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2. Jay T. Will - Wikipedia

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   Jay T. Will (March 10, 1942 – March 15, 1995) was an American martial artist.He trained under Ed Parker and Al Tracy in American Kenpo and was promoted by the latter to the rank of 8th degree black belt.

3. Black belt (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   In judo and some forms of karate, a sixth dan will wear a red-and-white belt. The red-and-white belt is often reserved only for ceremonial occasions, and a regular black belt is still worn during training. At 9th or 10th dan some schools award red. In some schools of jujutsu, the shihan rank and higher wear purple belts. These other colors are ...

4. Obi (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   In some cases stripes are added to distinguish additional levels, or the rank of a master beyond the 1st dan. The red obi has the greatest variation among martial arts rankings. In some martial arts it is used for the highest dan ranks, the founder of a style or a grandmaster, while in others it designates a low or unranked beginner.

5. Tsutomu Ohshima - Wikipedia

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   Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan , which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi . [ 1 ]

6. Robert Trias - Wikipedia

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   Robert A. Trias (March 18, 1923 – July 11, 1989) was an American karate pioneer, founding the first karate school in the mainland United States and becoming one of the first known American black belts. [1] [2] He also developed Shuri-ryū karate, an eclectic style with roots in Chinese kung-fu, and indirectly some Okinawan karate.

7. Red belt (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   A fourth degree master is represented by a red and white striped belt. In Seiki Juku karate, a red belt denotes 10th Kyu, the lowest beginner rank. [5] In Shorinkan karate the red belt is the highest belt. In vovinam, the red belt is the highest master rank. In Kyokushin karate, as governed by the International Federation of Karate (IFK), a red ...