William Durbin

Quick Facts

Full Name	William Durbin
Occupation	Teacher
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1953(1953-12-31)
Age	71
Birthplace	Bardstown
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Sagittarius

William Durbin Biography

William Durbin is one of the most popular and richest Teacher who was born on December 31, 1953 in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States. American minister of the baptist faith as well as a martial arts artist. He established Kiyojute Ryu Kempo Bugei which is a variation of Kempo in 1982. He taught from the Christian viewpoint.

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Kiyojute Ryu Kempo is built on the philosophy developed by Durbin in the 1970s. He coined the term “Kiyojute” to describe this philosophy of martial arts. The stated goal of Kiyojute Ryu is to train person through martial arts to have a closer relationship with God, a positive and healthy outlook on life, and to be gentle and compassionate in their actions with their fellow man, hence “spiritually positive gentle hand/person”.

Durbin was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father Richard P Durbin Sr. was a veteran of World War II and his mother Harvie Brown Haynes was bedridden for most of Durbin’s childhood due to health issues. Durbin has stated that he decided to dedicate his life to the ministry at the age of fourteen during a baptist revival. After several incidents he began his martial arts studies in Bardstown, Kentucky with instructor Richard Stone, originally learning Kodokan Judo, at the age of sixteen. When he left for college in 1971, he along with Bob Sester (a Shotokan Karate student), and Bos Bosmar (also with the Kodokan) started Campbellsville College Martial Arts Club at Campbellsville University. During his time with the college, Durbin has stated that he studied various other forms of martial arts (while being unable to cite any third party sources) including; Shotokan Karate, Isshin-ryu, Goju Ryu, Shorin-ryu, Aikikai Aikido, Ninjutsu, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and T’ai chi ch’uan.

His father was an World War II veteran and his mother suffered from numerous illnesses during his early years, which led her to become in bed for a long time.

William Durbin Net Worth

William Durbin is one of the richest Teacher from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Durbin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his martial arts when he reached 16 and joined the Campbellsville College Martial Arts Club at Campellsville University in 1971.

He has been writer for a variety of martial arts magazines , including Black Belt Magazine.

William Paul Durbin Jr. (born December 31, 1953) is a martial artist and Baptist minister, known for founding Kiyojute Ryu Kempo Bugei (気楊柔手流拳法武芸 , Kiyōjūte-ryū Kenpō Bugei) , meaning “spiritually positive gentle person system of martial arts”, a form of Kempo, in 1982. It is a Gendai Budō martial art in the James Mitose lineage intended to provide for all aspects of self-defense. The Hombu Dojo, or headquarters, is located in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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In 1986, Kiyojute Ryu opened its first dojo in Frankfort, as Durbin’s own dojo switched from officially being a Juko Kai dojo to being a Kiyojute Ryu dojo. Durbin’s aim was to create an art that reflects his Baptist and moral values, and places an emphasis on self-defense, compassion for ones fellow man, and responsible use of force rather than on aggression, destruction, or hurting others. Durbin point to historical martial arts masters such as Morihei Ueshiba combined spiritual training along with physical training, and that many masters were also clergy. Durbin was inspired in what he describes as a Tenshin Sho or where he received a divine inspiration to teach the martial arts. His teachings and techniques were devised in an attempt to pass along this inspiration and as he describes it “how to love and live at peace”. He describes this in his writings as “seeing the light”. [2]

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