I have discovered that there is no such thing as "A Brief History" of anything. I attempted to keep this as short as possible and did not include everything that I could have. Although everything that I did include contributed to forming and influencing the way we think and the direction of the association that we have today. I did not wash any dirty laundry in public because this was not necessary to the essence of the history.

I did not try to create a false picture by including only the high points of the journey. Life is a series of ups and down's and it is what we learn from them, and how we deal with them that dictates the distance we have traveled. All contained herein is factual and it is how I remember it, for in reality this is also my history. Still, I have spent many hours checking facts with others that were there in order to avoid any untruths or false impressions. In the end, history, much like art, is in the eye of the beholder.

To my students and Ohio Ji Do Kwan Karate Association members; you finally have the history you have been asking for. To all others, I hope you enjoy our story.

Grandmaster E. A. Fuzy