 On April, 1980 he retires from being Chief of the Fire Department in Satsumasendai.He dedicated his whole life to the practice and teaching of Karatedo and was the So-shihan (Supreme Master) of Nihon Koden Shindo Ryu until his death on September 16, 2003.Before his death in 2003, he gave Felton Messina the rank of So Shihan and left him in charge of the style outside Japan.