Our Teachers
Richard Upton Sensei (click for details)
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Charles Platt Sensei (click for details)
Biography of Charles Platt Sensei
Mr. Platt grew up in a small town called Versailles, OH. Versailles being so small there was not a Martial Arts school in the area so Charles concentrated on wrestling. Through lots of hard work he captured many first places in tournaments around the state. This turned out to be a great background for his future in martial arts. Charles has a B.A. in Bio Medical Engineering, a Masters in Education and is looking towards his PhD in education. He works at Wright State and has been involved with the Distance Education program from the beginning with 1 professor using the system to todays numbering over 500 professors teaching online. He has obtained a Fourth degree black belt in San-Yoshi-Ryu Aiki-Jutsu the title Sensei and mixes his knowledge of education and martial arts to teach Aiki classes. Charles is co-owner of Davis School of Martial Arts.
Elizabeth Upton Sensei (click for details)
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David N. Plassman Shihan (click for details)
- Go-Dan (5th blk) - Pangainoon Karate Jutsu - U.S.A. Pangai-noon Budo/Bugei Kai
- Yon-Dan (4th blk) - San-Yoshi-Ryu Aiki-Jutsu - U.S.A. Pangai-noon Budo/Bugei Kai
- Ni-Dan (2nd blk) - Traditional Okinawan Kobudo - U.S.A. Pangai-noon Budo/Bugei Kai
Appointments
- Shihan (Master) - Received the title of Shihan- in Pangai-noon Karate Jutsu - U.S.A. Pangai-noon Budo/Bugei Kai
- National Representative of Hino Ryu Pangai-Noon Karate Jutsu
Biography of David Plassman Shihan
Mr. Plassman started his martial arts journey at the age of 17. One of the local YMCA's was offering Tae Kwon Do and he decided to start taking classes. His first instructor, Mr. Skip Smith, was a good and disciplined teacher and taught his students well. About a year or so later, a friend of his told him about Davis School of Martial Arts. Mr. Plassman decided to start taking both Tae Kwon Do and Aikido/Aiki-Jutsu, filling his week with more and more martial arts. Aikido/Aiki-Jutsu being very different from Tae Kwon Do was more relaxed and circular, making it more challenging for Mr. Plassman. As his skill grew, so did his love for the martial arts. Carl Davis Hanshi pushed Mr. Plassman hard and soon after, he received his Sho-dan (1st degree black belt) in Aiki-Jutsu.
As the years went by Mr. Plassman was able to obtain his Yon-dan (4th degree black belt) in Aiki-Jutsu, a Ni-dan (2nd degree black belt) in Traditional Okinawan Kobudo and his Go-dan (5th degree black belt) in Pangai-noon Karate Jutsu. Currently he is the national director of Intl. Pangai-noon Budo Kai Hino-Ryu and the Head Instructor of Davis School of Martial Arts.
Favorite Quote: "Character is doing the right thing, even when no one is looking."