Photos 1965 – 2016

Kansas City Shotokan Karate Club archive photo gallery. Here is a very incomplete record of 50 years of Shotokan Ohshima Karate-do practice in Kansas City.

: 1965 Jon Beltram at Shobu Academy dojo with trophy

: 1965 Human makiwara practice

: 1966 Jon Beltram referees Gary Rubyor and unidentified

: 1965 Tim Murphy, Shoichi Yamamoto, Jon Beltram, & Pat Kane at Shobu Academy

: Pat Kane, Jon Beltram, Jim Phillipie, 1967

: 1965 Shobu Academy ad with Jon Beltram Karate Instructor

: 1966 Gary Rubyor, Jon Beltram

: 1967 Jon Beltram

: 1967 Jon Beltram kibadachi

: 1967 Jon Beltram maegeri with bag

: 1967 Jon Beltram ushiro-geri

: 1967 Lake Arrowhead summer special training

: 1967 Mr Ohshima’s family

: 1968 07 Jon Beltram in dojo

: 1968 Mr. Shoji Okabe during special training Lake Arrowhead

: 1969 Jon Beltram counter with David L. Mills

: 1969 Jon Beltram ushiro-geri

: 1969 Jon Beltram training hard

: Gary Rubyor, Shoji Okabe, Jon Beltram on the road to 2nd summer special training, 1969

: 1970 08 06 Lexington Advertiser News article

: 1970 10 11 Ryoichi Sasakawa, president of 1st World Karate-do Championship, invitation to reception at New Otani Hotel

: 1970 Jon Beltram with USA Team arriving in Tokyo for World Championship

: First Midwest summer special training in Champaign, IL, 1975

: 1976 Jon Beltram (just right of table) observes Sada Honda resuscitate Caylor Adkins during 1st godan test at Melrose Dojo

: 1977 Midwest summer special training at Wentworth Military Academy

: 1977 group at St Ann’s dojo

: 1978 06 21 David Altman’s father, Herb, consents to David’s special training

: 1978 group at St. Ann’s church dojo

: 1978 Kelly Rudolph, Jon Beltram, David A Mills, Dan Lobmire, Greg Barstow at Lexington, MO special training

: 1980 Greg Barstow, Jon Beltram, Donnie Duncan

: 1980 group at St. Ann’s church

: 1982 Jon Beltram breaking

: 1982 David Lightner, Earl Rand, David A Mills, Jon Beltram, Greg Barstow, Dan Lobmire, Donnie Duncan

: 1982 Midwest summer special training Illinois – David Altman is near the back in the middle

: 1984, Shawnee Community Center group (front) Donnie Duncan, Jon Beltram, Greg Barstow, Lynn Durbin. Back row: John Bixby, Terry Murphy, unidentified, Andy Brown, Carl Johnson

: 1986 Guy Richardson at Longview campus

: 1986 Patty Richardson at Longview campus

: 1986 group outside Susie Brown’s Body Trends dojo

: 1986 Midwest summer special training Champaign, IL

: 1987 Midwest summer special training Champaign, IL

: 1987 Mike Lyon passed shodan a few minutes ago

: 1988 04 Midwest spring special training at Pembroke School Andy Brown, Carl Johnson, Mike Lyon, Dom Pizoli, Jon Beltram, David Lightner, David Altman, Yehuda Bar-Shalom

: 1988 at Jun’s restaurant with Jim Kaplafka, Tsutomu Ohshima, Jon Beltram, Guy Richardson, Alan Hoffman, Dan Lobmire, Mike Lyon, Patty Richardson, John Rogers, Rod Porter, Larry Burmaster

: 1988 banquet Jon Beltram, Tsutomu Ohshima, Jim Kaplafka

: 1988 banquet at KC Club David A Mills, Jon and Bobbie Beltram, Ohshima Sensei, Jim and Mary Kaplafka

