MUSEUM OF SPORT KARATE

House of Americas

The American influence of sport martial arts goes back to the early fifties right after the Korean war, when American soldiers learn karate and ju-jitsu from the Japanese masters, marines would learn Isshinryu from the Okinawa masters and Korea’s tough tiger group would introduce Tae Kwon Do, when the martial arts hit the USA, it became a melting pot of mystery and wonderment.

Hawaii was the start of a lot of style changes and influence, kempo/kenpo

**note John Bishop wrote the story The Hawaiians**

Articles:

• The Hawaiians
• The Ray McCallum Story by Keith Vitali

• Forty Brooms by Professor Gary Lee
• Roasted – Texas Style by Duane R. Ethington
• The Leo Fong Story by a fan