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Chuck Merriman


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Chuck merriman on bunkai


Chuck Merriman has served as Head Coach of the AAU National Karate Team and member of the AAU national karate Coaches Committee. He is also a member of the AAU National Karate Program Technical Committee and has acted as Chief Arbitrator for AAU Region One Karate and for the AAU National Karate Championships. He has been instrumental in popularizing karate in general, and Goju-Ryu karate in particular throughout the western world.

Contents

Chuck Merriman MAMags Magazines

Karate Legends Vol-10 with Chuck Merriman - Mina Yamazaki - Clay Morton


Contributions to karate

Chuck Merriman MAMags Magazines

In 1995 Merriman was appointed Head Coach for the United States National Karate Team for the Olympic Sanctioned XII Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the first time that karate had been included in the Pan American Games. Merriman was also appointed coach for the United States National Team for P.U.K.O. Championships in MedellĂ­n, Colombia.

Chuck Merriman The Old Blog Arizona Budokan

In 1970 Merriman founded Karate International, teaching Goju-Ryu karate to students in the United States.

Training history

Chuck Merriman 2015 Brotherhood of Veteran Warriors Gasshuku Karate

Chuck Merriman has studied under Peter Urban, Chris DeBaise, Korean judo master In Soo H'Wang, Nakabayashi Sadaki, Miyazato Eiichi (10th dan - senior student of Chojun Miyagi), and Iha Koshin (10th Dan).

Qualifications

At the time of this writing, Merriman held the ranks of Judan (10th Dan) Hanshi Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do/ Jundokan, Okinawa;Sandan (3rd Dan) Kodokan Judo; and Shodan (1st Dan) Hakkoryu jujutsu.

References

Chuck Merriman Wikipedia