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| Professor John E. Chambers: our founder, our mentor, our friend. |
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| Professor John E. Chambers has been involved in the Martial Arts for
fifty three years. He became absolutely fascinated with Judo at the age
of fourteen after seeing a movie staring Humphrey Bogart back in the
1940's. In the movie Bogart portrayed a Judo expert who got into a
fight in a bar with a Judo Grandmaster. The throw by the experts in the
movie were awesome to a fourteen year old skinny kid. He left the movie
determined to find someone to teach him Judo. He soon found a Judo
class being taught at the YMCA by a young new black belt who was in the
Navy just back for Japan. Not having any money for dues, he just sat on
the gym floor and watched the class for weeks. One day the instructor
came over and asked him to join the class, after explaining that he did
not have the money for dues, the instructor took him by the hand and
said; "To hell with the dues kid, you come on and get in this class."
That started his Martial Arts career; he has never stopped studying and
/ or teaching after that. He received his black belt from the Korea
Yudo College and the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan. In his travels he has
studied with Mas Oyama, Bruce Lee, and the entire Korea Yudo Olympic
Team. He has instructed such notables as former world champion Joe
Lewis and Chuck Norris.
Professor Chambers has distinguished
himself over the years as a martial artist by being ranked in black
belt grades in Yudo / Judo, Yusool, Jiu Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do and Moo Duk
Kwan. Professor Chambers was also awarded the highest martial arts
honor that Korea can bestow upon a martial artist, “The Meritorious
Letter of Commendation.” Professor Chambers was the very first American
to ever receive this award.
After many years of training,
Professor Chambers was summoned to travel to Korea where their highest
Yudo Grandmaster, Won Tae Lee, promoted him to 9th Dan. Grandmaster Lee
was 100 years old and could barely speak when he said, “You are the
first and only non-Korean to ever be elevated to the rank of 9th degree
black belt, outside of the Republic of Korea!”
Professor Cambers is the President and Founder of Martial Arts USA and an advisor of the American Martial Arts Renmei, Inc.
"It
is with great regret that Professor Chambers announced his retirement
from the martial arts and passed the reigns of Martial Arts USA to his
successor Master Larry Beard. AMAR would like to wish Professor
Chambers peace and harmony in his retirement. Our professional
association blossomed into a beautiful friendship and has been a
rewarding one for those in AMAR.
Master Beard has chosen to continue the professional association
between the American Martial Arts Renmei and Martial Arts USA. We at
AMAR are looking forward to an expanded relationship with Master Beard
and MAUSA."
- Professor John E. Chambers
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Martial Arts USA
1619 Fairway Dr SW
Jacksonville, AL, US 36265
Call: 256-782-5078
Fax: 256-782-8033
Email:pigtailshill@aol.com
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