CLICK ON DATE

1959 Sensei Coffman starts Karate in Maryland (Japanese Karate)

1960 Sensei Coffman is stationed on Okinawa and starts training in Okinawan Shorinji- Ryu Karate with Sensei Fusei Kise

1961 Grand Master Hohan Soken accepts Sensei Coffman as his first American student

1962 Sensei Coffman selected to represent Okinawa in the Fifth Japan Karate League

Kyushu District Championship Contest

1963 Sensei Coffman gets promoted to San-dan, his training continues at a break neck pace.

1964 Sensei Coffman starts first Dojo in the United States

1965 Sensei Coffman teams up with old friend.

1967 - 1970 Sensei Coffman starts Hombo Dojo in Silver Spring, Maryland

1971

1972 Sensei Coffman reunited with teachers, Grand Master Hohan Soken and Master

Kise (formulation of OKF)

1973-1974

1975 Sensei Coffman accepts position of SMOKA head and state side representative at request of Grand Master Hohan Soken and Master Kise

1976-1977 Sensei Coffman receives Nana-Dan promotion as President of SMOKA

1977-1978 Grand Master Hohan Soken retires from active teaching, SMOKA-USA is formed

1978- Timeline for Sensei Coffman, SMOKA-USA, to present

1979

1985-1986