Association and Five CSHK Members Inducted into the Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame

Class of 2000 Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductees
CSHK HDB Member Master Tim Vought
CSHK Exec. Director and HDB member Charles Bouton
CSHK Emeritus HDB Member Grandmaster Ed Daniel
CSHK HDB Chairman Grandmaster James Toney
CSHK HDB Vice-Chairman Grandmaster Royce Young

     Karate began in two places in the United States, Chicago and Texas. As such Texas has had a long and glorious history in karate and the martial arts. In 1997, in recognition of this fact, the Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame was created to recognize and preserve the legacy of those who established and have contributed to the development of the Martial Arts in the State of Texas.
     In the first two classes of inductees Emeritus Board members Grandmaster Allen R. Steen, Grandmaster Skipper Mullins, Grandmaster J. Pat Burleson, and affilates Sensei Rick Arnold and Master Larry Wheeler were inducted.
     In the class of 2000, the American Karate Black Belt Association-Chin Sook Hage Kwan was inducted as the continuation of the first Karate organization formed in the State back in 1964, the Southwest Karate Black Belt Association. Along with the induction of the Association into the Hall of Fame four of the High Dan Board members and one Emeritus Board member were also honored with Induction in recognition of their pioneer status and continued contributions to the development of karate in Texas.
     The Induction Ceremony began with a very special presentation. Grandmaster Johnny Nash, one of the first Karate Instructors to establish a school in Texas, on behalf of the American Karate Black Belt Association-Chin Sook Hage Kwan presented Grandmaster Ed Daniel with his rank certificate as 10th Degree Black Belt. Grandmaster Nash, Daniel's original karate Instructor also presided over the induction of Grandmaster Ed Daniel into the Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Master Tim Vought, Grandmaster Daniel's senior student presented Grandmaster Daniel with a new belt honoring his promotion to the highest honor bestowable by the Association. The belt a gift from Grandmaster Daniel's many students, was a simple black belt, keeping with the humility of this great karate pioneer and sensei, on the inside of the belt was inscribed a simple sentence in Japanese, "Sensei, thank you very much".
     In addition to the induction of Grandmaster Daniel, four active members of the AKBBA-CSHK High Dan Board were also inducted in recognition of their pioneer status and continued efforts to develop karate in Texas. They were High Dan Board Chairman Grandmaster James B. Toney, High Dan Board Vice-Chairman Grandmaster Royce Young, High Dan Board member Master Tim Vought, and AKBBA-CSHK Executive Director and High Dan Board member Charles Bouton.