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
Ryu (Street Fighter) Alpha" series, there is an alternative selectable version of Ryu known as "Evil Ryu". Similarly to Akuma, Ryu takes this form when succumbing to the evil intent, and becomes more violent. It was not until the international versions of the game, "Street Fighter Alpha 2", that Evil Ryu was introduced as a secret character in the games. Evil Ryu was originally introduced in a 1996 "Street Fighter Zero" manga series authored by Masahiko Nakahira and later adapted in the "Street Fighter" canon by Capcom. In "Street Fighter Alpha 3" (1998), Ryu is sought by M. Bison, who seeks to use