Biography

 

After instructing martial arts in the Los Angeles area for 12 years, the owner and head instructor, Mr. Richard Pietrelli, founded the Fusuikan Martial Arts Center of Eureka in 1983, 35 years ago.

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Sensei Pietrelli has trained in Martial Arts for over 40 years and during that time has trained at many different dojos in North America, Japan, and China. Specializing in Japanese martial Arts, he holds the Menkyo Kaiden Level 10th Degree black belt) in Kashima Shin Ryu & in August 2009 was promoted to Hachidan (8th Degree black belt) in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu and given the title of Professor. He is one of the five founding members of the Kashima Shin Ryu Federation of Martial Sciences-North America, and official branch of the World Kashima Shima Ryu Federation of Martial Sciences based in Japan. In August 2002 he was awarded the prestigious Kufferath Award by the Kilohana Martial Arts Association. He also teaches several other forms of armed and unarmed Martial Arts as well, one in particular is the Inayan System of Eskrima.

 

All of the instructors at the Fusuikan Martial Arts Center started as students with Sensei Pietrelli and earned their ranks with this school. Each one has undergone extensive training to maintain the high standards that this school is known for.