Okinawan Seidokan Karate and Kubudo

Sensei Randy Heavin is a retired U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant and has trained in the martial arts for over 30 years. While stationed in Florida, Randy first enrolled at the Homestead Karate College where he earned a green belt in the style of Tang So Do. In 1988, he was reassigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas Nevada where he joined Fred Villari’s Studio of Self-Defense which eventually became United Studios of Self Defense (USSD). Randy achieved his first Black Belt in Chinese Kempo, under Head Instructor Eddy Schumacher. He went on to further his training under Mr. Schumacher and in February 1998 received the rank of Shodan in the art of Kinkoshinkai Shorinjiryu Kempo Karate.  In 1997, Sensei Randy was assigned to Kadena Air Base Okinawa Japan where he began to train in Seidokan Karate directly under Sensei Ron Nix. Randy attended weekly Friday night training sessions at The Seidokan Karate Hombu(home) Dojo where he received direct instruction from Seidokan Karate founder and Headmaster Shian Toma. In September 1997, he was awarded the rank of Shodan in Seidokan. After returning to the U.S. he was sent to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City and continued his Seidokan training. Sensei Heavin was promoted to the rank of Go Dan(5th degree Black Belt) on 29 Sept 2021.