Did You Know

Did You Know

Along with over 200 negatives, photos and other items

including the original manuscript of

KARATE VALUES

was a gift to Shihan Ed. Verycken from O'Sensei Urban.

Shihan Verycken was O' Sansei Urbans first student and black belt.

Cover of original manuscript

Karate Values

Dedication of original manuscript

Did you Know

that O'Sensei Urban dictated Karate Values to the above names.

Did You Know

that the below photo was taken in New York city 1960

At 20 East 17th Street New York 3 NY

Then known as the

( AMERICAN GOJURYU KARATE ASSOCIATION )

The above stamp is on the back of the above photo of me.

the stamp confirms that we where American GoJuryu Karate at O'Sensei Urban's

frist DoJo.

The flag below confirms that O'Sensei founded U.S.A. Gojuryu Karate Assoc. in 1959.

All other back patches and emblems worn by O'Sensei Urban and his students just represented

Associations ( not systems) that O'Sensei was associated with, for example, Master

Richard Kim's ButokuKai.

Did You Know

that on March 18th 1997 O'Sensei Urban

Ordered his famous battle flag, see above letter.

Sensei Mike Hurley had the above flag delivered to O' Sensei Urban

on 4/9/97

The above flag now hangs in the Peter Urban museum

Did you Know

that the above photo of the Iron wall demonstrated

by O'Sensei Urban and his student Ed. Verycken was taken in 1969.

Official Karate Magazine was so backed up with articles at the time of above write-up

that it took one year for the Iron Wall technique to be printed in 1970

Did you know

That one of Shihan Ed Verycken's first student, Fidel Montalban, took 1st place trophy

in the first Urban Cup Tournament held by Shihan Ric Pascetta.