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ANDERSON DAILY BULLETINPAGE 17Part of annual May Festival celebrationAC hosting martial arts demonstrationThe? nationally-famous Masters' World of KutigFu and Karate bring their professional demonstration I o Anderson College Friday ys pari of the annual May Festival celebration.tise with various weapons. II is famous demon strut ion. “The Meeting of the Samurai Warriors. is a crowd favorite.Considered by many to be the best kula com-he recently wasNot just an elongated exercise of karate experts £nmnmt? nnnnnonts mul md» ^ selection although he isnipping opponents and put ling their hands through blocks of cement, the demonstration is scheduled for 8 p.m. in 0. C. Lewis Gym.A highly polished, beautifully paced display of the combined talents of five masters oT various styles and several of their most outstanding students, the exhibition has thrilled audiences across the nation.Kach of the five masters — Daniel Kune Till, 'Led VollraUi. 'Glenn Premru. Chuck Merriman and E^uulo^Le Levy **■ possess an individual area of martial arts expertise.With an impressive list of achievements to Ids credit. Pai has earned Black Belts in Kendo. Aikido. Kiu-Jitsu. Judn and Okinawan Kempn in addition to his rank of Grandmaster.in Kung Fu.I’ai is the chief inslrue-lor for both the United States Karate Associationand the Canadian Fire Dragon Association. :i mein her of the board of directors of the Fast Coast K ii rate Federation and publisher of a national karate mag a me.Currently engaged iti the production of a series for education television. Pai and his associations have raised more than one million dollars for charitable nrgani vail inns during the last three years.Vnllrath, who lost boih legs during the Korean conflict, is a first degree Black Belt in karate after taking up the sport in 1970.His demonstration of defense against two attackers bv executing a variety of blocks andswift strong punches has been ao inspiration and wonder to national audiences.Premu. who established himself as a top kata competitor, is perhaps mnsl well-known for his expor-not a member of that organization.Former bodyguard for [’residents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Merriman has won more than 1OU compel ilions during I he last year. He has taught personalities such as Jose Feliciano and Elliot Gouls while workingas a security officer at the United Nations in New York City.Merriman was one or the few non Japanese selected to perforin in the Japanese Piivillioit at Iho New York Worlds Fair in Itt1fU awl has appeared on numerous television programs, including The TonightShow.*' and The Dick Cavetl Show.Billed as “Lady Kang Fu. Levy is one of the top women practitioners of Kung Fu in the United States and is a student cif Kung Fu Grandmaster Daniel Kane Fai.Bill Louie, who has received three si fin flingovations in Madison Square Garden in the pysl year, specializes m a rni nd • boggling display'.of self defense Kung-Fu style and is being considered the sue cess nr to the late great Bruce Leo.Tickets for the R p.m per form a nee are available at the door.
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Anderson Herald Bulletin
Anderson, Indiana, US
Thu, May 01, 1975
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