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Vic Moore started his physical fitness and martial art training at the tender age ofseven in Cincinnati,Ohio. He started his physical training at his house lifting heavybuckets filled with coal, one little dumbbell, and other weights that he had at the time.He started reading Charles Atlas books to help with physical training, following everyexercise as precisely as possible. Soon he began reading up on jujitsu. As the yearspassed he began training and learning in judo at the Marro’s YMCA with associate Buzik.Weight training was another form of training he got into at this time. By the age of nine hewas very precise in some of the basics of jujitsu and judo. At the age of twelve, VictorMoore began karate training with Ronald Williams of Cincinnati, Ohio, also known asthe grave digger, because digging graves was his profession. After training five years,Ronald Williams now awarded Victor Moore with a black belt in the kempo style of karate.Around 1961, a judo school had opened on Vine Street in Cincinnati being taught byRay Hughes. Vic Moore jumped at the opportunity to join. Later, karate was introduced ina back room at the school by Harvey Eubanks in the style of Goju-Ryu. Shortly there after,Victor joined a class instructed by Bill Dometrich learning Kempo. Vic was not permitted towear his black belt in class. He found that he would have to start all over again in rank inthe different styles of Karate. In those days, instructors stressed that the black belts hadto earn their rank in the different schools.Chung Ling an exchange student from China at the University of Cincinnati cameto the school and introduced Chuan Fa. Students experienced being beaten withbamboo sticks across all parts of the body. Learning karate and the different styles made itdifficult for students to earn rank in the different schools. Vic Moore had alreadyearned a black belt from Ron Williams. This made him more adaptable and able toprogress in the different styles.Vic continued his search and took up judo at the school on Redding Road in Cincinnati ,Ohio under the instruction of John Osako and Sensei Glen Osborne. Vic earned up tohis brown belt in judo at the school. He also began karate classes with Jim Wax. JimWax had studied with one of the Shimabuku brothers.Another reason for Vic Moore’s toughness was taking up boxing at the 9th street YMCA.Because of Vic’s quickness, he was one of Tiger Joe Harris’ sparring partners. (To this day,Vic carries a small scar over his left eye to show for it.) Vic had twelve amateur fights andwon all of them.At Central State University, he met a professor by the name of Barry Yasuto, who trainedVic Moore and brought him to the black belt level in Shotokan karate. Vic, however, was toldhe would not be permitted to join the Japanese Karate association because he was an American.(Or was it because he was African American?) After Vic left Central State, he returned toCincinnati, opening his first karate school on Beakman Street.Vic began to travel with a handful of his students to several tournaments as far away asCanada. He later ventured out opening other schools throughout the Cincinnati area andbegan traveling the Midwest and East coast. Now being very successful in competition,he meets the father of American karate Robert A. Trias. Robert A Trias with his skills andability took Vic under his wings. He tested Vic in his organization up to his second degree blackbelt level. He continued to train with Master Trias at various tournaments andseminars, learning in the Kempo and Goju-Ryu styles of Karate. Vic traveled manytimes to the USKA headquarters in Phoenix , Arizona where he had received rankup through his Masters level while in the USKA. Master Trias taught many styles.His main style was Shuri-Ryu. Also while Vic spent time in the USKA, Dr. MaungGyi took him under his wings, taking him as a personal student. Dr. Gyi taught himBondo karate, stick fighting, and all the various weapons too numerous to name. Dr. Gyiwas also Vic Moore’s kick boxing instructor, teaching Vic all the moves of thai boxing. Later,Vic Moore and Joe Lewis introduced kick boxing to America on the Merv Griffin TV show in 1973(?).Vic Moore and Joe Lewis indisputably were the first to introduce kick boxing here in theUnited States and some of the first professional kickboxers in the United States. Jim Harrisondefeated Vic Moore in the first kickboxing tournament in the United States .That fight proved to be one of the most exciting fights in martial art history today.Vic Moore would like to thank the late Grandmaster Trias along with his other instructors for helping to mold him into a four time world Champion.
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