Kyoshi Terry Bryan
Born
and raised in the hills of Tennessee, Master Bryan discovered
his interest in the martial arts in junior high school.
He trained throughout his two military tours in Southeast
Asia. Injured in the line of duty, Bryan used his martial
art skills and discipline to rehabilitate a leg doctors
told him he would never use again without a cane or crutch.
In fact, he went on to a competitive career, winning over
300 first place awards in the black belt division around
the country. Retired from active competition, he recently
resigned as the General Secretary for the USA National Karate-Do
Federation, the official governing body for the sport of
karate in the United States, as recognized by the U.S. Olympic
Committee.
Having
taught the martial arts since 1970, Master Bryan accepted
the position as head karate coach at the Air Force Academy
in 1983. Under his direction, the Air Force team was undefeated
against Army and Navy and many of the cadets earned national
ranking during his tenure. A strong desire to work with
young people led Master Bryan to establish a national headquarters
for his organization in Colorado Springs. Master Bryan opened
his American Black Belt Academy in 1990. He currently oversees
several schools in Colorado Springs and other schools around
the country. He is also asked to give seminars to elite
black belts and their students around the world.
Master Bryan's Knowledge of how people learn
and how to teach in a non-threatening manner is a key element
to his great success's as an instructor. Learning how to
avoid physical conflict and trouble, in general, is what
studying the martial arts under a master instructor is all
about.
Master Bryan gained international
recognition when in 2002 he accepted Ripley's Believe It Or
Not's challenge to catch an arrow with his bare hand on
national TV. Not only did he do that for him, he went on to
do it blindfolded!
A few months later, he was diagnosed with
terminal cancer and used his Tai Chi and Qigong training,
along with western medicine to put it in remission. Only 6
weeks after finishing his 8 months of chemotherapy
treatment, he competed at the Martial Arts World
Championships and won two gold medals in the masters
division.
Mr. Bryan is recognized as a master instructor
in over 144 countries around the world and carries the title
of Kyoshi - Teacher of Teachers. Over 30 years experience
in the martial arts and a strong academic background make
Master Bryan a great teacher for those fortunate enough
to obtain his services. All instructors are personally certified
by Master Bryan. He now runs a national coaching program
for those black belts that want to run their own successful
martial arts school through his Warriorwiz Success Systems
Coaching program.
Currently, Terry Bryan is a nationally known
business, marketing and investment consultant and runs a
national coaching program for those that want to increase
their personal and business capabilities. For more info, see
http://www.warriorwiz.com
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