Traditional Shotokan Karate-Do: Brief History, Katas and Masters in Shotokan's Development

Don A. DeWitt holds the rank of second degree black belt (Nidan) in traditional Shotokan karate-do, including one year studying the Chinese martial art Tai-Chi Chuan, Push Hands, for a combined total of nineteen years experience in the martial arts. In a 1983 tournament he took second place sparring (Kumite). From 1994 to 2002 he was a member of the Zen-Do Kai Martial Arts Association International; and then in 2002 he became a member with the Japan Karate Federation Rengo-Kai, under Shihan Fumio Demura.