Roy Kenneth Kamen began studying Isshinryu Karate in 1965. His first Karate teacher was his brother, Robert Mark Kamen, creator and writer of “The Karate Kid”. Then, after a time studying Shotokan Karate under Toyotaro Miyazaki, he earned his second degree black belt in Traditional Okinawan GoJu-Ryu Karate and a first degree black belt in Okinawan Kobudo (Traditional Okinawan weaponry) in 1981 from Master Seikichi Toguchi, a first-generation student of the founder of GoJu-Ryu Grand Master Chojun Miyagi and Master Seiko Higa. Mr. Kamen currently holds an eighth-degree black belt awarded by Chi-I-Do International Chairman and Chief Instructor Kow Loon Ong, and authored the book: “Karate – Beneath The Surface”.

Mr. Kamen co-owns and operates Kamen Entertainment Group, Inc., a New York City based Entertainment Production company together with Marina Kamen, a Grammy Nominated Recording Artist and Certified Fitness Trainer. Kamen Entertainment Group has Produced over 40,000 Radio, Television, Films, Fitness, Music and Live Theater Productions winning over 140 industry awards. The Kamens have worked with hundreds of celebrities. Clients include: Verizon, American Express, Mercedes, Jet Blue, Kelloggs, Disney, Hasbro, AT&T, Sony, Priceline, Lancome, Kelloggs, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Kamen have been married for over thirty-eight years and have three adult children.