Dan Taylor
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Dan Taylor began Martial Arts training in 1965. He has trained in Jujutsu, Judo, Wrestling, Karate, 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 began teaching Karate in Visalia, California, in 1975. He retired from teaching in 2020.
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He holds the following ranks:
Karatedo: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt)
Jujutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo: Godan (5th Degree-Black)
Additionally, he was awarded the Title of Kyoshi (Master Instructor). All of his ranks & titles have been certified in Japan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK). He has received technical instruction from many notable instructors in both the U.S. and Japan. His lineage (below) indicates Karate instructors he has both trained and graded with including Teruo Hayashi, Ken Rosson, Seiichi Fujiwara, Tesshin Hamada, and Motoo Yamakura.
Karatedo: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt)
Jujutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo: Godan (5th Degree-Black)
Additionally, he was awarded the Title of Kyoshi (Master Instructor). All of his ranks & titles have been certified in Japan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK). He has received technical instruction from many notable instructors in both the U.S. and Japan. His lineage (below) indicates Karate instructors he has both trained and graded with including Teruo Hayashi, Ken Rosson, Seiichi Fujiwara, Tesshin Hamada, and Motoo Yamakura.
