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| Chester Holubecki
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Chester Holubecki
has spent a lifetime studying the martial arts. Born on January 6, 1944, in
Munich, Germany, Chester and his family were able to survive the war and
move to the United States in 1949. Living in Massachusetts, he attended
parochial school and later Holyoke High School where he was inducted into
the National Honor Society. In June of 1964, he earned an associate degree
in business management from Northampton Community College in Northampton,
Massachusetts. In the winter of 1965, Mr. Holubecki began his study in judo at the Springfield YMCA. After a year and a half, he met Mr. Lewis Lizotte and began studying Isshin-Ryu Karate in January of 1967. He opened his first dojo in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1971. |
While living in Holyoke, Holubecki
also studied the art of Aikido and Hapkido. He has also directed several karate
tournaments in the area and presented rape prevention programs for the public in
conjunction with the Holyoke Police Department.
In August of 1983, he moved to Orange City, FL and opened a dojo there. While
operating the dojo, he has remained active in the community, being a member of
the Orange City Chamber of Commerce and the Four Townes Rotary Club. He also
taught physical education at a private Christian school in the area and did
volunteer work as a youth motivator, working with high-risk dropout candidates.
Mr. Holubecki was also a certified Law Enforcement Instructor with the state of
Florida. He also hosted for ten years a tournament for all Isshin-Ryu Schools in
Central Florida. In 1994, he was promoted to 8th degree black belt and served as
the chairman of the promotion board for the AOKA.
After 13 years in Florida Mr. Holubecki moved back to Massachusetts and opened
the dojo in Granby, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Knight of Columbus in
Chicopee and a member of the Elks Lodge in Holyoke. After 7 years in Granby, he
relocated his dojo back to Holyoke where he first started his dojo in 1971.
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