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G95champ
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was Ray Dalke the first American to make a black belt under Gichin Funakoshi? I think he was just checking my info here.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found this link.

http://math.ucr.edu/~rkc/dalke.html

I don't know if he was the first or not though. Master Ohshima taught the first Karate class in the US in 1956 but I don't know when he promoted the first non-Japanese student to Shodan.

Info about Master Ohshima

http://www.ska.org/ohshima.shtml

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G95champ
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know Dalke is the highest ranked American according to the AJKA. Just figured he was the first. My Sensei Howie Harvey tested under him for his Dan.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Everyone,

Ray Dalke made his Blackbelt under Nishiyama Sensei in California. He also taught Chuck Norris how to incorporate his hands into his Tang Soo Do.

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