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Seagal's Top 10 Students

Ididanintenseresearchonthis,thenhadaconversationwithHarouMatsuokaamonth
ago...andthisismylist

Seagal Fan 1989

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1)HarouMatsuoka
2)CraigDunn
3)ShaunRavens
4)LarryReynosa
5)ElliottFreeman
6)GlennOdle
7)JorgeJ.Angulo
8)LuisSantos
9)FrancisTakahashi
10)JoshGold

ThesearethestandoutstudentsofTenShinAikido...alongwithDebbieGorman,Binh
Dang&MinoOsaka
ManyofthesenameshavebeenwithSeagalsincethebeginning.
Seagal Fan 1989, May 26, 2007

#1

ApopularMartialArtsmagazineistryingtogetaninterviewwitheveryoneontheabove
list...sofar6outof10havecontributed...Iwon'tblowthewhistle...butwewillseea
StevenSeagaldevotedissuethissummer.
Ihopeinthemeantimehegetsabettermoviedealintheworks...sofarhislasthitwas
"ExitWounds"..IcansaythisbecauseI'majournalistanda(moviefone)AKA...

Seagal Fan 1989

New Member

(critic)...Stevenhasbeenlovedbymanyforyears,Idon'tunderstandwhyhewent
backwardsinsteadofforwards...onlyStevencananswerthisinanupcomingissue
dedicatedtohimonly...StayTuned!
Seagal Fan 1989, May 26, 2007

#2

AlsoJaimeCalderon...HewasseniorstudentofTakeSensei..

Seagal Fan 1989;176077 said:

Ididanintenseresearchonthis,thenhadaconversationwithHarouMatsuokaamonthago...and
thisismylist

suziwong
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Staff Member

1)HarouMatsuoka
2)CraigDunn
3)ShaunRavens
4)LarryReynosa
5)ElliottFreeman
6)GlennOdle
7)JorgeJ.Angulo
8)LuisSantos
9)FrancisTakahashi
10)JoshGold

ThesearethestandoutstudentsofTenShinAikido...alongwithDebbieGorman,BinhDang&Mino
Osaka
ManyofthesenameshavebeenwithSeagalsincethebeginning.

suziwong, May 26, 2007

#3

JaimeCalderonwasastudentofLarryReynosainthebeginningandlaterbecameclose
withStevenSeagal.

Seagal Fan 1989, May 26, 2007

#4

Seagal Fan 1989

New Member

WhataboutPatrick(keptbooksattheW.Hollywooddojo,)andPhillipChen(notatypical
TenShinstylist,butpracticedthereallthesame)?
AnywordonwhatShaunSempaiisdoing,howtheirkidgrewup?
Falc, May 27, 2007

#5

Falc
New Member

HiFalcDoyoumeanPatrickGorman?He'ssupposedtobebackintheLAarea.
Mostrespectfully,Ithinkofthetop10studentsas:

illusions
New Member

1)HarouMatsuoko
2)CraigDunn
3)GeorgeGonzales(Stevensformerbodydouble,stuntmanlaterLayolaUSensei)
4)ShawnRavens(bothSteven'sandAbeSensei'sUkenowinNY)
5)MinoOsakaSensei(MarobioticsSenseialso)weapons
6)BinihDangdoesKaratenowSteven'smovieproducerstuntman
7)LarryRenosa/MakotodojoestrangedfromStevenventura
8)Larry'sstudentElliotFreemansomestudywithSteveninSt.Louis
9)GlennOdle
10)JamieCalderonReynosa'sformerstudentnowSteven'sinChicoCA
Ileftoutothersbecauseofongoingdiscussionsonhowtheyobtaintheirranks.Ileftout
anotherbecauseofarebelliousattitudeforasweknowmotiveandattitudeareahuge
partofthemartialsarts.PhilChenhelpedtoproducesomeofSteven'smovieslocation
currentlyunknown.
Illusions
illusions, Jun 1, 2007

#6

Isn'tthebadguyinSteven'smovie"GlimmerMan"(GregPalmerguywhogetswrist
lockedandtossedontotherestauranttables)atoptenstudentofStevenSeagal?

