Hidehiko "Hidy" Ochiai is a Japanese-born martial arts instructor, author, and actor, residing in Broome County, NY. Hidy Ochiai is credited with establishing the Washin-Ryu

Washin-Ryu Karate-Do

Washin-Ryu , meaning "harmony with truth," is a style of karate brought to the United States by Hidy Ochiai . Its headquarters is in Vestal, NY just outside of Binghamton. However, there are many branch schools throughout the Northeast. With 13 branches in New York, 2 each in Connecticut and...

 style of Karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

-Do in the United States. Winner of the United States Grand National Karate Championship five consecutive times, Hidy Ochiai has also been inducted twice, (Man of the Year, Instructor of the Year), into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame.

Books authored

Hidy Ochiai is the author of several self-defense books, and has also translated Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age...

's The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings

is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its...

. His entire published works are:

• The Essence Of Self-Defense
• Hidy Ochiai's Living Karate
• Hidy Ochiai's Self-Defense For Kids: A Guide For Parents and Teachers
• Hidy Ochiai's Complete Book of Self-Defense
• A Way To Victory: The Annotated Book of Five Rings

Filmography

Ochiai also has had somewhat of an acting career and has appeared in a few martial arts films and television programs. They include:

• Karate Cops (1988)
• Fight to Win
  Fight to Win
  Fight to Win is an album by Nigerian musician Femi Kuti released in mid-October 2001.-Track listing:# "Do Your Best "# "Walk on the Right Side"# "Traitors of Africa"# "Tension Grip Nigeria"# "'97"# "Fight to Win Fight to Win is an album by Nigerian musician Femi Kuti released in mid-October...
  
  (1987)
• Enter the Dragon
  Enter the Dragon
  Enter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts co-production with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros. studios, directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly and John Saxon. This is Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973...
  
  (1973)
• Fist of Fury
  Fist of Fury
  Fist of Fury, formerly known as The Chinese Connection and The Iron Hand in the United States, is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lo Wei. It starred Bruce Lee in his second major film after The Big Boss...
  
  (1972)
• Kung Fu (TV series)
  Kung Fu (TV series)
  Kung Fu is an American television series that starred David Carradine. It was created by Ed Spielman, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe, and developed by Herman Miller, who was also a writer for, and co-producer of, the series...
  
  (1972)

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