Special Karate Notes (Ref:) Dr. Dennis L. Siluk

(Special Karate Notes): Dr. Dennis L. Siluk studied Karate under three renowned karate masters during the 1960s, between 1967 and ‘68, under Charles Iverson (of Minnesota), who was considered one of the two main Black Belt Masters, in 1960, to bring forth the new American karate style called: “Shorei-Ryu (in part, taken out of the older Japanese style, Goju Ryu, as indicated in the Black Belt Magazine, page 54, June, 1977 issue). Then in 1968, and ’69, moving to San Francisco for a year, Siluk studied under the great master, Gosei Yamaguchi, of Goju-Kai Karate (whom Bruce Lee, had met, and considered more than his equal), at which time Siluk demonstrated his skills to the legendary karate master “The Cat” Gogen Yamauchi, and became moderate friends with Gogen, touring San Francisco with him. Thereafter, in 2002, he wrote the book “Romancing San Francisco,” describing his times in San Francisco, and at the Goju-Kai Karate-Do (and its 1968, All International Championship, where he was the appointed and main photographer). By Rosa Penaloza