Rememberance of Cindy Rothrock

Once upon a time I was younger. We were all younger.

 

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.