Al Yisrael was born and raised in the inner city of Southwest Philadelphia. He was socialized through first hand exposure to the negative aspects of inner-city life. As a young child, Al always dreamt of doing martial arts. He studied the Martial Sciences of Ryu Kyu Kenpo Karate, Aiki Jujitsu, Kendo, and (Okinawa) Kobujutsu at an early age and participated in tournaments (Kata/Kumite) and event demonstrations. By the age of 14, he was competing against adults, without the modern-day sparring equipment which would be considered unsafe today.  That type of training developed good defense skills and a sense of awareness whether in competition or confronted on the street.

 

Al thrives to achieve self-perfection within Martial Sciences. As a result of loving parents and hard instructors at the martial arts center, he became a productive citizen and later a United States Marine. While in the Marine Corps he traveled the world, was trained by wise Martial Science Masters and went on to be accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School.  Following his honorable discharge from the Marines, Al worked in various private security, law enforcement and protection services. While Al has received numerous awards and recognition for his teaching and techniques, he most loves teaching children. In his words, they are the future.

 

His journey of over 40 years of Martial Sciences led Al to the existence and philosophy of OGIN and its’ evolved Martial Science for nothing is created nor destroyed merely transformed or presented in a different light. Like the black hole, the OGIN is stellar in appearance and performance. The OGIN practitioner does not fight the person, but rather pulls in and disrupts the systems of the attacker. Is OGIN a spiritual, physical, psychological, internal, external, supernatural, or purely scientifically created martial science? It is in fact, all and none of these at the same time, it is the connection with one’s self and the universe.

 

Welcome to OGIN!