How Frank Dux Inserted Himself into Martial Arts History (part one)
Karate in the 1960's was a different ballgame than it was today. Sure, there was point fighting matches but in those days the practitioners were usually former military men who trained in Japan or Korea enduring the same hardships as the students there even if for only a shorter amount of time. Martial arts were taking the world by storm. And it was at the close of the decade when Victor Moore would face off against Mike Stone in Pasadena, California in 1969 and win the light-heavyweight championship in that match. Stone was coming off of a record 91-0 record against opponents. Moore was able to win the match and history records this part as true. Victor Moore There is another side to the story that a lot of people have been hearing a lot about over the last many years, though. It seems that was the same day a young, gangly thirteen-year old whiz kid who trained watching through the windows of other martial arts instructors would make his presence known. Frank Dux, the future found...