Sensei Mills has appeared in television spots; news segments; and for the past 3 years has conducted a weekly local TV show featuring Isshin-ryu Karate, flexibility, self-defense, the Gracie grappling system and Free Sparring.  In August 1998 Mr. Mills was featured in Karate International Magazine doing a self-defense routine with the Okinawan/Isshin-ryu Tonfa.

For the past three years Sensei Mills has been associated with Chuck Norris in the "Kick Drugs out of the America" Campaign.  He is a staff member of the Martial Arts University (A three week martial arts instruction at Radford University, VA) and serves as the Senior Advisor for Isshin-ryu Karate at this University. He serves as a master instructor with other notable martial artists such as: Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Royce Gracie, Willie "Bam Bam" Johnson, Kathy Long Mark Coleman and many others.

Through the years, Mr. Mills has been associated with several martial arts organizations: United States Karate Association (Emeritus); American Okinawan Karate Association (Emeritus); International Isshin-ryu Karate Association V.P. Emeritus, I. I. K. A. Hall of Fame, Emeritus (First person to ever hold the Office of Vice Chairman); Tennessee Karate Circuit, Vice-President; American Independent Karate Instructors Association.

Sensei Mills holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Century University, Los Angeles, CA. He is active in the community and church activities. He is married to Dot Mills and the father of Todd Mills, a San-Dan in Isshin-ryu. Karate and a freshman at Tennessee Technical University.

Sensei Mills is a Vietnam Veteran. He received five campaign stars as a decorated soldier and received the Army Commendation Medal for his service. While in Vietnam he trained with the Korean Ranger Division.

Mr. Mills was awarded the rank of Ku-Dan on August 26, 1994 by a panel of five Master Isshin-ryu Instructors all of the rank of Roku Dan and higher and the United Martial Arts Association. This rank has been recognized by the I.I.K.A.

Master Mills has over forty years in Isshin-ryu. and is authoring a book entitled "Isshin-ryu and Jujitsu" By Master Pete Mills. It is expected to be published in November 2002.

Mr. Mills is the head of the Universal Isshin-ryu family and has already certified over 27 black belts to teach Isshin-ryu Jujitsu techniques this year alone.

James E. Ogle

Inducted in 2004

 Mr. Ogle has been associated with Isshin-Ryu Karate for thirty-one years and is very dedicated to the system.  He presently holds the rank of Hachi Dan.   He has been a competitor in numerous tournaments since 1975 and won many trophies.    However, he relishes the friendships that he has developed through tournament attendance more than the trophies.  He is also a conscientious referee believing that everyone should be treated equally and fairly.  When he is taking a break from refereeing, you can find him walking around the tournament area encouraging competitors and fellowshipping with his comrades.  He has also been very active in promoting Isshin-Ryu through demonstrations and seminars.

 Fighting is Mr. Ogle’s forte.  His first instructor, Master Pete Mills, recognized this in August 1973, when Mr. Ogle registered with his class.  Kata was just something he did not have time for, but being a disciplined instructor, Master Mills structured his class so that James always had to run his charts and kata before sparring.  This somehow became routine for him and as of today he usually conducts his class in the same manner and teaches his students the importance of kata.  He has learned to appreciate every aspect of the art as long as it is practical. 

Isshin-Ryu karate is Mr. Ogles first and foremost art.  However, he has been blessed to also be able to learn from other instructors and systems.  He has cross-trained in Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian Ju-jitsu, and Goshen Ju-jitsu (in which he holds a Ni-Dan rank).  

In Radford, Virginia at the Martial Arts University, hosted at the Radford University campus, Mr. Ogle served as an associate staff member along with Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Hoyce Gracie, Willie “Bam Bam” Johnson, Mark Coleman, Mark Kerr, Pete Mills, and Jerry Beasley.  He has worked out with other martial artist outside of Isshin-Ryu such as:  Mr. Kim, Russ Hanky, Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti, and others.  Mr. Ogle is a co-founder of the Southern Pankration Competition Circuit, along with Master Butch Hill.  He is the president of the Universal Isshin-Ryu Family, an organization for black belts only.  He is also a member of the United States Judo Association.

In 2002, Mr. Ogle was selected “Isshin-Ryu Sensei of Sensei.”  In 2003, the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame selected him as “Master Instructor of the Year.”