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chiliphil1
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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you know that Willie Nelson is a 5th dan in Gong Kwon Yu Sul?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/28/willie-nelson-black-belt_n_5230070.html
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2015 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The karate seen in the Karate Kid series is Okinawan Goju and Mr Miyagi's name is taken from Miyagi Chojun who is the originator of the style. This was the choice of the movie director (or producer) who practised Goju-ryu. Curiously the stunt double for Pat Morita was Fumio Demura, a Shitoryu expert.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spartacus Maximus wrote:
The karate seen in the Karate Kid series is Okinawan Goju and Mr Miyagi's name is taken from Miyagi Chojun who is the originator of the style. This was the choice of the movie director (or producer) who practised Goju-ryu. Curiously the stunt double for Pat Morita was Fumio Demura, a Shitoryu expert.


To add to this, the writer of the Karate Kid movies, Robert Mark Kamen, studied Isshin-Ryu. :0


Also, did you know that Ed O'Neill is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
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JohnASE
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat Johnson was the martial arts coordinator for The Karate Kid. He trained in Tang Soo Do in Korea and taught at Chuck Norris' school in Sherman Oaks, California.

Pat Johnson brought in Fumio Demura to double for Pat Morita. Pat Morita based his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi on the persona of Fumio Demura.
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