On June 12, 1972 I stepped into Sensei Hodgkiss's dojo located at the Lower Bucks County YMCA in Fairless Hills. I followed him to the Salvation Army in Appletree, to Truman High School in Bristol, to Gallee Village on Penn Valley Road, to his dojo's in Newtown. I missed one class from the time that I started till shodan and that was for a good reason, it was a Led Zeppelin concert. I watched, I listened, I read every thing that I could get my hands on pertaining to the martial arts. I trained with the best and some famous martial artist's, yet none compare to Bill. He was my guide, a mentor and an inspiration to me on my journey of a thousand miles. He has moved on now, a little bit ahead of us, a little further down the path. God Bless and Rest in Peace Sensei. You will be greatly missed.
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