Robert Trias
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 35 years ago |
Date of birth | March 18,1923 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Tucson |
Arizona | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 11,1989 |
Died | Phoenix |
Arizona | |
United States | |
Teacher(s) | Tung Gee Hsiang |
Style | Shuri-ryū |
Rank | 10th dan (degree) black belt |
Books | Hand Is My Sword: A Karate Handbook |
Teacher | Tung Gee Hsiang |
Founded | United States Karate Association |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 828912 |
Robert Trias Life story
Robert A. Trias was an American karate pioneer, founding the first karate school in the mainland United States and becoming one of the first known American black belts. He also developed Shuri-ryū karate, an eclectic style with roots in Chinese kung-fu, and indirectly some Okinawan karate.