Donald Lee Wilkey, Jun 2, 2007

Donald Lee
Wilkey
A Steven Seagal fan

Mama San
Administrator

Idon'tknow,Don.Theonly'Palmer'thatIfound
wasaStevenPalmer,stuntman.
OnDeadlyGround1994(stunts)(StevePalmer)
GlimmerMan1996(stunts)
FireDownBelow1997(stunts)
ThePatriot1998(stunts)
Godbless,
Mamasan

#7

Mama San, Jun 2, 2007

#8

Mama san;176233 said:

Donald Lee
Wilkey

Idon'tknow,Don.Theonly'Palmer'thatIfound
wasaStevenPalmer,stuntman.
OnDeadlyGround1994(stunts)(StevePalmer)
GlimmerMan1996(stunts)
FireDownBelow1997(stunts)
ThePatriot1998(stunts),
Godbless,
Mamasan

A Steven Seagal fan

HeavenlyFatherblessyourassistanceMamasan,that'stheStevenPalmeriwastalking
about,idobelievehe'salsothebadguyinthebarroombrawlscenein"OnDeadly
Ground",whereForrestTaftjointlocksthelittleguy'sextendedarmandtosseshiminto
the'pulltabs'boxofficewindow,justbeforeForrestinquiresofBIGBALLSoilworker,
"AREYOUAMAN?Didyouusethosetobeatuponthislittlenativeman?"
Donald Lee Wilkey, Jun 2, 2007

#9

Seagal Fan 1989;176077 said:

Ididanintenseresearchonthis,thenhadaconversationwithHarouMatsuokaamonthago...and
thisismylist

tatami eater
New Member

1)HarouMatsuoka
2)CraigDunn
3)ShaunRavens
4)LarryReynosa
5)ElliottFreeman
6)GlennOdle
7)JorgeJ.Angulo
8)LuisSantos
9)FrancisTakahashi
10)JoshGold

ThesearethestandoutstudentsofTenShinAikido...alongwithDebbieGorman,BinhDang&Mino
Osaka
ManyofthesenameshavebeenwithSeagalsincethebeginning.

FrancisTakahashiisaShihaninhisownrightwithtiestothefounderIbelievewitha
dojoinAlhambralasttimeIchecked.Awesomeinstuctor!
tatami eater, Apr 23, 2008

FrancisTakahashiwasastudentbeforeSegalwasborn
Whatanoutrageouserror.Doerrorslikethishelpanyone?
FrancisTakahashiwasmostdefinitelynotastudentofMr.Segal.

#10

InfactTakahashiSenseiwasheadinstructoratChicagoAikikaiin1965whenMr.Segal
wasinJuniorhighschoolbelieve.
Infact,TakahashiSenseistartedhisrelationshipwithOsenseiandtheUeshibafamily
andHombudojoin1959,aboutthetimeMr.Segalwasborn.
Glen Grey, Nov 22, 2009

#11

Glen Grey
New Member

Top10StudentsCorrection

Ididanintenseresearchonthis,thenhadaconversationwithHarouMatsuokaamonthago...and
thisismylist

Gaucho
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1)HarouMatsuoka
2)CraigDunn
3)ShaunRavens
4)LarryReynosa
5)ElliottFreeman
6)GlennOdle
7)JorgeJ.Angulo
8)LuisSantos
9)FrancisTakahashi
10)JoshGold
ThesearethestandoutstudentsofTenShinAikido...alongwithDebbieGorman,BinhDang&Mino
Osaka
ManyofthesenameshavebeenwithSeagalsincethebeginning.

ThispersonhasabsolutelynocluewhothetoptenstudentsofSeagalSenseiare.
ClaimingtohavespokentoMatsuokaSenseiisuselessinthathewouldneverrankhis
studentsinthisway.Whatlikelyhappenedishemerelyagreedwiththecaller.Ijoined
thissitetosettherecordsomewhatstraight.Anyanswerisgoingtobepoliticalinnature
astherearemorewhowereinterestedinSeagalandfewerwhowereinterestedinhis
Aikido.
Thelist,innoparticularorder,shouldreadlikethis.

MatsuokaHaruo
NickScoggins
JapanesestudentwhocanbeseentakingexcellentukemiinOsakafootageon
YouTube
CraigDunn
SeanDawson
OsakaMinoru
CarlosGonzalez
ManoMitsu

GeorgeGonzalez
PatrickGorman

ThereareprobablyanumberofpeoplewhotrainedinOsakawhoshouldbeonthislist.
WiththeexceptionofJoshGold,ShaunRavens,DebbieGorman,andBinhDangfrom
theearlierpost,noneoftheothernamesfromthatlistwereevenTenShinDojo
studentsand,ifputonsomesortofSeagalstudentlist,wouldbelistedbelowthesefour
andmanyothers.TherewereanumberofpeoplewhovisitedTenShinDojo,orwere
'associated'withTenShinDojo,butthenewlistismadeuponlyofstudentswhospent
anextendedperiodtrainingdirectlyunderSeagalSenseiorMatsuokaSensei.
By1990,orevenearlier,Seagalsenseihadstoppedteachingregularly.Studentsjoining
afterthatdate,whocametoTenShinDojoonaweeklybasis,trainedwithMatusoka
Senseiprimarily,andwithSeagalSenseiduringSeminarsandprivatetrainingsessions.
Everyonewho,after1990,joinedortrainedorbecame"associated"withTenShinDojo
especiallytheassociatedstudentsdidnottrainonaweeklybasiswithSeagalSenseino
matterwhatanyoneclaims.
BeyondtheTenShinDojonamesmentionedalready,thereareprobably10or15others
whowouldappearonaTenShinDojostudentlistbeforeanyofthenonTenShinnames
fromthatotherlistatthetopofthispostwouldevenappear.
Astotherankingofthestudentsabove,itisentirelysubjective.Somecontinuedtotrain
underMatsuokaSensei,othersdriftedaway,somenolongertrain,andsomemovedon
tootherteachers.Dependingonthetimeperiod,thestudentsbelow#1couldendupin
anentirelydifferentorder.
Gaucho, Feb 16, 2010

