William Gary Damon
Coming from a military background, Shihan Damon started karate in 1960. He opened first dojo in Wallingford, CT in 1969 after obtaining Shodan grade in Okinawan Shorin-ryu and has trained with Hidy Ochiai and Masaichi Saito and Kiyoshi Yamazaki. He was a member of Board of Directors for USA National Karate-do Federation, President, National Karate-do Federation of Arizona and a well-known and respected national and international official.