East Valley Karate Instructor is WHo's Who

EAST VALLEY HALL OF FAME martial artist was recently inducted into the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Who’s Who in the World, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Science and Engineering!


Retired kyoju (professor of Budo) from the University of Wyoming has been inducted in several Who's Who Compendium's for many accomplishments as a polymath in karate, kobudo, self-defense, samurai arts, geological sciences, education, writing, public speaking, art and astronomy.

Soke Hausel taught karate, jujutsu, kobudo, samurai arts and self-defense at the University of Wyoming for 30 years before moving to Arizona. Several dozen UW students, faculty and staff were awarded rank certificates by the Grandmaster, and many earned black belts and are teaching at various schools around the world.

Hausel, who is a North American Black Belt Hall of Fame, World Martial Arts Black Belt Hall of Fame (Malaysia), World Head of Society Hall of Fame (Philippines), Latin America Martial Arts Hall of Fame (Puerto Rico), World Karate Union Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania) and American Karate Association Hall of Fame (Ohio) inductee along with other Halls of Fame including the National Rock Hound and Lapidary Hall of Fame and the Milleniuum Hall of Fame was contacted by Fred Marks, editor-in0chief of Who’s Who in the World 2012 indicating that they have nominated Hausel for their prestigious biographical book again. Hausel has appeared in Who’s Who for nearly a dozen years.

Hall of Fame Grandmaster Hausel at Arizona School
of Traditional Karate in Mesa and Gilbert.

Photo by Kenrick Davis

Hausel has taught a few thousand students during his more than 45 year martial arts career while at four major universities including 30+ years at the University of Wyoming prior to opening the Arizona School of Traditional Karate in Mesa and the International Training Center for Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo. He is an award-winning artist, public speaker, writer and geologist in addition to martial arts.