Instructor: Professor Christopher Bashaw holds black belt/instructor ranking in multiple martial arts systems. He was awarded his Hachidan (8th degree
black belt) from the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in 2006. In January 2007 Christopher was inducted into Action Magazine Martial Arts Hall of Honors. And in June of 2008
Bashaw was inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame. Christopher has been a Registered Nurse for over 3 decades, including pediatrics, military, psychiatric, pain care, recovery room, occupational health, drug and alcohol recovery, psychiatry, case management, and rehabilitation. And over the last 30 years he
has become certified in a number of healing arts; as a Reiki Master/Teacher he has developed his own system, Kokoro Ryu Reiki System of Natural Healing; Christopher is also the founder of
Shugendo Yoga ©, a spiritual, gentle healing form of yoga. He has taken vows as a Buddhist Priest as well as being a professed Franciscan Friar HisHolyName@yolasite.com. He holds a H.Doctorate in Divinity as well as a PhD/MA and the title of Professor presented to him by the World Martial Arts hall of Fame. He incorporates western herbalism, internal and external Chi Kung healing, and mysticism into
his practice and teachings. He developed Koshonic Body Stress Release © and is now teaching it privately to select students who are opening their own successful practices.
(Professor) Brother Chris Bashaw, OFJ, RN
Chief Instructor
The Way Tai Chi System
