The World's Greatest Raymond McCallum

Raymond McCallumRAYMOND MCCALLUM·SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2009·READING TIME: 3 MINUTES* STARTED KARATE MAY 1, 1972 TEXAS KARATE INSTITUTE DALLAS, TEXAS* 1st INSTRUCTORS : RONNIE COX, JACK WHITE, MAX ALSUP, JAMES TONEY,KEARBY FUGATE, ROBT.HARRIS, LONNIE LINDLEY, SKIPPER MULLINS, WALT BONE** WON - LAST 10 TOURNAMENTS in JUNIOR DIV. - WITHOUT BEING SCORED ON* STARTED FIGHTING MENS BROWN BELT AUG. '74 AT AGE 15* WON 2nd PLACE - LT.WT. BROWN BELT at 1973 U.S. KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS at AGE 15** MADE BLACK BELT - SEPT. 15, 1974 - AGE 16 - TESTED under LARRY CASTER, ROY KURBAN* DEMETRIUS HAVANAS’ 1st BLACK BELT STUDENT** STARTED FIGHTING FULL-CONTACT - DEC. 1974 - N.K.L. TEAM - 1974-'75* WON 2nd PLACE MID.WT. BLACK BELT - 1975 U.S. KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - AGE 16* WON 1st PLACE - U.S. KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - next 5 YEARS in a ROW - 1976-'80* MEMBER 1st PLACE TEAM - NATIONAL TEAM MATCHES - DALLAS - 1975-80* WON KOREAN FORM - INTERNATIONAL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - L.B.,CAL. - 1975* WON TEXAS BLACK BELT “ROOKIE OF THE YEAR” - 1975* WON 21 - 1st PLACES - in a ROW - 1975-’76* WON KARATE OLYMPIKS - HOUSTON, TX. - 3 YRS. in a ROW - 1975-’77* WON TEXAS STATE KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - FT.WORTH - 3 YRS. in a ROW - 1975-’77* WON ALL-AMERICAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - OKC - 8 YRS. in a ROW - 1976-’83* WON FT. WORTH NATIONAL PRO-AM - 13 YRS. in a ROW - 1974-’86* WON 1st FORM and FIGHTING - NATIONAL TOURNAMENT - MEXICO CITY - 1977* FOUGHT for 1st WORLD TITLE in KICKBOXXING - TOKYO, JAPAN - 1979* INDUCTED BLACK BELT MAGAZINE - HALL of FAME " FIGHTER of the YEAR” - 1979* WON DIAMOND NATIONALS - “GRAND CHAMPION” - MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - 1980 +’83* WON P.K.A. - U.S. MIDDLE WT. TITLE JULY 1980 (2nd RD. KO of GLEN McMORRIS)* WON W.K.A. - U.S. LT.HVY.WT. TITLE - DEC. 1980* WON MID.WT. - SEMI-CONTACT TITLE - W.A.K.O. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSMILAN, ITALY - TEAM CAPTAIN - NOV.1981* WON K.I.C.K. LT.MID.WT. TITLE - LAS VEGAS, NEV. - MARCH 1983 (10th RD. KOGENE McCOMB)* WON 2nd MID.WT. - SEMI-CONTACT - W.A.K.O. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSLONDON, ENGLAND - TEAM CAPTAIN - NOV. 1983* WON LTHVY.WT. - FULL-CONTACT TITLE - W.A.K.O. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSLONDON,ENGLAND - OVERALL TEAM CHAMPIONS - CO-CAPTAIN - NOV. 1985* CAPTAIN of“TOUR of ITALY”- FLEW to FRANKFORT, GERMANY - DROVE 6500 MILES in 11 DAYSto SOUTH of NAPLES ITALY - FOUGHT 8 NIGHTS - WENT UNDEFEATED as a TEAM - 1985* W.A.K.O. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - MUNICH, GERMANY - NOV.1987SEMI-CONTACT TEAM CHAMPIONSFULL-CONTACT TEAM CHAMPIONSOVERALL TEAM CHAMPIONS* INDUCTED to the TEXAS SPORTS "HALL of FAME" - WACO, TEXAS - 1997* PROMOTED - 8th DEGREE BLACK BELT - SEPT. 2000 - TESTING with BILLYE JACKSON,TIM KIRBY, and TROY DORSEY, WHO WERE ALL PROMOTED to 7th DEGREE - UNDER A BOARDHEADED by JACK HWANG, ALLEN STEEN, JIM HARRISON, MIKE ANDERSON, ED DANIELS, andOVER 20 8th DEGREE or HIGHER BLACK BELTS.* INDUCTED to the TAE KWON DO "HALL of FAME" - TEANECK, N.J. - 2009* INDUCTED into the "CENTURION CLUB" at the "BATTLE of ATLANTA" 2009 * INDUCTED to the JOE LEWIS ETERNAL CUP ~ ATLANTA Ga. ~ JUNE 2013* INDUCTED to the U.S. KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS "WALK of CHAMPIONS" ~ DALLAS ~ JUNE 2013* INDUCTED by WORLD KUBAKAN FEDERATION & Gm.RONNIE COLWELL as "WORLD KIZUNA" DEC. 2011* ELEVATED by Gm.RONNIE COLWELL to "JIKISAN HATAMOTO" as a KNIGHT of KIZUNA ~ MAY 2013 * INDUCTED to the MASTERS HALL of FAME ~ CALIFORNIA ~ AUG. 2012 * INDUCTED to the WORLD PUGILIST HALL of FAME ~ LAREDO TEXAS ~ NOV. 2012 * INDUCTED to the U.S. MARTIAL ARTS ~ DALLAS TEXAS ~ JULY 2013 * PROMOTED - 9th DAN - JUNE 2011 - by the AKBBA HIGH DAN BOARD - HEADED by ALLEN STEEN Read more