Dan Taylor
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 Karate 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 Karate-Do in 1975. In 2007, his Budo organization was named Heisei Seidoh Kan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK) in Japan.
He holds the following ranks:
Karate: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt)
Jujitsu: 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. He learned Gojuryu Karatedo, Kenshinryu Kobudo, and Nihon JuJutsu from Ken Rosson, Hanshi, 10th Dan. Hanshi Rosson was a student of Gogen Yamaguchi, Shozo Ujita, Gosei Yamaguchi, Teruo Hayashi, & Shizuya Sato.
Kyoshi Taylor's lineage is shown below.
Karate: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt)
Jujitsu: 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. He learned Gojuryu Karatedo, Kenshinryu Kobudo, and Nihon JuJutsu from Ken Rosson, Hanshi, 10th Dan. Hanshi Rosson was a student of Gogen Yamaguchi, Shozo Ujita, Gosei Yamaguchi, Teruo Hayashi, & Shizuya Sato.
Kyoshi Taylor's lineage is shown below.
