220 martial artists and supporters turned out at the AKBBA 50th-year celebration banquet at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dallas on September 19. They witnessed karate demonstrations, high-dan rank promotions (Angela Bastiste to 5th, Rodney Greene and Rick Faulkner to 7th), and the Texas Blood and Guts Hall of Fame awards. Our founder, Allen Steen, seemed moved by the heart-felt accolades from some of his original black belts. Earlier in the day, almost a hundred students benefited from seminars by world-renown masters and grandmasters including Dan Anderson, Rick Moneymaker, Roy Kurban, Keith Yates, Roger Greene, John Liles, Steve Doss, Steve Selby and George Clarke. Go to www.roark-photography.com to see and order photos from this special event.
There are a very limited number of “Photo History Books” covering the first fifty years of not just the AKBBA but of Texas Karate. You may find yourself in these pages. Just ten dollars plus shipping and handling. Go to the catalog page to order yours before we run out.