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Members of the U.S. Air Force watch as Emilio Bruno (left) and Professor Hosokawa Demonstrate taiho-jutsu (police self-defense) techniqes. |
1953 |
US Air Force martial art instructors, 1953. Left to right: K. Hosokawa (Taiho jutsu), Toshio Kamata (JKA), Tsuyoshi Sato (Kodokan judo), Isao Obata (JKA), Kenji Tomiki (aikido). |
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Prof. S. Kotani was the leader as well as the organizer of the group of martial artists invited to the U. S. in 1953 by SAC and the USAF. The purpose of the trip was to train Air Force personnel and to exhibit martial arts at various cities throughout the U.S. This was the beginning of the great expansion of judo together with the lesser-known martial arts, such as karate and aikido, in the U.S. Standing, left to right: Prof. Kobayashi (judo), Ishikawa (judo), Kotani (judo), Prof. Tomiki (aikido), and E. Bruno (chief of SAC project). Kneeling, left to right: Nishiyama (karate), Kamata (karate). |
mid ’50s |
Professors for SAC personnel during the mid-1050s. Left to right: Onnegawa, Sato, Tomiki, Kotani, Daigo and E. Bruno (SAC Class director). |
1961 |
Charles Plaines, Sr., joined the US Air Force in 1961 and was eventually assigned to return to the Kodokan to participate in a special instructor training program. |
1962 |
Combative Measures Class at the Kodokan / Photo courtesy of Vincent Cruz. |
1963 |
William Wick and Charles Plaines at Wheelus Air Force Base, North Africa |
1967 |
Newspaper clipping of Air Force judo class |
1971 |
YMCA class. Leon Guslinsky in front, Charles Plaines in back. |
1975 |
Charles Plaines performing demonstrations with Leon Guslinsky |
1997 |
Charles Plaines, Phil Koeppel, Alvin Linzy |
1999 |
John Townsley, Theron Plaines, Charles Plaines, Ken Shamrock at the Pankration Hall of Fame |
Certificates |
National Association Chiefs of Police |
Pankration Hall of Fame |
USAKF Rokudan |
Police Self Defense Instructors Permanent Member |
USJJF Hall of Fame |
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Charles Plaines, Sr., joined the US Air Force in 1961 and was eventually assigned to return to the Kodokan to participate in a special instructor training program. |
Members of the U.S. Air Force watch as Emilio Bruno (left) and Professor Hosokawa Demonstrate taiho-jutsu (police self-defense) techniques.
Photo courtesy of E. Bruno.
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1953—US Air Force martial art instructors. Left to right: K. Hosokawa (Taiho jutsu), Toshio Kamata (JKA), Tsuyoshi Sato (Kodokan judo), Isao Obata (JKA), Kenji Tomiki (aikido). Photo courtesy Keigi Horiuchi.
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1953—Prof. S. Kotani (back row, center) was the leader as well as the organizer of the group of martial artists invited to the U. S. in 1953 by SAC and the USAF. The purpose of the trip was to train Air Force personnel and to exhibit martial arts at various cities throughout the U.S. This was the beginning of the great expansion of judo together with the lesser-known martial arts, such as karate and aikido, in the U.S. Standing, left to right: Prof. Kobayashi (judo), Ishikawa (judo), Kotani (judo), Prof. Tomiki (aikido), and E. Bruno (chief of SAC project). Kneeling, left to right: Nishiyama (karate), Kamata (karate).
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Mid ’50s—Professors for SAC personnel during the mid-1950s. Left to right: Onnegawa, Sato, Tomiki, Kotani, Daigo and E. Bruno (SAC Class director). Photo courtesy of E. Bruno.
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1962—Combative Measures Class at the Kodokan
Photo courtesy of Vincent Cruz.
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1963—William Wick and Charles Plaines at Wheelus Air Force Base, North Africa
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1967—Newspaper clipping of Air Force judo class
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1971—YMCA class. Leon Guslinsky in front, Charles Plaines in back. |
1997—Charles Plaines, Phil Koeppel, Alvin Linzy
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1975—Charles Plaines performing demonstrations with Leon Guslinsky
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1999—John Townsley, Theron Plaines, Charles Plaines, Ken Shamrock at the Pankration Hall of Fame
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USJJF Hall of Fame |
Police Self Defense Instructors
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National Association of Chiefs of Police
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Pankration Hall of Fame
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USAKF Rokudan
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