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Frank Argelander - Is an American martial arts practitioner, promoter, instructor and founder of the SeishinDo Karate style. Argelander an accomplished weapons expert, is noted for his heart dropping exhibitions with the Samurai Sword, performing his first live show slicing watermelons blindfolded in 1977 at the Sierra Madre Theater, in Sierra Madre, Ca. The Martial Arts Show was hosted by promoter Gary Gayle.
 
SeishinDo Karate
Artist ~ Paul Airhart reperduction of the original SeishinDo Karate Crest used from 1980-1984

Frank Argelander ~ would appear in 1979 as a special guest on the "Good Morning LA Show" hosted by Regis Philbin. Argelander would slice watermelons off the stomachs of two students; actor David Hess and Gary Temple while lying between chairs. Regis Philbin the third victim, stood standing while pressing the watermelon against his stomach. Argelander would then put on a black blind fold and proceeded to slice with a Samurai Sword, the three watermelons one by one off the stomachs of each individual. Argelander was one of only several at the time that performed this demonstration live, and to-date the only one to slice a watermelon off a notable person like Regis Philbin "Live on TV".
Frank "Argelander" Landers
Portrait by - Terry McConnell - 1990
 
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Frank Argelander - 1979 Regis Philbin show
  
 
   
  Frank "Argelander" Landers  
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~ Seishindo - 1979 - 1984
~ SeishinDo Karate - 1979 - 1984
~ SeishinDo Kenpo System - 1984 to present
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Frank Argelanders humble apology to the art of ~ KARATE ~
Frank Argelander ~ Like many others would use the name "Karate", because of it's general universal acceptance to represent all martial arts during the time period of 1970's and earlier. Ed Parker would originally name his new art "Kenpo Karate", for the same reason.
 
 

Karate - is a great and historical martial art system, with many great practitioners, and its "NAME" should be only used by those martial artist who follow it's traditons and discipline as set forth by it's founders.

   
 
Sincerly, Honorable Senior Grandmaster Seishindo Kenpo, Frank Landers (aka Frank Argelander)
 
 

Dana MacKay
 
 
Frank Argelander changed his name in 1979, and is known as Frank Landers.
 

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