(Shibumi in Japanese means "effortless perfection;"
it is the swan floating on the lake,
active, dynamic, yet serene, and full of grace.)

Shannon Phelps designs and tailors workshops and three-dimensional seminars especially suited for executives who are dedicated to working in the fast-paced, sophisticated business world of the Pacific Basin, where the attributes of effortless perfection are revered.

He has unprecedented qualifications to counsel and train business executives in every profession. First, reread his resume to appreciate the range and scope of his experience. He believes that any success is found within yourself; therefore, knowing yourself is the key to every successful executive. Knowing others is the next most important ingredient to professional and personal success and this is why Shannon entitles his programs, "Understanding Human Behavior," or using the jargon of his martial arts program, he might say, "Let's learn what makes that animal tick." His approach is wholistic in that he explores human behavior through the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual dimensions.

In dealing in the international business world, Shannon realizes that just being a "people person" falls shallow in the face of high powered international entrepreneurs. He wants to put the "arrows in your quiver" which will make you a highly regarded "corporate warrior."

It should be quite obvious that The Temple of the Full Autumn Moon will be no mere karate studio. The name itself is a dedication to the Buddhist temple located in the New Territories near Kowloon, China where Kawika Sensei lived and trained for two years after he left Vietnam.

This academy will offer the very highest of the Japanese and Chinese martial arts traditions and is, therefore, absolutely dedicated to a first class program and a first class facility unprecedented and impossible to copy.

This program cannot be duplicated in scope, intensity or direction. The Temple of the Full Autumn Moon:

Has a 10th Degree Master teaching every class.

Teaches the authentic ancient secret Arts.

Offers the complete list of martial arts weapons, both Chinese and Japanese.

Has access to the very rare Japanese, Hawaiian and Chinese grandmasters who will periodically come and personally teach and lecture to the students.

Offers extended seminars to business executives taught in Hawaii, which include martial art training, meditation and self actualization programs.

Provides the quality of spiritual direction and holistic dimension of these ancient arts which can be so vital in a community where youth discipline and positive values are so emphasized.

Housewives, children, teenagers, professional people, military, police, diplomats, the elderly, the family, and those needing special one-on-one counseling and practice have all benefited from the Headmaster's programs over the years. We have noticed a tremendous interest from former students, and black belts, of other schools who have found him to teach what their previous schools promised but could not deliver. In fact, Kawika Sensei has martial arts black belts who are instructors of their own schools from several different traditions as private students.

Everything about the Academy is intended to be a reflection of the highest regard for quality and beauty. The facility itself is the first impression one has of a school, therefore, a great amount of thought and planning have gone into expressing the ambiance of a martial arts temple.

The school also extends beyond its own walls and participates in public service projects, seminars, workshops, and exhibitions. The very nature of the way Headmaster presents these arts guarantees that the Temple of the Full Autumn Moon is a valued stabilizing force in the community from which every range of citizen may truly benefit.

The academy is a unique center of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual development. In the True Arts, there is no limit - there is no area of human endeavor that the master does not address, therefore, there is no one who cannot benefit from the teaching.

This art is not for anyone - it is for everyone