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By Tracy Warrener Van KruistumA renaissance man of the Martial arts, Sensei Peter Urban, was born in New Jersey in 1934. He served in the United State Navy during WWII as an Intelligence officer. Whi ...
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Peter Urban 1934 – 2004“America’s First Tenth Dan”Peter George Urban was an American
martial artist. He is considered the father of the Karate styles American Gōjū-ryū and U.S.A. Gōjū-ryū. Urban was ...
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My Memories of Sensei Peter Urbanby Tracy WarrenerGrowing up in the Martial arts I had had many opportunities to meet and train with some worldrenowned martial artists. At least 2-3 times per y ...
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"The Man Who Knew No Fear"Peter Urban 1934-2004By Ogalthorpe P. BushmasterUndoubtedly there has never been anyone who has been able to
fill the shoes of the legendary Peter Urban.
As they say “whe ...
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Photo #1 Peter Urban and George CofieldPhoto # 2 Fumeo DemuraPhoto # 3 Sea Oh Choi* All photos courtesy of Emil Farkas and The Beverly Hills Karate Academy ...
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Aaron Banks 1928 – 2013“The Creator of the Greatest Martial Arts Show of All Time”Aaron Banks is a martial artist born in 1928 in Bronx, New York. He would die in the year 2013.He has brought
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Part OneThe Kiai of a MasterBy Don WarrenerHis Kiai was simple “NOW”! That is it.. that simple.As a true martial artist, we must learn to “live in the now.This is the only time that matters.” said th ...
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“Mr. Mighty Might”Great Grandmaster Sihak Henry Cho was
a taekwondo pioneer and instructor with the ranking of 9th dan.
He is recognized as one of the originators to introduce
Asian martial arts ...
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Sihak Henry Cho 1934 – 2012“Mr. Mighty Might”Great Grandmaster Sihak Henry Cho was
a taekwondo pioneer and instructor with the ranking of 9th dan.
He is recognized as one of the originators to int ...
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Chuck Merriman was born in
Connecticut and beganhis martial arts training in Judo in 1960 under Korean
Judo master Soo H’Wang and Nakabayashi Sadaki Sensei’s.Soon after in 1962 he started
into kar ...
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The K ...
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Advanced Training Of Martial ArtistsWhat is advanced training in martial arts?For those of you who have over 40 years in the game I am sure you have asked yourself this question as did I.I was lucky ...
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The JKABy Tracy Warrener Van KruistumThe Japan Karate Association was founded in 1949 by a group of Gichin Funakoshi’s senior students; Isao Obata, Masatoshi Nakayama,and Hidetoka Nishiyama who serve ...
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Pa Qua (Pakua)By Tracy Warrener Van KruistumPa Qua, or ‘Pakua’ as it is also known as is one of the Internal Chinese Martial Arts that focuses on health and wellness as well as self defence. Although ...
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Krav MagaBy Tracy Warrener Van Kruistum This intense form of self defence was developed by Imi Lichtenfeld, an Hungarian- Israeli Martial Artist. Litchenfeld, an expert boxer and wrestler, devel ...
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Benny
AllenCanadian Legend In Honor of CBBHoF DayBenny Allen started his Martial arts in Chito
Ryu Karate, training under the instruction of
Masami Tsuroka. He attained his
Black Belt from him ...
