William Marsh

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William Marsh (1991)

William "Bill" Marsh (* 1944 in Jena (Louisiana) , USA ) is an internationally active American grand master of martial arts and holder of the 9th Dan of Shorinji Ryu Karate . Until 2008 he learned karate, Kobudo and Tai Chi Chuan with Richard Lee , 9th Dan. He was also active as a musician.

Life

In 1966 he was stationed as a soldier in Germany. By chance he met the band The Black Cats there, whose singer he became in 1967. The band got a record deal with EMI Electrola and produced the LP Soul & Inspiration . She played in the opening act of the Beach Boys , Wilson Pickett , Aretha Franklin , Alexis Korner , Spencer Davis and the Hollies . The band broke up in March 1970, but made a comeback in 1984. The final and final appearance of the Black Cats took place in 2004. Marsh's popularity as a singer meant that he did not have to go to the Vietnam War at the time : The Mayor of Trier Paul Kreutzer intervened with the commander-in-chief of the US troops in Germany because Marsh was indispensable as a "symbol of friendship between peoples".

Marsh is married to a German. His son James Marsh , born in 1970, was a well-known basketball player.

Martial arts

  • In 1961 he started karate training with Robert Yarnall in St. Louis , Missouri .
  • 1963 1st Dan Shorin Ryu Karate.
  • 1968 Marsh moves to Germany.
  • 1970 2nd Dan Shorin Ryu Karate.
  • 1977 Marsh becomes a student of Richard Lee and a member of Butokukai International .
  • 1978 3rd Dan Shorinji Ryu Karate, Butokukai International.
  • 1982 Marsh leaves Butokukai International and becomes a member of Richard Lee's Shorinji Ryu International.
  • 1985 4th Dan Shorinji Ryu Karate, Shorinji Ryu International.
  • 1989 5th Dan Shorinji Ryu Karate, Shorinji Ryu International.
  • 1993 6th Dan Shorinji Ryu Karate, Shorinji Ryu International.
  • 1997 7th Dan Shorinji Ryu Karate, Shorinji Ryu International.
  • 2001 8th Dan Shorinji Ryu Karate, Shorinji Ryu International.
  • 2008 Marsh leaves his teacher Richard Lee and Shorinji Ryu International | Marsh founds his own national association Shorinji Budo Union Germany eV
  • 2012 Appointment as Shihan of the Shorinji Bodo Union Germany eV
  • 2018 9th Dan Hanshi, Shorinji Budo Union Germany eV

Founding of clubs

  • 1973 Foundation of the Shorin Karate Club eV, in Trier.
  • 1995 The Shorin Karate Club eV is dissolved.
  • 1995 Foundation of the Shorinji Budokan eV, in Trier.
  • 2008 Foundation of the Shorinji Budo Union Germany eV

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://kukjae-solimsa-do.de/sensei.html
  2. ↑ A rare case of dual talent , Trierischer Volksfreund, March 28, 2014
  3. ^ Rhineland-Palatinate, Wittlich District Court, VR 2791
  4. ^ Rhineland-Palatinate, Wittlich District Court, VR 40310

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personal data
SURNAME Marsh, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marsh, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American martial arts grandmaster
DATE OF BIRTH 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Jena (Louisiana) , USA