Bob Pruitt
Bob Pruitt is a martial artist of 15 years who began his study of the arts with Wado-Ryu Karate Do. In his early years he obtained a third dan (black belt degree) in Japanese Karate and a third dan in Japanese Jujutsu. In the Kiyojute Ryu, Bob has achieved sandan kyoshi (3rd degree senior instructor) in Kempo (the unified art), kyoshi (senior instructor) in bukiho kempo kobujutsu (weapons use), sandan kyoshi (third degree senior instructor) in juho kempo jujutsu (throwing, locking , choking), ikkyu sempai (1st class brown belt senior) in goho kempo karate, nikkyu (2nd class brown belt) in aikiho kempo jujutsu, mokuroku (catalog) in nimpo kempo kobujutsu, and the rank of sifu (teacher) in Tsung Shi Tai Chi Chuan. He is the Dojocho (school president) of the Arawa Kage Kan (sun-and-shadow school), the only Kiyojute Ryu Dojo in Tennessee.