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Date of Birth
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Dec. 31, 1960
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Birth Place
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Nationality (s)
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USA, Spain
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Marital Status
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Current Residence
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New York, USA
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Started Karate Age
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12
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Style Started
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Wado Ryu
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Current Ranks and Styles
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4th Dan, Shotokan
4th Dan, Shihan Dai, Gosoku Ryu
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Years Competed
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1980-1996
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Height : 5' 8"
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Weight : 160 lbs
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Divisions Competed In
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-75kgs, Open Weight, Team Kumite
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Past Trainers and Coaches
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Edward H. Forbes
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Taekwondo
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Various
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Terry West
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Wado Ryu
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Andover, Hampshire, England
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Marc DeLuca
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Wado Ryu/Shotokan
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Paris, France
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Geoff Thompson
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Wado Ryu
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London, England
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Soke Takayuki Kubota
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Gosoku Ryu
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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Main Achievements In Competition
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1994
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IKA World Cup Bronze Medalist
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1990-1995
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5 X SPKA Champion
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1990
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Kubota Cup Champion (USA vs. Canada) - Also US Team Captain
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1989
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IKA World Cup Bronze Medalist
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First Major Tournament
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Coupe de France, Paris, France 1983
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Current Occupation (s)
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Feature Film Writer/Producer/Director
Entrepreneur
CEO Karate Athlete, Inc.
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Future Goals
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Help get Karate into the Olympic Games.
Develop Karate Athlete, Inc. into an entity which can further the development of Karate Athletes worldwide and the sport of Karate in general.
Produce quality feature films. Start a children's animation division.
To continue to act on novel business ideas with an emphasis on breaking boundaries and exploring the wonders of developing technologies to enhance the quality of peoples' lives.
Develop programs to help children worldwide, particularly the under privileged and abused, be it through sports programs or otherwise.
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Favorite Slogans/Quotes
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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." George Carlin
"...what is essential is invisible to the eyes..." Miyamoto Musashi, Antoine de Saint Exupery
"Who Dares Wins" British SAS motto
"Just Do It" Nike
"Think Different" Apple Computers
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