It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Sensei Devorah Wear Dometrich Herbst (Debbie-San). In recent years, many students of the U.S. Chito-kai had the great opportunity to learn from Sensei Debbie at several clinics where she instructed us in the Sai and Bo. She had a lifetime of experience and knowledge in both karate (Chito-ryu) and kobudo (Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai) and was a "no-nonsense" instructor that expected the best out of her students and wouldn't hesitate to challenge them to do better. More recently, Sensie...