Shihan Pearlman began his martial arts training in May of 1988. He quickly moved up the ranks and earned his 1st black belt in 1990. Since then he has achieved 5th degree black belt ranking in karate and 4th degree black belt ranking in Judo. Because he is the head of a recognized system he was awarded his 7th degree black belt grade in both Shobukan Karate and Shobukan Judo/Jujutsu from The World Organizer of Martial Arts in Saudi Arabia and the Phillipines. When he began his journey in the arts he was 44 years of age, proving that you are never too old to learn.