My Marital Arts History:
August 1982 Started martial arts (Isshin Ryu - Sensei Cerny)
January 1984 Started - Kung Fu
May 1984 Ended - Kung Fu
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January 1989 Joined KSU Okinawan Karate Club
(Isshin Ryu - Sensei Debby Pittak [was Karem])
May 2, 1989 Yellow Belt (9th Kyu)
September 26, 1989 Blue Belt (8th Kyu)
Feburary 3, 1990 Blue Belt (7th Kyu)
May 11, 1990 Left for Dallas (2 weeks before Green Belt test)
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August 1990 Started Tai Chi
(Combined Yang-Wu form - Richard Peck)
November1990 Started at the Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas
(Shobayashi Shorin Ryu/Shudokai - Sensei Ilene Smoger)
(Started at 7th Kyu - with Sensei Smoger's permission)
January 14, 1991 Green Tag (6th Kyu)
February 1991 Ended Tai Chi (for time being)
April 29, 1991 Green Belt (5th Kyu)
January 7, 1992 Started Kobudo Class
(Bo and Bo-Combatives - Sensei Gary Rodgers)
February 28, 1992 Green Belt (4th Kyu)
May 8, 1992 Ended Kobudo Class
October 31, 1992 Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)
October 8, 1993 Brown Belt (2nd Kyu)
November 1, 1993 Brown Belt (1st Kyu) (By O-Sensei)
April 5, 1994 First class at CONVEX
June 5, 1994 Shodan (By Mister Walter Todd)
December 13, 1994 First Belt Test at CONVEX
(Suzanne McBride - Shichikyu)
January 11, 1995 Started Judo (Sensei Vince Tamura, Hachidan)
March, 1, 1995 Suspended Judo due to Marriage.
December 16, 1995 Second Belt Test at CONVEX
Cooperative Test w/ OKC/D, SAKI, OSAKI
(Eric McGehearty - Shichikyu)
(Patrick McGehearty - Shichikyu)
(Tim Dyes - Shichikyu)
August 12, 1996 Third Belt Test at CONVEX/HP
(Eric McGehearty - Ryokukyu)
(Patrick McGehearty - Ryokukyu)
(Tim Dyes - Ryokukyu)
January 25, 1997 Fourth Belt Test at CONVEX/HP
Cooperative Test w/ OKC/D, SAKI
(Eric McGehearty - Gokyu)
(Patrick McGehearty - Gokyu)
(Kannan Narasimhan - Shichikyu)
August 13, 1997 Fifth Belt Test at CONVEX/HP
Cooperative Test w/ OKC/D
(Eric McGehearty - Yonkyu)
October 18, 1997 Sixth Belt Test at CONVEX/HP
Cooperative Test w/ OKC/D
(Patrick McGehearty - Yonkyu)
December 15, 1997 Last Class at Convex.
* 1998 Partick McGehearty - Sankyu
Eric McGehearty - Sankyu
* March/April 1999 Partick McGehearty - Nikyu
* Mid 1999 Eric McGehearty - Nikyu
Partick McGehearty - Ikkyu
* August 200 Eric McGehearty - Ikkyu
March 24, 2001 Shodan Test at OKC/D
(Patrick McGehearty - Shodan)
Nidan (Surprise promotion by Sensei Smoger)
May 9, 2001 Restarted Judo/Jujitsu
(w/ Charrie)
(Sensei Humberto Becerra, Rokudan/Judo,
Shichidan/Jujitsu )
May 28, 2001 Charrie started Karate
June 17, 2001 Special Training w/ O-Sensei in NC.
(Eric McGehearty - Shodan, by O-Sensei)
July 28, 2001 Charrie promoted to Shichikyu.
August 8, 2001 Charrie promoted to Gokyu (Yellow Belt - Judo).
Gokyu (Yellow Belt - Judo).
September 8, 2001 Charrie promoted to Rokukyu.
December 8, 2001 Charrie promoted to Gokyu.
I also have some informal studies in Tae Kwon Do, Jujitsu, Aikido,
Weapons Combatives, Aiki-jujitsu, Jeet Kune Doe, and Wing Chun.