the guidance of George Kohler.
• Ninpō Taijutsu nidan (2nd dan)
• Jūjutsu nidan (2nd dan)
• Gyokko-ryū kosshijutsu Tanemura-ha shoden menkyo
Courtney Allen – Black Belt Member
• Ninpō Taijutsu shodan (1st dan)
• Jūjutsu nidan (2nd dan)
Jonathan Slovacek – Black Belt Member
• Ninpō Taijutsu shodan (1st dan)
• Jūjutsu 5th kyū
• Bōjutsu chūkyū (middle kyū)
Marcos Harvey – Senior Student
• Ninpō Taijutsu 1st kyū
• Jūjutsu 8th kyū
• Koryū Karate 9th kyū