After
moving to Scranton I had changed to the training that was available, Tang Soo
Do Moo Duk Kwan for several years. But I was lucky my senior in Isshinryu, Charles Murray, moved to Scranton. And I immediately returned training in
Isshinryu.
When I was a brown belt he started me in Kobudo with Chantan Yara No
Sai.
A while later the Michak brothers (Goshin Jutsu) held a tournament in
Wilkes-barre, Pa. While Charles was busy with his Church anoher friend Jesse
Knowles (Kyokushin Ryu) went with me.
There
was not a brown belt kobudo division. Brown Belts had to compete in the black
belt division. I was selected to compete with a well known regional competitor,
following me, Cindy Rothrock.
Well I made no mistakes in my form. To have a
chance to win takes a lot more.There were plenty of skilled competitors, but
with Cindy following me. It showed me what I had to do to win.
Later
I would study Tai Chi and other Chinese studies with her first husband, Ernie
Rothrock. At times I did compete against her, At times I judged her. At times I
would even give her a ride home from tournaments.
When
I had studied Tang Soo Do it was with Frank Trajanowicz, the instructor she originally trained with. And of course I trained with Ernie.
This
article was from that time, before she became a national competitor, or made
movies.
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