Victor moore biography

Victor Moore is an American male Karateka who holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate. Moore was born on August 23, 1943, to unnamed parents in Cincinnati, Ohio. Much of his early life is unknown, but at the age of 7, he began physical fitness and martial art training in Cincinnati, Ohio. He started his physical training at home by lifting heavy buckets filled with coal, one dumbbell, and other weights he found. Moore read Italian bodybuilder Charles Atlas books that help with his physical training. He also started to read books on the Japanese martial art, Jujitsu.

By the age of nine, Moore was proficient in the basics of jujitsu and Judo. At the age of twelve, he began karate training with Ronald “The Grave Digger” Williams of Cincinnati. Moore trained with Williams for five years and was awarded a black belt in the Kempo style of Karate. In 1961, eighteen-year-old Moore joined a judo school opened by instructor Ray Hudges. Moore also joined a Kempo class instructed by Bill Dometrich. He took up Judo with John Osako and Sensei Glen Osborne and eventually earned a brown belt in that martial art. He then took karate classes with Jim Wax. Moore was also a sparring partner with Tiger Joe Harris. Moore also competed in twelve amateur fights and won every contest.

Moore attended Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. While there Moore met Professor Barry Yasuto who trained him in Shotokan Karate, getting him for the first time to the black belt level. After leaving Central State University, Moore returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, to open his first Karate school. Moore would travel with several of his students across the country participating in martial arts tournaments. He also opened other martial arts schools across the Cincinnati area.

Moore met Robert A. Trias, an American karate pioneer. Trais took Moore under his wing and trained with him at various tournaments and seminars in the Kempo and Goju-Ryu styles of Karate. Moore was also taught by

American karateka

Victor Moore (born August 23, 1943) holds a 10th DegreeBlack Belt in Karate and was one of the late Robert Trias' Chief instructors of the Shuri-ryūKarate system. Moore was one of the first ten original members of the Trias International Society and also studied and trained with William J. Dometrich in the style of Chito-ryu. Moore has studied martial arts for over 50 years, and is a four-time world karate champion.

History

Moore began to travel with a handful of his students to several tournaments as far away as Canada. He later ventured out opening karate schools throughout the Cincinnati area and began traveling the Midwest and East coast. Being successful in competition, he meets the father of American Karate Robert A. Trias. Robert Trias with his skills and ability took Moore under his wings. He continued to train with Trias at various tournaments and seminars, learning the Kenpo and Goju-Ryu styles of Karate, Moore traveled many times to the USKA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona where he had received rank up through his Masters level while in the USKA. Trias taught many style, but his main style was Shuri-Ryu. While Moore spent time in the USKA, Maung Gyi took him under his wings, taking him as a personal student. Gyi taught him Bando, stick fighting, and all the various weapons too numerous to name. Gyi was also Moore's kickboxing instructor, teaching Moore all the moves

American actor (1876–1962)

For other people named Victor Moore, see Victor Moore (disambiguation).

Victor Fred Moore (February 24, 1876 – July 23, 1962) was an American actor of stage and screen, a major Broadway star from the late 1920s through the 1930s. He was also a writer and director, but is best remembered today as a comedian, playing timid, mild-mannered roles. Today's audiences know him as the star of a Christmas-themed movie that has become a perennial: It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947). Moore plays a vagrant who occupies a millionaire's mansion—without the millionaire's knowledge—while the owner is vacationing.

Career

Victor Moore appeared in 21 Broadway shows and more than 50 films. His first appearance on Broadway was in Rosemary (1896). He also appeared in George M. Cohan's Forty-five Minutes from Broadway, which opened January 1, 1906, and its sequel, The Talk of New York (1907). He went on to star in shows such as Oh, Kay! (1926) as Shorty McGee, Hold Everything! (1928) as Nosey Bartlett, Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing (1931) as Vice-president Alexander Throttlebottom, Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933), Cole Porter's Anything Goes (1934) as Moonface Martin, and Irving Berlin's Louisiana Purchase (1940) as Senator Oliver P. Loganberry. Moore often appeared with actor William Gaxton, with Gaxton's self-assured slicker playing opposite Moore's worried friend.

Moore's talent was fir