: 1988 group from practice with Ohshima Sensei at Susie Brown’s Body Trends

: 1988 group from practice with Ohshima Sensei at Susie Brown’s Body Trends

: 1988 Ohshima Sensei demonstrates good posture with David A Mills

: 1988 Jon Beltram stretches

: 1988 David Lightner, Dan Lobmire, Donnie Duncan

: 1988 Dan Lobmire, Tsutomu Ohshima, Donnie Duncan

: Mike Lyon, 1988

: 1988 Ohshima Sensei corrects Rod Porter

: 1988 Patty Richardson in front, Chris Hill, David Mills, John Kaczynski, and dojo

: 1988 practice with Ohshima Sensei at Susie Brown’s

: 1989 Jon Beltram visit to Yehuda & Amira Bar-Shalom with Nitzan in Tulsa, OK

: 1989 Mike Schuler with Jon Beltram

: 1989 Ohshima Sensei wth Jon Beltram Mike Lyon, Mike Schuler

: Mike Schuler, Jon Beltram, Dom Pizoli

: 1989 Midwest summer special training Champaign, IL

: 1990 Don DePree leads practice at Longview

: 1990 group at Susie Brown’s

: 1990 Midwest summer special training Mike Lyon, Jon Beltram, Donnie Duncan, David Altman

: 1990 Midwest spering special training

: 1990 Midwest summer special training

: 1990 Paul Rowe, Dom Pizoli, Jon Beltram, Rick Schuler, Edie Goldstein, ?,?,?,?

: 1990 Kelly Rudolph, Carl Johnson, Greg Oliver, Donnie Duncan, Jon Beltram after practice at Susie Brown’s Body Trends

: 1991 Midwest summer special training Champaign, IL

: 1993 02 26 karate-ka at Linda and Mike Lyon’s wedding

: 1993 lunch at Nona’s Deli Rick Lagud, Kelly Rudolph, Donnie Duncan, Jon Beltram, Carl Johnson, David Lightner

: 1993 Midwest spring special training

: 1993 Kelly Rudolph, Andy Brown, Jon Beltram at Lyon wedding

: 1994 Mike Lyon, Carl Johnson, Jim Kaplafka, Jon Beltram, Donnie Duncan, John Bixby at Susie Brown’s

: 1994 Midwest winter special training Andy Brown, Yehuda Bar-Shalom, David Altman

: 1994 Midwest winter special training at Pembroke Andy Brown, Jon Beltram, David Altman

: 1994 at Susie Brown’s Mike Lyon, Carl Johnson, ?, Jim Kaplafka, Jon Beltram, ? Donnie Duncan

: 1994 Spring special training in Kansas City

: 1994 Malin, David Altman, Jon Beltram, Donnie Duncan, Peterson, Doug Overton, Champaign, IL

: 1994 Midwest spring special training

: 1994 Midwest summer special training, Champaign, IL

: 1995 04 29 Exchange practice at UNL dojo with Jon Beltram

: 1995 Midwest spring special training Jon Beltram, Eddie Horton, David Altman

: 1995 Midwest spring special training Mike Lyon, Eddie Horton, Jon Beltram, Andy Brown, David Altman

: 1995 ? Midwest summer special training

: 1995 spring special training Andy Brown, Jon Beltram, David Lightner, Dom Pizoli, Mike Lyon

: 1995 Midwest spring special training

: 1995 Pittsburgh winter specail training

: 1995 Pittsburgh winter specail training

: 1995 Pittsburgh winter specail training David Altman, Sada Honda

: 1995 Pittsburgh winter specail training

: 1995 Pittsburgh winter specail training Sada Honda, Mike Lyon

: 1996 KC 30th at KCAI David Altman, Shoji Okabe, Mike Lyon, Eric ?

