DON MADDEN

Leadership

Founder and Chairman of All AMERICAN KARATE DO UNION, comprised of over 200 clubs across the United States and internationally.
Founder and Chairman of AKJU TEAM AMERICA which takes competitors in Karate & Ju-jitsu to International competitions.
National Chairman of Ju-Jitsu for the Amateur Athletic Union. Past
Lifetime member of A.A.U. and U.S.A.K.F.
Coached Ju-Jitsu 1994 Goodwill Games in Russia for International Cultural Exchange
Choreographed the 1994 Goodwill Games Closing Ceremonies Exhibition for karate & Ju-Jitsu in Kiev Stadium with capacity crowd of 85.000 and world-wide television coverage
Founder of the Irish Cup Karate & Ju-Jitsu - Dublin, Ireland 1997
Head Coach, U.S.A. Karate & Ju-Jitsu 1981-1996
First team manager for the U.S.A. Karate Team, November 1980
Chief of Coaching Staff. U.S.A. Karate, 1990
Coach for the first U.S.A. Ju-Jitsu team to compete in first ever Ju-Jitsu World Cup, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1993
Elected 1^st Chairman of the W.U.K.O. Technical Congress Cairo Egypt. 1988
Chief representative of the Pan-American to the W.U.K.O. (Wortd Union Karate Organization).

Teaching

Instructed martial arts/combat training al NATO Base. Iceland, 1990
Consultant in martial arts/combat training for many military bases
Had personally taught over 115 All Americans
Instructed seminars world-wide Including Sweden, Ireland, Germany, Japan and many countries in South America
Had more students on the U.S.A. Karate & Ju-Jitsu Team than any other Federation in the U.S.A.

Contributions to the Martial Arts

Author of two books on Ju-Jitsu
Wrote the original papers on The Two Man Referee System and took it to England and France in 1969. From this. I believe, the mirror system was developed and was used by all International competitions
Instrumental in equal rights for women competitors in Karate. Formed the first Women's fighting competition in Curacao N.A. in 1981. There was only Kata for women at this time. We took a full team of both men and women. I talked to the
other coaches and pushed the idea that women should have the same right to fight as men.
That same year, I pushed for women to be included in the 1^st Wor1d Games in California. We put on a demonstration match which convinced them to begin to include women in the World Games the following year in Taiwan.

Awards & Honors

In the book of Who's Who and the book Masters and Founders
Inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame. 1998
Most Outstanding Community Affairs Volunteer. 1990-99
International Instructors Award from the 1O^th Annual International Sports Medicine
Symposium. 1990
Wrote the speech "Who am I" given at the Flint/Canadian Olympic: Games 1986, which has been published in several magazines
22 proclamations from State Senators and Governors
Given Key to two cities
Proclamation by Mayor Joe Sulzer, of Chillicothe, Ohio-Don Madden Week, July. 1989
Received Philosophies Doctor Diploma from College of Yudansha, 1986
U.S.A.K.F. Man of the Year (under the United States Olympic Committee). 1985
Inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. 1980
Special Guest of Honor at Morning Colors, Parris Island. South Carolina, Marine Base. 1990

Notable Students
* = International Hall of Fame

Tokey Hill-the first American to win a W.U,K.O. Wortd Championship (Madrid. Spain, 1980)
* Mike Rivers - My first fighting Champion
* Chris Nickolas - Pan American, North American and 7 time all American winner
* Heather Madden - -"All American" who competed in U.S.A., Denmark, Russia, Ireland winning the gold in most Countries. Coach for AKJU Team America ®
* Traylon Smith - "All American" competed in U.S.A., Pan American Champion In South America, Ireland, winning the gold in most countries. Coach for AKJU TEAM AMERICA
Darlene Karr - the first lady to win the first All Women's International Fighting Championship in Guadeloupe, 1983
Joe Minney - first man to receive the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year in Karate, awarded by the United State Olympic Committee
Kim and Jenny White - first mother and daughter to ever get the All American Award on the same day
* Larry Zahand - Pan America, North American Champion. Many times "All American." Won many Gold's at International competition
* Paul Franks - "All American" Many gold medal winner at International competitions and coach for the AKJU Team America ®
* Tina Franks - "All American" Many gold medal winner at International competitions and coach for the AKJU Team America ®
Billy Blanks (of Tae-Bo fame) - coached him in several International competitions (Not my student)

Professional Affiliations