I was born and raised in Lindenhurst, Long Island, NY.  Prior to entering Jr. High I inquired about Karate from one of my friend's brother in law, Louis Coletti who I knew trained in Karate. He told me of his training history under Hanshi Ed McGrath and he began teaching me Isshinryu Karate for about two years. I later moved to Tampa, Florida and could not find an Isshinryu school and entered into Taekwondo & Hapkido, and earned my black belts, opened my own school and later formed a Hapkido Federation.   In 2006 I had located Hanshi McGrath's website and sent him an email explaining who I was and told him of my original instructor and my martial arts journey. He said he remembered my instructor and invited me to come visit, and train with he and some of his top black belts to demonstrate my style of Hapkido. So in 2006 Master Ehnle traveled to Long Island and gave a Hapkido seminar on Long Island at the Smithtown Isshinryu Dojo. Hanshi McGrath,  Master Frank Black and his students welcomed me like family, they were extremely respectful, open minded and highly skilled. It was truly an honor to train with these distinguished Isshinryu stylists under the legendary Hanshi Ed McGrath. This trip was going back to my original Long Island Isshinryu roots to train with my instructor's instructor! I have trained with many famous martial arts Masters and Grandmasters, but this was an absolute thrill and the highlight of my martial arts career to train on Long Island with this distinguished group of Isshinryu Karateka and the legendary Hanshi Ed McGrath. This was the trip of a lifetime for me, and something I will cherish for the rest of my life.