#12

Sean Dawson likes this.

IsearchedfortheAikidoschoolsteachingTenshinAikido,withformerSenseiSteven
SEAGALstudents:
HaruoMATSUOKA(5Dan),teachedinTenshinBugeiGakuenDojodeLosAngeles
from1989to1997andnowteachinanAikidodojoinCulvercityCaliforniewithSensei
SeisekiABE(10Dan)
Slowhand
Slowhand

Othermainstudentsare:
JaimeCALDERONTenShinDojoSacramentoCalifornie
JorgeANGULO(6Dan)andElliotFREEMAN(6Dan)TenShinDojoStLouis
Missouri
LarryREYNOSA(5Dan)MakotoDojoTorranceCalifornie
LuisSANTOS(6Dan)
BillyBrooksSHIDOINMenphisTenshinSetsuzokuAikidoDojo
SalvatoreForestieriSHIDOINTenshinShinjitsuDojoChicago

AndalsoKentaroSEAGAL(4Dan)TenShinDojoTorranceCalifornie
Couldyoupleasehelpmetofinishthislisting?
Thanks
Slowhand, Jul 21, 2011

#13

illusions said:

HiFalcDoyoumeanPatrickGorman?He'ssupposedtobebackintheLAarea.
Mostrespectfully,Ithinkofthetop10studentsas:

photomouse14
Guest

1)HarouMatsuoko
2)CraigDunn
3)GeorgeGonzales(Stevensformerbodydouble,stuntmanlaterLayolaUSensei)
4)ShawnRavens(bothSteven'sandAbeSensei'sUkenowinNY)
5)MinoOsakaSensei(MarobioticsSenseialso)weapons
6)BinihDangdoesKaratenowSteven'smovieproducerstuntman
7)LarryRenosa/MakotodojoestrangedfromStevenventura
8)Larry'sstudentElliotFreemansomestudywithSteveninSt.Louis
9)GlennOdle
10)JamieCalderonReynosa'sformerstudentnowSteven'sinChicoCA
Ileftoutothersbecauseofongoingdiscussionsonhowtheyobtaintheirranks.Ileftoutanother
becauseofarebelliousattitudeforasweknowmotiveandattitudeareahugepartofthemartials
arts.PhilChenhelpedtoproducesomeofSteven'smovieslocationcurrentlyunknown.
Illusions

WhyisLarryReynosaestrangedfromStevenSeagal?HewasinhisDVDthePath
Beyondthoughtandhadnicethingstosayabouthim.
photomouse14, Jul 25, 2011

#14

Slowhand said:

IsearchedfortheAikidoschoolsteachingTenshinAikido,withformerSenseiStevenSEAGAL
students:
HaruoMATSUOKA(5Dan),teachedinTenshinBugeiGakuenDojodeLosAngelesfrom1989to1997
andnowteachinanAikidodojoinCulvercityCaliforniewithSenseiSeisekiABE(10Dan)

tenshinaikidoka
Martial Art Student

Othermainstudentsare:
JaimeCALDERONTenShinDojoSacramentoCalifornie
JorgeANGULO(6Dan)andElliotFREEMAN(6Dan)TenShinDojoStLouisMissouri
LarryREYNOSA(5Dan)MakotoDojoTorranceCalifornie
LuisSANTOS(6Dan)
BillyBrooksSHIDOINMenphisTenshinSetsuzokuAikidoDojo
SalvatoreForestieriSHIDOINTenshinShinjitsuDojoChicago
AndalsoKentaroSEAGAL(4Dan)TenShinDojoTorranceCalifornie
Couldyoupleasehelpmetofinishthislisting?

Thanks

JorgeAngulo,LarryReynosaandLuisSantosARENOTstudentsofSeagalanymore.As
foracoupleoftheothers,theyarewhatyoucanrefertoas"seminarstudents"meaning
theyneverreallytrainedtoextensivelywithTakeSensei,butmaybehadsomeseminar
experiencewithhimandarenowconsideredhis"students".
tenshinaikidoka, Aug 24, 2011

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