Arizona KARATE INSTRUCTOR - A Who’s Who

Grandmaster Hausel of Gilbert, Arizona, demonstrates rare Hakutsuru Shorin-Ryu karate (White Crane Karate) at Chinese New Year Celebration at the University of Wyoming.

Arizona Karate Instructor, Soke Hausel of Gilbert, Arizona, a member of several Halls of Fame, will now be included in the 29^th edition of Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2012). The Hall of Fame instructor from Mesa, Arizona was contacted by Fred Marks, editor-in-chief of Marquis Who’s Who in the World  indicating that they have elected for inclusion in their prestigious biographical reference on the more productive people in the world. Soke appeared in Who’s Who in the World 2011 as well as Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.

The Grandmaster was selected because of accomplishments as a polymath that include  martial arts, geology, public speaking, astronomy, art, and author. As a martial artist, he was promoted to Grandmaster of Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo (Seiyo Kai) in 1999. In 2004, he was promoted to 10^th dan black belt (red belt) In the past, he taught martial arts at four universities before opening the Arizona School of Traditional Karate and Seiyo Kai Hombu at 60 W. Baseline in Mesa.

In the past, the grandmaster was inducted into several Halls of Fame including the 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) for martial arts and the National Rock Hound and Lapidary Hall of Fame and Millennium Hall of Fame for geological sciences, teaching and writing.

He has been awarded teaching achievements by international martial arts associations including Instructor of the Year, International Instructor of the Year and Grandmaster Instructor of the Year.



Early photo of then Sensei Hausel at the University of Utah with geophysicist Tim Smith, demonstrating yoko tobi geri (flying side kick).  Soke Hausel jokes that he flew so fast that much of his hair fell out and turned gray.

Soke began training in karate in 1964 and has since taught at four differnt universities and several health clubs. He currently operates the Hombu for Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Seiyokai in Mesa.

Soke Hausel poses at the Utah Gasuku in East Canyon Resort, Utah.

WHO's WHO Acknowledges Mesa Karate Instructor

Noted geologist, writer, lecturerm artist and martial artist, Soke Hausel was awarded membership in Who’s Who in the Science & Engineering 2011-2012 (11th edition) for contributions to the geological sciences, writing and public speaking. Since Who’s Who began publishing this prestigious biographical reference book and awards, Hausel has been inducted into seven of the Science editions. He has also been inducted into Who’s Who in the West, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in the 21st Century, Living Science, Great Minds of the 21st Century and 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century. But how does a grandmaster of martial arts end up in Who's Who in Science and Engineering for geological science? Easy suggested Hausel - "one must learn which rocks to 'break; and which ones not to 'break' ".

Grandmaster Hausel teaches his students tameshiwari as he does most every spring or fall - the breaking of rocks.

He is only one of a handful of geologists in history to discover several major mineral deposits that include gold, colored gemstones and diamonds. His discoveries included a major gold deposit in Wyoming and also a world-class gold deposit in Alaska. Because of being a contract research geologist, he was unable to benefit financially from any of his research.

It may take many decades to realize how valuable some of these are. For instance, two of the gold deposits found in 1981 and 1988 in Wyoming and Alaska are just now in the exploration stage. And his discoveries of world-class colored gemstone deposits in the central Laramie Mountains remain unmapped and mostly unexplored due to questionable dealings of the state of Wyoming and the past Democrat administration.

Soke Hausel, former VP of US Exploration for Aussie
 Diamond Company, DiamonEx Ltd.

Prior to 1977, Wyoming was thought to be gem-poor other than jade. Today, Wyoming is considered to be the Gem Capital of North America, because of dozens of gemstone discoveries made over 30 years of mapping and research. Wyoming is now known for diamonds, ruby, sapphire, water sapphire (iolite) and numerous other gem deposits.

As an author of >1000 books, professional papers, magazine articles, abstracts and geological maps, and >1,000 km2 of original geological mapping, he stands alone.

He has been presented numerous awards over the years including the President's Award, the Archimedes's Award of Geological Sciences, the Wyoming Geological Association's Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the National Rock Hound Hall of Fame and Millennium Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into 13 other Halls of Fame for Martial Arts.