They Call Me Sensei
Sensei Reese Rigby is a ninth-degree black belt in Isshin-ryu karate-do. He started his martial arts training in 1969 and has had his own dojo since 1973. As a result of Sensei Rigby's dedication to Isshin-ryu and his high level of achievement in the art, he has been inducted into the Okinawa Isshinryu Karate Association Hall of Fame and the Isshin-ryu Hall of Fame. Sensei Rigby is a co-vice president of the OIKKA, an international Okinawan Karate Association founded by Grandmaster Angi Uezu, and is a board member of the Isshin-ryu Hall of Fame. Sensei Rigby's lifelong goal has been to live and teach the art of Isshin-ryu karate-do. He and his wife, Judy Rigby, own Rigby's Karate Academy in Dover, Delaware, where they continue to teach traditional Isshin-ryu karate and tai chi.