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PROFESSOR DAN ANDERSON
American Freestyle Karate
From the Dan
Anderson Karate Web Site
Professor Anderson is the director and
chief instructor of Dan Anderson Karate
and has a 7th Degree Black Belt in Karate,
a 6th Degree Black Belt (Senior Master) in Filipino Modern Arnis,
and an 8th Degree Black Belt in MA-80. He is a 4 time national karate
champion, having won over 70 Grand Titles! He is the founder of
American Freestyle Karate, a uniquely American martial art as well
as the author of the best selling book, "American
Freestyle Karate: A Guide To Sparring" which has been in print
for 20 years. He has been honored by inclusion
into the Karate Living Legends, a lifetime
achievement honor, being one of the 50 most influential martial artists
in the 40 year history of tournament karate. Prof. Anderson's school
has been continually teaching martial arts to the residents of East
County for 19 years, making it the oldest Karate school in this area.
Professor Dan Anderson's Statistics
- Born: November 18, 1952
- Began karate November 1966.
Initial style was Kongsu,
a Korean form of Shotokan
karate.
- Promoted to 1st Degree
Black Belt January 1970
- Promoted to 2nd Degree
Black Belt January 1973
- 1977 - Dan names his style
of Karate "American Freestyle
Karate", becoming one of
the first styles of American
Karate ever.
- 1978 - Only competitor
in America to be rated
in both Black Belt magazine
and Karate Illustrated
magazine's Top Ten fighters
of the year.
- First rated in Karate Illustrated's
Top Ten ratings in 1973 after
winning Grand Championships
in the Western States Karate
Championships and Seattle
Open Karate Championships
and 2nd in Ed Parker's Internationals.
- Rated in Karate Illustrated's
yearbook Top Ten 1977, 1978,
1979 and Sport Karate 1980
in sparring competition.
- Rated in the Top Ten lightweight
fighters in the world (Professional
Karate Magazine)
- Winner of over 70 Grand
Championship titles.
- Rated in the Top Five referees
in the US (KKI article).
- Rated in the Top Ten fighters
of all time by 7-time national
champion Steve Anderson and
3 time national champion
Keith Vitali (KKI article).
- Author of a book on Karate
sparring, "American Freestyle
Karate: A Guide To Sparring",
which has been in print and
selling all over the world
for 20 years.
- In addition to open style
competition, I have won in
AAU/WUKO (Japanese organization)
events including being one
of the only two undefeated
American Team members against
the Japan National Team (1983
in Cleveland, Ohio), 1984
AAU Nationals Open weight
Silver Medallist (sparring),
3 time Oregon State Champion
in AAU/WUKO) competition,
and double Gold Medallist
in the 1990 Seattle Goodwill
Games Karate competition
(WUKO rules).
- I am also the first heavyweight
champion in the International
All-Chinese Kung Fu Championships
(Vancouver, BC) fighting
competition.
- Promoted to 6th Degree
Black Belt in Modern Arnis
on June 28, 1992 by Grand
Master Remy A Presas. Awarded
Senior Master status in 1995.
- Promoted to 7th Degree
Black Belt in by the American
Teachers Association of the
Martial Arts on April 16,
1996.
- Current instructor is Manong
Ted Buot in balintawak eskrima
- Named Instructor of the
Year by the World Martial
Arts Hall of Fame.
- I have traveled all over
North America teaching seminars
in such diverse places as
New York State, Ontario,
Canada, Louisana, Georgia,
California, Vancouver, BC,
Oregon and Washington.
- I currently have a school
in Gresham, Oregon (Black
Belt School of the Month,
January 1992 issue).
- I have been featured on
the cover of Karate/Kung
Fu Illustrated magazine twice
and have been featured in
every major martial arts
magazine in the USA.
- In 2002, I received Founder
Of The Year award by the
the World Head Of Family
Sokeship Council for the
formation of the MA-80 style
of Modern Arnis
- In 2002 I won the age 50-54
division of the Funakoshi
Shotokan Karate Associan
4th World Champions.
- In 2003, I received recognition
for founding MA-80 Modern
Arnis and an 8th Degree Black
Belt from Prof. Wally Jay,
Bong Jornales, Dr. Maung
Gyi and Gat Puno Abon Baet.
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