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 1st 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 1st
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 1Oth 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
-
Kentucky Colonel since
1975
-
Committee of Sister
Cities. Chillicothe,
Ohio
-
Honorary Chairman
of March
of Dimes, Ross County,
1993
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