Yin Yang Do Karate Association

Save the Date !!!

I am taking preliminary orders for this two-sided challenge coin that I’ve designed.

The purpose of the coin is two-fold: to immortalize the memory of the Reverend William H. Foster Shihan/Yin Yang Do Karate Association and (on the flip-side) to honor Timothy Hillary Sensei and his class the Tozai Karate Kyokai. Hillary Sensei extended his students to Reverend Foster when Reverend Foster moved to Kenosha and Hillary Sensei was departing for college thereby creating a unique history and melding both groups together.

If you would like to purchase one of these one-of-a-kind coins, they will be $20 apiece. Please reach out to me and I will put you on a list. I hope to have them within the next month or so. Thank you!

Either PM me or send a message to [email protected]

I am proud to make this announcement!!
Also to beable to say that I have been connected to these amazing individuals whom I consider family for a good portion of my adult life.

To make it public and official on the evening of December, 20th, 2025 over a video conference from Philyaw Shihan’s new home in Mexico to the Subarbs of Chicago. Rick Cesario Shihan being present to present the following:

Promotions.

As Philyaw Shihan stated “ these will be my last Dan Promotions”

Peter Katris Sensei :Shichidan 7th dan

Izabela Krzyzak : Yon Dan 4th dan

Congratulations, you both exemplify the path that Hanshi Koeppel, Rev Foster Shihan, and Philyaw Shihan have paved for us to travel. They are big shoes to fill, pass on what you have been taught:

Congratulations!!! well deserved.

As Mr. Koeppel would always write at the end of his letters.

Yours in Budo

Sincerely,
Patrick Weyand

Please mark your calander for this event

I am posting this here as Michael Durkin has been a long time friend and student of our art. He is a Corrections Sgt. a loving and caring husband and father. He and his wife Amy also have a special needs daughter. I just saw this go fund me post and was aware of the fire last week but didnt connect that it was his home. If you are able to help please do. Also if you are not comfortable using go fund me please reach out to me.

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This will be a great event. Please let me know if you’re planning on attending.!!!

Looking forward to the remaining Wi seminars for 2025 with Kyoshi Pounder and the Shuri-Te Bujutsu Kai : August, September, and October. Hope to see you there.

Post by Pat Weyand
These are great people I have trained with them. If you can help at al please do.

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On July,12 2025. members joined to train together in remembrance of the Late William H. Foster Shihan. We trained on the lake front of Lake Michigan in the same spots he taught class at for years.

Scott Herrman Renshi and Pat Weyand Renshi were the guest instructors. We worked on various Uchi No Kata from the Shuri-Te BuJutsu Kai’s curriculum. It was great to see and train with great people and pay our respects to where our art came from thank you to all that came out to train.

Thanks you to Ricco Gibbs for the photos.