Doc Mariner is Back !!!!!!

Sensei Byron Mariner is one of the strongest men whom Sensei Gagnon has ever played karate.  Especially noteworthy are the massive fists which Dr. Mariner covered with callus from doing Tamishiwara (breaking) and knuckle training for years and years.

Last year, Sensei suffered from a stroke.  May 2nd, 2004  is the first occasion on which he was able to return to a formal seminar (on Chinto led by Sensei Advincula and hosted by Sensei Glen Wargo of the Peaceful Valley Dojo in Rockaway, NJ.

EMT Gagnon was the first to treat Sensei Mariner last year, and with rapid response, may have saved him a great deal more difficulty.  Gagnon always carries O2 and all legal apparatus for helping others in a Good Samaritan capacity.