: 1996 KC Dojo 30th Anniversary party at Pat & Andy Brown’s

: 1996 30th Anniversary of KC Dojo group

: AT&T dojo, 1996

: 1996 30th Anniversary of KC Dojo Jon Beltram, Shoji Okabe, Tsutomu Ohshima, Jim Kaplafka

: 1996 Boulder dojo visits Ohshima Sensei at KC 30th Anniversary

: 1996 KCAI group photo for KC 30th Anniversary

: 1996 KC 30th black belt dinner Jim Kaplafka, John Teramoto, Tsutomu Ohshima, Jon Beltram

: 1996 Ryan Manuel crouching tiger

: 1996 KC Dojo 30th Anniversary party at Andy Brown’s home David Altman, Greg Barstow, Mike Lyon

: KCAI dojo, Fall 1996

: 1996 KC 30th Anniversary Ohshima Sensei led practice at AT&T

: 1996 Ron Wafer, Shoji Okabe, John Teramoto at KCAI during KC’s 30th Anniversary

: 1997 Cozumel group

: 1997 Beltram’s Bad Boys in Cozumel Donnie Duncan, Carl Johnson, David Lightner, Tom Barnett, Jon Beltram, Mike Lyon, Andy Brown, Greg Oliver

: 1999 New Year’s Day after 2500 oizuki practice

: 1998 08 07 7-day special training,

: 1998 08 07 7-day special training,

: 1998 08 07 7-day special training with Mr. Ono

: 1998 08 07 7-day special training, ?, David Altman, ?, ?, ?, Alex Shurin, James Perrin

: 1998 Alejandro Isaza, Alex Shurin, Yasunori Ono, David Altman, and James Perrin during 7-day special training in Santa Barbara

: 1998 08 22 Ohshima Sensei on engawa during 7-day special training

: 1998 08 28 James Perrin David Altman (unidentifieds) during 7-day special training group outing

: 1998 opening of KC Dojo with Tsutomu Ohshima, Jon Beltram, Mike Lyon

: 1999 1st special training at new KC dojo led by Donnie Duncan

: 1998 Donnie Duncan leads first special training in new Kansas City dojo on Broadway

: 1999 we polish the floor like we polish our mind in new Kansas City dojo

: 1999, Carl Johnson, David Gabai, Greg Oliver, David Altman, Mike Lyon

: 1998 Donnie Duncan, Jim Kaplafka, Eric Manuel

: 1999 group after practice at KC Dojo

: 2000 08 Jon Beltram demonstrates Heian Shodan during godan testing

: 2000 08 Dom Pizoli assists Jon Beltram during godan testing at Shotokan Ohshima Dojo in Santa Barbara

: 2000 09 AT&T Dojo presents Jon with photo of his Heian Shodan during godan testing

: 2000 ? Daniel Chemla and Jon Beltram at KCAI

: 2000 ? Daniel Chemla led practice at KCAI

: 2000 ? Daniel Chemla led practice at KCAI

: 2000 ? Daniel Chemla led practice at KCAI

: 2000 ? Daniel Chemla led practice at KCAI

: 2000 ? Paulo Flores

: 2000 ? Peter Bugjo and Eric Manuel

: 1950 Gichin Funakoshi

: 2000 Jon Beltram, David Lightner preparing Iai

: 2001 07 Longview group

: 2002 three godans practice Jon Beltram, Sada Honda, Caylor Adkins

: 2003 Andy Brown and Jon Beltram sing karaoke

: 2004 Longview dojo summer 2004

: 2006 senior practice Sarah Oliver, Mike Lyon, Dom Pizoli, Caylor Adkins, Sada Honda, Jon Beltram, Carl Johnson, Greg Barstow, Greg Oliver, Robert Leonard

: 2008 03 Midwest spring special training led by Sarah Oliver

: 2008 06 Midwest summer special training group

: 2010 04 kyu test group

: 2010 11 kyu test

: 2012 08 Minnesota exchange practice led by Mike Lyon

: 2012 08 Minnesota exchange practice led by Mike Lyon

: 2012 08 Minnesota exchange practice led by Mike Lyon

: 2012 08 Minnesota exchange practice led by Mike Lyon

: 2012 10 Midwest winter special training group

: 2012 11 kyu test candidates

: 2012 11 kyu test

: 2012 11 kyu test kumite

: 2013 03 02 KC Exchange practice group

: 2013 03 02 KC Exchange practice Jon Beltram demonstrates nukite

: 2013 03 02 KC Exchange practice lunch

: 2013 06 Midwest summer special training Quang Nguyen, Mike Lyon, David Altman, Dinh Hoang

