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 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 class instruction but still teaches at clinics/seminars.
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 Karatedo, Nihon Jujutsu, and Kenshin-Ryu Kobudo.
He has been certified in Japan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, as shown below:
Karatedo: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt) with Kyoshi Instructor's Title
Jujutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo: Godan (5th Degree Black-Belt) with Renshi Instructor's Title
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 Karatedo, Nihon Jujutsu, and Kenshin-Ryu Kobudo.
He has been certified in Japan by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, as shown below:
Karatedo: Shichidan (7th Degree Black-Belt) with Kyoshi Instructor's Title
Jujutsu: Rokudan (6th Degree Black-Belt)
Kobudo: Godan (5th Degree Black-Belt) with Renshi Instructor's Title
