They included Trias (called the "Father of American Karate"), Don Nagle, Parker, Mattson and Urban, plus pioneers like Harold Long, Steve Armstrong, Allen Steen, Ernest Lieb, Pat Burleson, Mike Stone, Chuck Norris and Joe Lewis.
Reeve was promoted to seventh degree black belt by Grandmaster J. Pat Burleson, one of the early pioneers of American Karate and founder of World Martial Arts Ranking Association; this association's board of directors include Chuck Noris, Allen Steen, Bob Wall, and many more.
Roy Kurban began martial arts training in 1965, studying Karate under Allen Steen, Larry Caster, Skipper Mullins, Jerry Wiseman, Phillip Ola, and Dennis Dorris.
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