: 2013 06 Midwest summer special training dan testing

: 2013 06 Midwest summer special training after dan test, Jon Beltram demonstrates yoko-geri

: 2013 06 Midwest summer special training dan test results

: 2013 11 fall kyu test group

: 2013 11 fall kyu test

: 2013 11 fall kyu test

: 2013 11 fall kyu test

: 2013 11 fall kyu test Thomas Ngundo & son

: 2013 11 fall kyu test

: 2013 11 fall kyu test

: 2013 11 fall kyu test Mike Bedinger, Nancy Aguirre

: 2013 11 fall kyu test Carl Johnson gives some pointers

: 2013 11 fall kyu test after testing at Lulu’s

: 2013 11 kyu test Mike Lyon demonstrates the Lion Growl

: 2014 04 kyu test David Altman

: 2014 04 kyu test Jack Obrien

: 2014 04 kyu test

: 2014 04 kyu test candidates

: 2014 04 kyu test – rei

: 2014 04 kyu test basics

: 2014 04 kyu test kumite

: 2014 04 kyu test Roland Schwictenber with Ken Richardson

: 2014 04 kyu test Roland Schwictenber with Ken Richardson

: 2014 04 kyu test Carl Johnson, Jon Beltram, David Altman, Mike Lyon

: 2014 04 kyu test kyu certificate signing by Jon Beltram

: 2014 04 kyu test Jon Beltram congratulates Ben

: 2014 04 kyu test Rick Solomon

: 2014 04 kyu test Greg Tunink

: 2014 04 kyu test Quang Nguyen, Lien Phan, David Altman at Lulu’s

: 2014 04 kyu test – after testing at Lulu’s

: 2015 04 Jon congratulates Chase Scroggins after successful kyu test

: 2015 04 group at Mike Lyon’s home for pot luck dinner after kyu test

: 2014 06 Midwest summer special training blistered feet

: 2014 06 Midwest summer special training group photographer

: 2014 06 Midwest summer special training group

: 2014 06 Midwest summer special training – Mike Lyon reviews new shodan responsibilities prior to test

: 2014 07 France 50th Anniversary in Normandy –

: 2014 07 France 50th Anniversary in Normandy –

: 2014 07 France 50th Anniversary in Normandy – Mike Lyon, David Altman, Greg Tunink

: 2014 11 kyu test – Mike Bedinger ready to command

: 2014 11 kyu test grading table Carl Johnson, Jon Beltram, David Altman, Mike Lyon

: 2014 11 kyu test

: 2014 11 kyu test – Chase Scroggins shows typical white belt yoko-geri (ha!)

: 2014 11 kyu test candidates

: 2014 11 kyu test group

: 2014 11 kyu test David Altman, Mike Lyon

: 2015 04 kyu test – Thomas Ngundo makes basics

: 2015 04 kyu test group photo

: 2015 04 Jon Beltram before kyu test

: 2015 04 kyu test

: 2015 04 Mike Bedinger announces start of spring kyu test

: Carl Johnson, Jon Beltram, David Altman, Mike Lyon conduct April 2015 kyu test

: 2015 04 Carl Johnson kyu test practice

: 2015 05 Jon Beltram with group after Midwest summer special training and dan testing

: 2015 05 after Midwest summer special training St Joseph, MO David Schmitt, John Teramoto, Pred Paul, Mike Bedinger, Mike Lyon, Harry Dolan

: 2015 11 group photo after fall kyu test

: 2015 11 yoko-geri

: 2015 11 Becca demonstrates yoko-geri during kyu test

: 2015 11 Jon Beltram addresses kyu candidates

: 2015 11 Jon Beltram completes kyu certificates

: 2016 Daryl James, Mark Wilson, Mike Lyon at Mark’s home dojo in Boulder, CO.

: 2016 04 Spring kyu test group

: 2016 04 Carl Johnson, Jon Beltram, David Altman, Mike Lyon grading kyu test participants.

: 2016 04 Carl Johnson, Jon Beltram, Mike Lyon, David Altman, Rick Solomon

: 2016 04 Spring kyu test