Robert Leong
Robert Leong (born December 23, 1924 in Honolulu , Hawaii , USA; † January 1, 2013 in Sacramento , California , USA) was an internationally active American grandmaster, Hanshi , of the martial art of Shorinji ryu ( Karate , Kobudo , Tai Chi Chuan ). He learned from the style founder Richard Kim (* 1917; † 2001), Hanshi, 10th Dan , and was his right-hand man since 1962 . Both worked for the merchant navy, where they first met in 1947. In 1966 Leong received his 1st Dan from Zen Bei Butoku Kai . Robert Leong was honorary president of the Kokusai Butokukai .
Honors
- 2006 appointment as Hanshi by Kokusai Butokukai.
swell
- 20th Century Samurai | Richard Kim 1917-2001 | Don Warener | 2006 | ISBN 978-0920129265
- Official Homepage of Richard Kim | Short biography of Robert Leong
- Black Belt, June 1966
- Remembering Karate Master Robert Leong (Full Potential Martial Arts, San Diego, California web site)
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| SURNAME | Leong, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American martial arts master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu , Hawaii , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 2013 |
| Place of death | Sacramento |