A Master By day he works with wood; by night with hearts, and in either case, it is a labor of love. Night after night he suspends his role as a dedicated husband and father and takes up the mantle of Shihan in the art of Karate-Do; constantly training; striving for perfection; not only for himself, but as with the celebrated masters before him…for his students. Yet to the many privileged to train under him, or who have faced him in the arena, Shihan Carr is himself such a master…a master who demands but one thing from all who wish to train with him; the one thing he guarantees in return: everything! Alert, focused, in the traditional white Gi, the knot on his black belt thread-bare after decades of teaching, he bows out of respect to his students; boys and girls…men and women…who trust this relentless warrior in the development of the discipline and courage necessary to replace self-consciousness with self-confidence; awkwardness with grace: uncertainty with accomplishment…and now and then watch with pride as some who give their all, are themselves transformed into champions. Respecting the fact that the greatest man I ever knew was my father; himself a valiant warrior; little did I know that with Shihan Carr in my life, I would again be witness to time-honored principles and integrity of the highest standard. D. A. (Dee) Thornbury: (Shodan)