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Don Madden
Professional Achievements
Karate -10th Degree Black Ju-jitsu -10th Degree Black Judo - 6th Degree Black

 

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 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
Inspirational

 

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