Simeone George Pesare (February 18, 1939 – October 14, 2012) was an American martial artist born in Providence, Rhode Island.

[1] Overcoming a childhood spent in and out of Rhode Island's reform schools,[1] Pesare entered the military and emerged with training as a jet mechanic and an interest in martial arts.

[1] In 1958 he moved to California, where he met Victor “Sonny” Gascon, a founder of Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu [2][3] and trained with his student Joe Blacquerra.

[5] Known for grueling training and three-day-long black belt tests,[6] Pesare soon gained a reputation and attracted many students.

Among the few who completed his demanding curriculum were the influential martial artists Roger Carpenter, Nick Cerio, Linda Herzog, Armen Garo, Dr. Gilman Whiting, Marc Ayotte, Kurtis Parisi, Steve Nugent, and Donna L. Vinbury, the first woman to obtain a 10th –degree black belt in kenpo.