Tom Hunnicutt

  • Tom Hunnicutt: Sanctions "G.A. Garcia" as the true head of the (Soken) Matsumura Seito system of Karate. 1997-8... FACT

  • Tom Hunnicutt studies under Fusei Kise, with Grand Master Hohan Soken as the system head while in Okinawa, yet claims to have studied under Hohan Soken... FACT

  • Tom Hunnicut claims to be the first American GI to run and to have a dojo in Okinawa, 1968-9 camp Hanson, Okinawa. However the Kadena AFB Karate Dojo was started in 1960 and is still active today 2001...FACT. Another marine, "John Bartusevics", Major retired USMC, started his dojo in 1966, Okinawa...FACT

  • Tom Hunnicutt claims to have the first Instructors Certificate ever given out by Hohan Soken. However, James H. Coffman received his Instructors Certificate from Hohan Soken in 1964...FACT

  • Tom Hunnicutt claims to teach Matsumura Seito Karate, however he made up his own kata, i.e.
    Nabe Kata this and Nabe Kata that. No such kata existed now or before in Okinawa... FACT

  • Tom Hunnicutt claims to be a Ju-Dan, 10th degree black belt teaching the Matsumura Seito system of Karate... yet Hohan Soken nor Fusei Kise promoted him above the rank of 4th Dan...FACT. Where did Tom Hunnicut get his Ju-Dan rank? He self promoted himself. If one looks at Tom Hunnicutt's Karate, that in itself proves he is not Matsumura Seito Karate.