Group photo of Grand Master I K Kim and Grand Master Shin Yung Kong of Nashville TN from about 1974. Roy Bushman is standing directly behind Grand Master Kong
From Left to Right ... Master Ray Witte, Master Irv Rubenstein of Nashville, Master Bushman, Grand Master I K Kim from November 1998. Irv Rubenstein was an excellent forms and sparring competitor (usually against Roy Bushman) in the 1970's and 80's under Grand Master Kong of Nashville - Photo courtesy of Cecil Dye's estate
Black Belt Seminar around the year 2000. Note Master Bushman is the first caucasian master to Grand Master I K Kim's right. While in the US we refer to a leader's "right hand man", in Asian culture the next senior person is to the leader's left. Master Ray Witte is the first caucasian master to Grand Master Kim's left as he was some 4 years senior to Master Bushman before he retired shortly after this picture. Master Witte promoted to 4th dan the same test Master Bushman promoted to 3rd dan in 1981.
Photograph from January 2014 of all the active Masters at that time. Note Master Bushman is to Grand Master Kim's left as the Senior Master by several years, having started in 1972 and promoted to Master Level 5th Dan at age 29 in 1990, the youngest to achieve Master Level under Grand Master I K Kim.
Korea trip with Grand Master Kim and a great group, a very fun trip
Korea trip 2003
Master Ray Fay performing a flying side kick with Master Bushman
Master Jeff Schare performing a flying side kick with Master Bushman
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Our Vision and Historical Lineage
Matsumura, Sokon
1798 – 1890
Itosu, Anko
1831 – 1915
Azato, Anko
1827 – 1906
Funakoshi, Gichin
1868 – 1957
Ro, Byung Jik
1919 – 2015
Kim, I K
1941 to 2015
Bushman, R
1961 to present
Our Team
Grand Master Roy Bushman, 9th Dan Black Belt, Traditional Song Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do since 1972
Master Mike Farmer, 6th Dan, South Lakeland Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo, Mulberry, Florida
Master Jamie Embras-Henry, 5th Dan Black Belt
Master Aaron Hamilton, 5th Dan Black Belt
Ms Jenifer Hamilton, 4th Dan Black Belt
Mr. Barry Reis, 2nd Dan Black Belt
The VanVoorhis family of black belts
Mr. Dan Schmitz, in Korea with GM Bushman 2008
Affiliated Martial Artists
Supreme Grand Master KyongwonAhn, 9th Dan Kukkiwon/WTF
Supreme Grand Master Joon P Choi, Song Moo Kwan United, Columbus, Ohio
Grand Master Hee Kwan Lee of the Global Hapkido Association, Michigan
Grand Master Scott Schwab of Valor Martial Arts, Dayton, Ohio
Master Paul Korchak of the Cincinnati Tae Kwon Do Center, Song Moo Kwan United
Master Sara Schwab, of Valor Martial Arts, Dayton, Ohio
Testimonials
We switched from another school recently and the difference in discipline and personal attention is extraordinary. Grand Master Bushman explains each move in order to allow the student to truly understand how and why it would be used. This is taught with the respect and skill that it should be taught by knowledgeable instructors.
Lish Lab-Clements, Five Seasons Sports Club RBushmanTKD Mom
Thanks for your kindness and skill as a teacher.
The Lab Family, The Clements Family.
Ashton
Hi Mr.Bushman,
Thank you for being a part of ____'s team. For the past year, he has lived with us as a foster child. We are in the process of adopting him, hopefully by the end of the summer. You are part of a team of teachers and therapists who are making a difference in his life, and we very much appreciate that. Thank you for your patience with him. Developmentally he has missed much, and we are hoping that TKD will help him catch up SOME in the areas of patience, concentration, coordination, perseverance, and confidence. Please keep patiently pushing him to work. He has never been expected to do anything before he came to us, but we expect him to learn how to work to achieve.
So again, thank you for being a part of his team. Your compassion, patience, and perseverance are making the difference in the life of a lost boy, who is on the path to his own goodness.
A Taekwondo Mom
Hi Master Bushman,
I forgot how the subject came up, but I mentioned to Grand Master Kim how good you look when you do your forms. We were discussing the demo at the tournament. He said 'there is no one who can touch you.' There was a lot of pride in his voice when he spoke. He said you have very clean forms and excellent technique. He also said that 'if these so-called Masters put themselves at your level, they are very sadly mistaken' I thought you would like to know.
We switched from another school recently and the difference in discipline and personal attention is extraordinary. Grand Master Bushman explains each move in order to allow the student to truly understand how and why it would be used. This is taught with the respect and skill that it should be taught by knowledgeable instructors.