Hello one and all.
I am not sure if this really is the best place to put this, but as I can't find anywhere better it will have to do for now.
A few years ago one of my Sensei passed away and I along with his son (the inheritor of his style) have been trying to re-trace the lineage of a few of our missing links. Brian Wrightson (Kancho) studied under a number of sensei between about 1956 and the mid to late 1970's. Now being a man of few words, Brian rarely ever spoke about his early training, the names of his Sensei or the styles he studied. In-fact it was only after his death that the true experience of a great man came to light, with old menkyo, Certificates, photographs and personal journals.
YES, I have tried using all the main search engines, national newspapers, friends finders, martial arts associations and every other avenue of search.
If anybody out there could help me with this I would be extreamly thankfull, as it would mean that the Momorial page for Brian wrightson Kancho could be finished, and his memory and deads recorded for all.
I will appologise now for the numerous spelling mistakes with the names of the Sensei and the styles they taught, the handwriting in the personal journals is rather faded after about sixty years.
Anyway here goes.
The name of my Sensei was Brian Wrightson. Born in northern england, during his later years he use dthe Suffix Kancho (Headmaster) rather than the term sensei, Soke, Shihan etc.
The names of the individuals we are searching for are as follows, training took place sometime between 1956 - 1973:
Sargent. Clive T Winstanley (U.S.A.F) (Judo / Kempo)
Sasua Kabasu & Katsu Hanatubi (Shorinji Kempo)
David Tse & David Turner (Iai-Jutsu)
Thanks for taking the time to read this
Taran McCarnun Sensei