G95champ Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Was Ray Dalke the first American to make a black belt under Gichin Funakoshi? I think he was just checking my info here. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbutt Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 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 DanielShodan with Shotokan Karate of America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 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. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagasuhito Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 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. Regards Mike Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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