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Brief
Historical Outline of
Winged
Dragon Karate Club
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January 1977 Winged
Dragon Karate Club formed by Black Belts David T. Cheatham Jr., Joy H.
Cheatham, and Lorenza T. Trotter. Their training was under
the direction of Prof. David D. Rix, Master of the Chin-Na and Kenpo arts
and founder of the Defenders Club ( http://www.5centerplace.com
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Baltimore, MD. Ms. Joanne Price of the Defenders Club also was their
Instructor. The new club brought the arts of Kenpo and Chin-Na to
the Anne Arundel County area with ties being maintained with the parent
club through membership in the American Chin-Na Association with Prof.
David D. Rix as Director.
June 1981
Winged Dragon Karate
Club promoted its first two Black Belts completely trained under the Winged
Dragon club name at the Dojo in Quarterfield Elementary school.
June 1981
Black Pearl
Society formed. The Black Pearl Society was created for Black Belts
who received additional training and were to become teachers for the club.
The pearl represents the pearl of knowledge and, of course, the Black Pearl
is the most rare.
September 1982 Branch opened at Glendale Elementary School under Black
Belt Robert Beke
January 1983 Branch opened at Arnold Elementary School under Black
Belt John White
September 1983 Branch opened at Glen Burnie High School
September 1989 Branch opened at South County Recreation Center
September 1992 Branch opened at Hillsmere Elementary School
February 2001 Branch opened at North County Recreation Center
January 2002
Winged
Dragon Karate Club begins its 25th year of teaching self-defense classes in
Anne Arundel County, MD
January 2002
Branch at Glen Burnie High School transfers to Glendale Elementary School
June 2002
Winged
Dragon Karate Club Founder and Director Emeritus David Cheatham promoted to
8th Degree Black Belt by Prof. David D. Rix (10th Degree Black Belt)
June
2002 Winged Dragon Karate Club Instructors inducted into Defender's Inc. Special
Unit 2000 under the auspices of Prof. David D. Rix (10th Degree Black
Belt) and Prof. Joann Price (8th Degree Black Belt)
October
2002 Winged Dragon Karate Club holds its 25th
Anniversary
celebration
at the Defenders Club
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| Four Generations of
Black Belt Instructor and Student:
Prof. David Rix
(2nd from right), 10th Degree Black Belt, Founder, Defender's Club (Dundalk,
MD); David
Cheatham (right), 8th Degree Black Belt, Founder & Director
Emeritus, Winged Dragon Karate Club; Rick Warfield (left), 6th
Degree Black Belt, Director, Winged Dragon Karate Club; John Keenan (2nd
from left), 3rd Degree Black Belt, Winged Dragon Karate Club
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