Отправлено: 26.09.06 12:34. Заголовок: Two Martial Arts Pioneers Pass Away

Two Martial Arts Pioneers Pass Away




Soke Michael DePasquale, Sr.

It is with great sadness we report that on September 23, 2006 at 1:30pm Soke Michael DePasquale, Sr. passed away.

Soke DePasquale Sr. is one of the true pioneers of martial arts in the United States having begun his study of the martial arts in the 1940’s. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he returned home and resumed his pursuit of study in the arts. He is a renowned Jujutsu Master and holds the 10th Dan rank and the titles of Ni Dai, Shihan, and Professor of the Martial Arts. He is the Dai Shihan of the International Federation of Jujutsuans. He founded the first Jujutsu Dojo in the United States sanctioned by the Japanese Federation.

The world has lost a martial arts legend and pioneer. A loving husband, father and teacher he will be sadly missed by all.

His viewing will be on Tuesday September 26, 2006 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00 to 9:00pm.

The viewing will be at:

Becker Funeral Home
219 Kinderkamack Road
Westwood, N.J. 07675

Click Here for Becker Funeral Home Map

The Mass service will be on Wednesday September 27 9:30am.

The service will be at:

Church of the Assumption
29 Jefferson Avenue
Emerson, NJ 07630


All are welcome.




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AKS Legend, Ernie Lieb





American Karate System legend, Ernie Lieb passed away.

American Karate System legend Ernie Lieb was among the 23 passengers killed, when a maglev train crashed into a maintenance car in northern Germany.

When Ernie Lieb began instilling his philosophy of karate in his students, he practiced Korean Chi Do Kwan. Because he felt there were areas of the style he had learned which required modification to accommodate the American physiological structure and attitude, Ernie developed what is today known as the American Karate System. The American Karate System is the realization of a dream and ideas that began in the mind of its founder and chief instructor, Ernest H. Lieb, upon his return from Korea in 1964. One of Mr. Lieb's first dreams was an organization that was not dedicated to any one style or system of martial art, but made up of a variety of them. His dream was an organization which promoted sharing and brotherhood, as opposed to senseless rivalry, bickering, and competition over whose style or school was the best.

Today, the A.K.S. is practiced in many States within the continental United States and Germany. In Germany, the A.K.S. is the only non-Asian style recognized by the German Karate Union (DKV) and the World Karate Federation. No other American organization or style has accomplished this. The A.K.S. was seen by the DKV to represent all of the best values and traditions of its stringent adherence to conservative traditional values in the study and practice of Karate.