DAN TAYLOR
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 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 opened Visalia Karate-Do in 1975. In 2016, he retired from teaching regular classes but still teaches at clinics and seminars.
His instructor is Ken Rosson, Hanshi, 10th Dan. He has also trained with the following instructors in the U.S. and Japan: Teruo Hayashi, Yasuhiro Konishi, Tesshin Hamada, Motoo Yamakura, Rudy Crosswell, Shuji Tasaki, Morio Higaonna, Fumio Demura, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Leo Lipinski, Sam Imoto.
He holds the following ranks & titles:
Karatedo: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt), Kyoshi, Shihan
Jujutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo: Godan (5th Degree-Black), Renshi
His ranks and titles were awarded in Japan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK). Established in 1895, the DNBK is the oldest and most prestigious martial arts organization in Japan.
He holds the following ranks & titles:
Karatedo: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt), Kyoshi, Shihan
Jujutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo: Godan (5th Degree-Black), Renshi
His ranks and titles were awarded in Japan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK). Established in 1895, the DNBK is the oldest and most prestigious martial arts organization in Japan.
