Shotokan head of the Japan Karate Association's Brazilian branch. Action movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme holds a 2nd "dan" black belt in Shotokan and used the style when he competed both in traditional and in full contact karate competitions in the 1970s and 1980s. Michael Jai White has a 3rd "dan" in Shotokan, although he has long practiced other karate styles such as Kyokushin and Goju Ryu. Wesley Snipes has a 5th dan black belt in Shotokan. Shotokan Funakoshi had many students at the university clubs and outside dojos, who continued to teach karate after his death in 1957. However, internal
David Ryu their district. However, disclosure of how this money is used is not required, and there is little oversight. To address this, Ryu introduced his Discretionary Funds Task Force, which doesn't have the authority to tell the Councilmember how to spend his discretionary funding, but can make recommendations and advise the Councilmember on how to use this funding. Councilmember Ryu also became the first and only councilmember in Los Angeles to make his discretionary spending history publicly available on his website. In August 2002, Ryu faced a charge of attempted rape for which Ryu was exonerated. On November 15, 2002, the