of his tour Advincula was assigned to Parris Island, SC from April 1970 until January 1975 at which time he was once again stationed on Okinawa. It was during this period, on May 1, that Kichiro Shimabuku opened his Kinaka dojo and hosted a Grand Opening. Advincula encouraged Shimabuku to attend and one of the last pictures of Shimabuku was taken as he left the event. Additional martial arts highlights 1977 Co-founded the United Isshin-ryu Karate Association with Harold Mitchum. 1983 Made three Escrima Videos for Panther Productions. 1986 Published author in Black Belt Magazine & Wholeheart News. 1987 Black Belt Magazine Co-instructor of the year with Ray Dalke. 1988 Featured in Karate/Kung-fu Illustrated. 1996 Commemorated 50th anniversary in the martial arts. 2001 Co-founded the Isshinkai (Isshin-ryu Karatedo & Kobudo & TOMO NO KAI) with Kensho Tokumura 2002 Created Video (now DVD) series of instruction on Isshin-ryu Karate and Kobudo. 2008 Commemorated 50th anniversary in Isshin-ryu Karate. Martial arts legacy Advincula began hosting Okinawan cultural tours in April 1994. He takes small groups to Okinawa to meet, train and socialize with friends, family and Okinawan Martial Artists. One of the primary purposes of the tours is to give those participating an opportunity to learn about and experience the culture of Okinawa, as his teacher, Shimabuku requested: "Even if we cannot promote friendship between Okinawa and America through karate, my true hope is that if karate becomes popular in the U.S.A. and Hawaii, then Okinawa would also become more well understood." On one of these tours, April 15, 1999, Shimabuku's second son Shinsho (Ciso) presented Advincula with his father's bo cover. In January 2005 the government of Okinawa held the "Okinawa Karate and Kobudo Exchange Symposium". This symposium was organized to educate and demonstrate the difference between Japanese and Okinawan karate. Guests were invited from several of the different prefectures in Japan, and one guest from each of the following countries Argentina, France, Germany, Iraq, and Advincula from the United States. He was one of only five people from outside of Okinawa and Japan selected to attend. Additional accomplishments 1987 to 1993 - Body Management Coach (body mechanics) of the San Diego Chargers (NFL) Football Team. 1992 Designed Fighting Knife (FleshEAteR) for knife maker, Jim Hammond. 1994 Interviewed by CNN as knife expert on O.J. Simpson case. 1994 Flesheater knife plays a major role in the 1994 action novel, The Reckoning,