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Grand Master 10th Degree Black Belt Jim Butin
Martial Art School Resources for Success
beyond the fighting
Grand Master 10th Degree Black Belt Jim Butin
Martial Art School Resources for Success
Grand Master 10th Degree Black Belt Jim Butin
Martial Art School Resources for Success
Grand Master 10th Degree Black Belt Jim Butin
Martial Art School Resources for Success
Jim Butin is recognized as a tenth degree Black Belt by both the World Martial Arts Ranking Association and the American Karate Black Belt Association, owns and operates National Karate and Tae Kwon Do, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Jim started his Tae Kwon Do training in Fort Worth, Texas in November of 1965 at the age of 16 under Pat Burleson. Master Burleson’s lineage comes from his association with Allen Steen from Dallas and Jhoon Rhee, who is considered to be the “Father of American Tae Kwon Do.”
After making Black Belt in June of 1968, Jim competed in and won every major tournament that was prevalent in the Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas area. He has won over 150 awards, all in fighting divisions. He won four National titles, and was rated as the #2 light heavy weight in the world by the PKA from 1974 to 1978. He was inducted into Official Karate’s “Legion of Honor” and he is listed in four Martial Arts Halls of Fame including an inaugural induction to the Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame, and can be found in the “Who’s Who of Martial Arts”.
Besides competing and winning the silver medal in the first World TKD Championships in Seoul, Korea in 1973, Jim also competed in Europe in 1974 with another famous U.S. team, which included Joe Lewis, Jeff Smith, Howard Jackson and Bill Wallace, against Germany, and the Netherlands. The team was undefeated in six separate contests. Jim is also a history general for the Sport Karate Museum.
Learn from Jim's years of world class competition and his 47 years of running a highly successful Martial Arts School
I have been blessed to be a part of martial arts history in the U.S. since 1966. As a 16-year old high school student starting classes with Master J. Pat Burleson in Ft. Worth, Texas, I was like a sponge from my very first class. I tried to absorb as much information as I could. There were not many books out in the world concerning karate, “Karate Stories” has great stories from the blood and guts era of Karate.
I enjoyed my 30 plus years of karate tournament competition and I would not trade anything for the experiences that I have had. I have never looked back or thought that I should have competed more. When I walked away, I felt like I could benefit the sport by opening a Karate school. I worked hard and shared my knowledge and techniques with hundreds of talented students. I ran that very successful and profitable school for 47 years.
“Stop Bullying.. the Power of Martial Arts.” More now than ever in schools bullying is a huge problem. The solution is so simple. Martial arts training is THE solution. The Martial Arts industry has had the solution to the problem of bullies in schools.. However, the administrators in school systems across the country have not listened or paid attention to the facts that Martial Arts school owners have known for years! I ran a profitable after school program for years at my school.
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