Peter Urban (karate)
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Peter George Urban (August 14, 1934 – April 7, 2004) was an American martial artist. Called "The George Washington of American Karate" by Kick Illustrated magazine,[1][2] and "The Godfather of American Goju" by Official Karate magazine.[3] Urban was the founder of the karate style known as American GōJū Ryū Karate Do (USA GoJu Karate). He was one of only a small number of white students under Gōgen Yamaguchi, an early Japanese GōJū Ryū Sensei, Practitioner, and Instructor as well as the head of the style's organization, The GoJu Kai. Controversially, Urban created an American style of Gōjū-ryū without the permission of Yamaguchi who would not allow Urban to represent Japanese Karate in America as head representative for the GoJu Kai.[citation needed]
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Born | (1934-08-14)August 14, 1934 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
Died | April 7, 2004(2004-04-07) (aged 69) Massachusetts, United States |
Style | Gōjū-ryū Father of American Goju Karate |
Teacher(s) | Richard Kim, Gogen Yamaguchi, Masutatsu Oyama |
Rank | 6th Dan Japanese Gōjū-ryū Karate; 10th Dan Founder of American Gōjū-ryū Karate |