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Mr. Halsey has been training
in Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate for 27 years, and has owned his Karate
school for 19 years. Mr. Halsey tested for his black belt in
front of Mr. Parker at the age of 16, and has since been promoted to
6th degree black belt by his instructor, Mr. Richard "Huk" Planas (a 10th
degree black belt and Grand Master in Kenpo Karate). Mr. Halsey
has also earned Mr. Planas' signature "patch", which has only
been given out to a handful of people worldwide. Mr. Halsey has
also competed in and won numerous tournaments all over the country,
including placing first several times in both forms and fighting at Ed
Parker's Long Beach International Karate Championships. Most
recently, Mr. Halsey won the Kata Grand Champion at the Boston IKC's,
1st in Kata and 2nd in fighting at Ted Tabura's Festival of the Kings
in Maui, HI, and Kata Grand Champion and 1st runner up to Grand
Champion in fighting at the Long Beach International Karate
Championships. |