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Simeone George Pesare (February 18, 1939 – October 14, 2012) was an American martial artist born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a 10th-degree black belt (awarded by Victor Gascon) and had high-degree black belts in additional martial arts including judo, taewkondo, eskrima, and aikido. Pesare was a successful karate and judo competitor. He was a member of the New England Black Belt Hall of Fame.〔(''Black Belt'' Magazine, May 1973, pp38-41 )〕 Overcoming a childhood spent in and out of Rhode Island's reform schools,〔 Pesare entered the military and emerged with training as a jet mechanic and an interest in martial arts.〔 In 1958 he moved to California where he met Victor “Sonny” Gascon, a founder of Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu 〔( Kenpo Grandmasters homepage )〕〔( Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu Homepage )〕 and trained with his student Joe Blacquerra.〔(George Pesare homepage )〕 ==Bringing Kenpo to New England and students== Pesare returned to Rhode Island in 1962 and in that same year opened the first Kenpo Karate school in New England.〔Corcoran, John, Emil Farkas, ''Martial Arts Traditions, History, People'', W.H. Smith, 1987, p. 245〕 Known for grueling training and three-day-long black belt tests,〔(Black Belt Magazine, May 1977 p.20-23 )〕 Pesare soon gained a reputation and attracted many students. Among the few who completed his demanding curriculum were the influential martial artists Roger Carpenter, Nick Cerio, Linda Herzog, Dr. Gilman Whiting, Kurtis Parisi and Donna L. Vinbury, the first woman to obtain a 10th –degree black belt in kenpo.〔( George Pesare homepage )〕 Although he did not grant their original black belts, Pesare trained and awarded high-degree black belts to well known martial artists Cecil Andrews II, Steven A. Lombardi, Christine Bannon-Rodrigues,〔( USA Dojo Black Belt Registry biography )〕 Don Rodrigues,〔( Donald Rodrigues Karate Academy )〕 Mark Sheeley, and Kathy and Joe Shuras.〔( Kenpo Net website )〕 Pesare was the founder and long-time head of the International Kenpo Council of Grandmasters, which has the goal of preserving traditional Kenpo training and documenting its lineage.〔( International Kenpo Council of Grandmasters website )〕 Senior Grand Master S. George Pesare died on October 14, 2012. His school, George Pesare's Kaito Gakko (School of Schools) in Providence, RI., continues to operate as the "Kenpo Karate Institute" a namesake for the original school and operated by senior Black Belts Dolores Bastone, Hubert Paquette, Marc Ayotte, and Michael Mullens.〔http://www.georgepesare.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simeone George Pesare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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