Founder Wu-wei Mushin Mo-wai system |
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Minister Joseph Cowles, Ph.D. |
Prof. Cowles is a man of great faith and has influenced many,
many young minds over the years. He used the skills GOD gave him and turned them into wonderful tools with which to do GOD's
work. He will always hold a dear place within the founders of this church. Prof. was a personal student of Bruce Lee prior to the formation
of the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Seattle Chinatown District in Washington, as such he was listed as a Charter/Permanent
Member of that school. He founded the Wu-Wei /Mo-Wai/ Mushin system of self defense and was chartered under Soke Albert Church.
He has also been associated with other martial arts greats like Wally Jay, Joe Purcell, and Tony Annesi to name but a few.
He has served in the US MARINE CORP and the US Navy and he has retired from the US Postal Service. He currently resides in
Idaho where he is still teaching and preaching.
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Mushin Cross |
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Copyright Emblem |
Above is the Mushin Cross. The base emblem is the design
and creation of Prof. Joseph Cowles and the cross was later added by unanimous vote of the Mushin Kan Council under the direction
of "Coach" Douvillier and with Prof. Cowles avid blessing. Though it looks similar to the Yin/Yang symbol, if you look
closer you will see that it is not. Our symbol has both spiritual and martial application. On the spiritual side it symbolizes
that Christ is the center of our being and all the turmoil of the world, both our's and other's sin nature i.e. anger,
intolerance, pride,sins of the flesh etc. is either swirling in at us or being spun out from us. If; however, we keep
our focus centered to Christ we can maintain our serene and calm center(much like the eye of the hurricane.) The martial side has pretty much the same application.
Romans
8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Matthew
10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear HIM which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.
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Soke-dai |
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John Douvillier |
"Coach" John Douvillier is another principled man of GOD. He
served in the US Army and has a daughter and Son-In-Law in the US Marines. He is Prof. Cowles' Student and lineal successor
and also the lineal successor in the Bei Koku AibuJutsu System. He has served the martial art community for over 40 years
and is still doing so. Striving to input Christ wherever he can. "Coach" Douvillier has announced through his rank certificates,
School Charters, Instructor Certificates and Class Prayers only to name a few, his dedication to the CHRIST. It is with much
reverence and respect that he is included as a primary influence behind the founding of our church.
"Coach" is teaching in Midwest
City, OK. @ Haggerty's
Martial Arts Center 224 South Sooner Road Midwest City, OK 73110 He had been
sharing his knowledge with the armed forces in Kuwait. Clicking on his picture will link you to his bio and more detailed
background info.
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