Mickey Fisher

Background

Mickey started Tae Kwon Do training in the early 60’s under "Blood and Guts Karate" legend Allen Steen, becoming his fourth Black Belt. After receiving his Black Belt from the Jhoon Goo Rhee, Mickey went on to earn Black Belts in Qkinawan Kenpo under Ed Parker as well as Black Belt ranking in Japanese Shorin-Ryu. Armed with this formal training in traditional martial arts, coupled with his constant refinement of new techniques, Mickey founded Karate Shin-Toshi.

Karate Shin-Toshi

The underlying philosophy of the system embraces that of Budo and Bushido - The spirit of the Samauri. Shin-Toshi is a hybrid of Korean, Japanese, Okinawan, and Chinese martial arts. The name is a construct of the Chinese/Japanese/Korean word "Shin",which means "new way," and the Old English word "Tosher" meaning "unaffiliated with any other style." It combines the straight lines and kicking techniques of Korean Tae Kwon Do, the circular movements of Chinese Kenpo and Kung Fu, the power-redirection of Judo and Aikido/Hopkido, and the snapping kicks and strong stances of Japanese Karate-do. The Shin-Toshi practitioner is able to perform effectively in both competitive and self-defense situations, while maintaining excellent flexibility, stamina, and mental and physical health. Since its inception in the mid-60’s, Karate Shin-Toshi has evolved and incorporated fundamentals of most every major martial art, including Bo-Jitsu (Asian weapons).

Competitive Martial Arts

Mickey Fisher was one of the countries’ first competitors and dazzled audiences and fellow karateka alike with his astonishing jump kicks that he improvised and adapted to combat. Most of today’s jumping, turning; falling and spinning kicks as well as sweeping techniques were introduced to competition by Mickey. The system has produced scores of State, National, International and World champions in every belt level. Mickey also was a pioneer in the field of Full-Contact Karate, training and managing many of that sports elite legends, including Demetrias ‘The Golden Greek’ Havanas, Dale ‘Apollo’ Cook, Billye Jackson, Raymond ‘Nomad’ McCallum, Sante Wilson and many, many more. Mr. Fisher has also been a leading innovator in competitive martial arts judging and scoring,

Ranks

With nearly 50 years of Martial Arts experience, Mickey has known and/or studied with almost all of the pioneers of what has become American Martial Arts:

1st through 9th Degrees of Black Belt in Chung Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do under ‘Father of Tae Kwan Do in America’ Grand Master Jhoon Rhee and Father of Texas ‘Blood ‘n Guts’ Karate, Grand Master Allen Steen.

* 1st Degree Black Belt in Moo Duk Kwan, Jack Hwang
* 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kenpo from Father of American Kenpo, Ed Parker.
* 4th DegreeBlack Belt in Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do, Eagle Park
* 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kwan Bop Hapikido, Kim Pyung Soo
* 7th Degree Black Belt in Song Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do, P. D. Hale
* 2nd Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate, Keith See
* 1st Degree Black Belt in Aikido, ShihanVeera Kasicharernvat

Living Legagy

In addition to founding Karate Shin-Toshi and contributing personally and by his influence to competitive martial arts, he has been a visionary developer of exemplary martial arts complexes and networks, and an inspiring teacher and mentor to generations of martial arts practitioners and teachers.

Starting from a single school in Dallas, Texas, Fisher now has Black Belts and bases of operation all over the world, with multiple locations in Texas and Utah alone. He has also developed a unique series of video programs featuring some of the world's leading martial artists and presenting powerful teaching and philosophical content for a global martial arts audience. Future plans including making these and other interactive teaching tools available online, thus opening the door to a global "Dojang" for future generations of Shin Toshi students.

Sources: 1. http://www.abbahouston.com/texaskarate.html 2. http://www.karateshin-toshi.com/UtahSites/biographies/biographies.htm

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