Dan Taylor began Martial Arts training in 1965. He has trained in Jujutsu, Judo, Wrestling, Karatedo, and Kobudo. He is a former member of the U.S. Army Wrestling Team in Europe, and a U.S. National Karatedo Team in Japan. He is a retired Law Enforcement Officer and was the Chief Weaponless Defense Instructor for a large regional police academy. He is a graduate of California State University, Fresno, with a degree in Business Law. He established Visalia Karatedo in 1975. In 2019, he retired from teaching regular classes and now travels world-wide teaching at seminars & clinics.
Sensei Taylor has received technical instruction from many notable instructors in Japan and the United States. His concentration has been the disciplines of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do, Nihon Ju-Jutsu, and Kenshin-Ryu Kobudo. He has been certified, in Japan, with the rank shown below. He has also been awarded a Kyoshi Instructor's Title.
Karate-Do: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt)
JuJutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo (Weapons): Godan (5th Degree Black-Belt)
Afilliated Organizations:
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai International, Japan
Karate of Japan Federataion International, USA
Gojuryu Karatedo Goshukan International, USA
Sensei Taylor has received technical instruction from many notable instructors in Japan and the United States. His concentration has been the disciplines of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do, Nihon Ju-Jutsu, and Kenshin-Ryu Kobudo. He has been certified, in Japan, with the rank shown below. He has also been awarded a Kyoshi Instructor's Title.
Karate-Do: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt)
JuJutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo (Weapons): Godan (5th Degree Black-Belt)
Afilliated Organizations:
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai International, Japan
Karate of Japan Federataion International, USA
Gojuryu Karatedo Goshukan International, USA
