Rank: 7th Dan
School: St. Peter's College Isshinryu Karate
Shihan George Strydio, Shichi Dan (7th degree black belt) Isshin
Ryu Karate
George Strydio is a retired Airborne Freight Union Representative. During his
High School years he was All County and All State athletic both in football
and baseball.
He began his martial arts training in the early 1960's studying Judo. He started
Isshin Ryu Karate training in 1969 under Master Robert Mansfield of Jersey City,
NJ. He is still active reaching the rank of Shichi Dan. Besides teaching at
the local Dojo he has taught at the Jersey City Police Academy assisting Master
Robert Mansfield. He also taught in many non profits self defense for women
throughout various communities. He is one of the top instructors, which is purely
non profit, at the Saint Peter's College Isshin Ryu Dojo under Sensei Robert
Mansfield.
Besides Isshin Ryu he has studied other martial arts such as Judo, Street Combat
(Senitori), Dekiti Tirsia Sirada system (Kali), Taizan-Ryu, Goshin-Jutsu, Boxing
and Weapons (Bo, Sai, Cane).
George has received the following awards: inducted into the 2000 Grand Master
Don Nagle Hall of Fame, inducted into the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall
of Fame in 2003, the Gary Alexander 2003 International Association Humanitarian
Award, the Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame Spirit Award in 2004, and
he is receiving at the 2005 Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame Dinner
Awards the 2005 AMAM Humanitarian Award for his work with the Community Cancer
Group, which he founded in 2002.
George has been fighting his cancer since 1997 with the last several years of
remission, however the cancer is back. He's having treatments and is very weak.
He founded the Community Cancer Support Group in the fall of 2002. Their motto
is “Cancer Patients That Are Friends”. This group started out with a small group
of volunteers of support team of physicians, nurses and people living with cancer.
Today this group has grown to approximately 100 plus with an account of $30,000.00,
which is geared for the group.
The organization provides a library of books, videos and magazines of interest
to people with cancer, as well as computers, motivational speakers, dietitians
and even comic relief. He seeks out experts in various fields, such as financial
planning and cosmetology, to speak at meetings.
The group collects toys, clothes and games for young cancer patients at the
Cancer Institute of N.J., Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center of N.J., Morristown
Memorial Hospital and other facilities where Hudson County youngsters go for
treatment. His group is in the process of forming a Children's Club. This group
would take field trips to circus, zoos and ballgames under the sponsorship of
his group.