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Richard G. Dunn
Chairman, USJJF Police Self Defense Instructors (PSDI) Committee
Program Director: United States Taiho Jutsu, United States Ju-Jitsu Federation
United States (USA) Martial Arts Federation

Rick Dunn was born in Burbank California just as WWII ended in 1945. Growing up in southern California and Las Vegas he joined the Navy in 1962. Unknowingly he met sensei Gary Frederichs at a 1965 new years party in Tokyo who eventually would become a major influence in his life.. In 1973 serious karate training began while at the Nevada state prison under sensei John Gaven who was attending law school at the time. John Gaven was one of sensei Gary Frederichs first black belts after he formed the Nevada karate association in 1966. In 1978 he began training directly under sensei Frederichs. It would be 10 years of hard training before Mr. Dunn was given the opportunity to test for shodan in front of Karate Master Hideyaka Nishiyama. This was the policy of sensei Frederichs after returning to the US. Mr. Frederichs trained in Japan for many years, living in the Kodokan, training in Judo and Karate at the Shotokan. He attended the Shotokan's instructor school under master Shuri'. Judo master Hosakawa who taught at the police academy in Tokyo and was in charge of all police training in Japan sponsored sensei Frederichs. During that time of training for shodan, however Mr. Dunn was involved with the PKA and WKA kickboxing circuit which culminated in moving up to light heavy weight to fight the future world heavy weight champion Dennis Alexio. After the match with Alexio Mr. Dunn was fortunate to train with him for most of his fights that where in the Reno Tahoe area. Mr. Dunn opened his dojo in 1989 at Reno Indian colony in conjunction with the Nevada Karate Association.. In 1991 while working in Juvenile corrections Mr. Dunn's department sent him for Defensive Tactics training with the FBI. Even though Mr. Dunn had previous law enforcement training nothing could prepare him for the quality of instruction in that course. After the FBI many law enforcement courses followed and the discovery of a profusion of inapplicable sophisticated martial arts techniques to being taught to the L.E. community. This became Mr. Dunn's primary challenge. When elected as the state coordinator (director) of the Nevada Association of field tactics instructors, there mission statement was to unify and simplify techniques that are taught in the 13 police academies and more than 100 agencies in the state. After retiring Mr. Dunn is the director of OFFICER SAFETY SYSTEM; teaching Security officer, Use of Force communications and Team Arrest procedures to several area casino staff. Mr Dunn continues to teach police defensive tactics instructors for the Nevada Peace Officers Standards and Training commission on an annual basis.

 

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Sensei Dunn can be contacted at the following:

Shoto Karate Jitsu
P.O. Box 18119
Reno, NV 89511
PH: 775.750.5678

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