Eugene Magedson
Circa 2005 — Source: Eugene Magedson  (web)

Hanshi - 8th Dan - Director of the Okinawan Goju Ryu Kenkyu Kai Federation and the Chief Instructor of the Pfendler Family.  As a lifelong dedicated athlete, he originally found the Okinawa-Te style of karate to be an excellent form of exercise as well as an efficient way to control weight, since he was previously a weight lifting international competitor.  This experience led to his training in the Shotokan style but by 1966 he became extremely impressed with Goju Ryu after meeting Sensei Gogen Yamaguchi and decided to convert.  He eventually earned his black belt from Gogen Yamaguchi "the cat" in the art that he still practices to this very day - Goju Ryu.  In 1990, he had the good fortune to be introduced to Master Morio Higaonna.  Sensei Higaonna's impeccable integrity and knowledge has been passed down to him and thus to the Pfendler Family.