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Local Escrima Instructor Gains Hall of Fame Status
Article by: World Wide DojoWade Williams’ list of accomplishments in the martial arts world keeps getting longer. The latest addition came in July, when he was named Master Instructor of the Year during his induction into the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Mo. The rural Tracy resident, who is an eighth-degree black belt, received the [...]
Kovaleski Promoted to 8th Degree Black Belt in Seoul, Korea
Article by: World Wide DojoFrom August 16 -23, 2011, Blakely resident (formerly of Carbondale) and longtime master of the Korean traditional martial art of tang soo do moo duk kwan, Grandmaster Robert Kovaleski led a team of 30 students from around the world to tour and practice in the “land of the morning calm”, South Korea. South Korea is [...]
Sensei Keiko Fukuda Promoted to 10th Degree
Article by: World Wide DojoThe beautiful and gracious Sensei Keiko Fukuda, at 98 years old, was finally promoted to 10th Degree Black Belt by the U.S. Judo Federation. Fukuda is the only living student of judo’s founder Jigoro Kano who began teaching in his first dojo in 1882. She is the first woman to be promoted to judo’s highest [...]
Michael Dillard 2011 Man of the Year
Article by: World Wide Dojo“Century, today this name is synonymous with martial art supplies and manufacturing leadership on a global scale…” Century’s Michael Dillard was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as 2011 Man of the Year. The mini-documentary below was shown at the 2011 MAIA SuperShow in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 23, 2011. Sensei Mike [...]
