Biographies of the World Shorin-ryu Karate-do Federation

Biographies of the WSKF Senior Members

Kyoshi Jim Driggs

Jim Driggs began training in Shorin-ryu Karate in 1963 under Sensei James Wax, the first American black belt in Shorin-ryu. He opened his first dojo with Sensei Takayoshi Nagamine and has trained and studied with Hanshi Grant for over 20 years. He traveled with Hanshi over a span of 5 years, teaching clinics and promoting Shorin-ryu Karate. Over the years, he has held the office of Sales and Promotional Director, Chief Director and now serves as an Advisor on the WSKF Board of Directors. For 6 years, Kyoshi Driggs held the Man of the Mountain event which later developed into the WSKF Internationals. Kyoshi Driggs holds the rank of Hachi Dan and continues to train at his Dojo in Stewart, OH. His favorite kata is Naihanchi Sandan.

Kyoshi Harley McCabe

Harley McCabe has been studying karate since 1967. While in the Army, he started studying karate with 3 black belts at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina and put up his first makiwara for punching & kicking. His trainning after that was from books until he enrolled in a Matsubayashi-ryu course in 1970 at a public school in Springfield, Ohio. The instructor, Bobby Bruce, was an old student of Hanshi Grant's old Fifth Street dojo. They became close friends over the next few years and had many rememberable trainning sessions. In 1977, Bobby Bruce urged him to begin formal training at Hanshi Grant's dojo on Troy Street in Dayton, Ohio. Harley's love of kata resulted in practicing each hundreds of times monthly. Harley is the WSKF web administrator and currently, holds the rank of Shichi Dan. Gojushiho is his favorite kata.