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William Scott Shamblin begain his training in Isshin-Ryu karate on November 16, 1973, under the instruction of J.C. Burris in Athens, Tennessee. His study continued with Angi Uezu, first in 1987, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and again in 1993 as Mr. Shamblin traveled to and trained in Okinawa. He has also been a long-time student of the late Allen Wheeler of Powell, Tenessee. Mr. Shamblin has studied Torite Jutsu with Rick Moneymaker for 15 years, as well as Sport Jujitsu with Tony Maynard and Tae Kwon Do with Ben Kiker. His thirst for knowledge seems never-ending as he has participated in seminars with: Bill Wallace, Joe Lewis, John Chung, Rich Mooney, Tom Muncy, George Dillman, Remy Presas, Wally Jay, Harold Mitchum, Sherman Harrill, Dale Kirby, Harold Long, George Alexander, and Hidy Ocihi.       Highlights in his tournament career include being the first recipient of the Mike Hammonds Award in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the winner of the 1974 Isshin-Ryu Junior Championships held at the Knoxville Civic Colliseum. He was the first person at the Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame Tournament to ever win first place in weapons, kata, and kumite as well as Grand Champion in kata/weapons and kumite. Mr. Shamblin was the youngest black belt to win the kata Grand Championship at the Battle of Nashville. He was the overall champion in weapons, kata, and kumite for the Tennessee Karate Circuit in 1990. That same year, he participated in the sparring and his 5-man sparring team took the silver. He belonged to the first American team to ever win a medal in this event. At the 1999 AAU Nationals, he received the bronze medal for kata, silver for weapons, and brought home the gold for fighting. He was undefeated in fighting that year at the state, regional, and national levels.

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