![]() Both want to be the very best at their respective disciplines, think their disciplines are the best, and both served in the Korean War with the Air Force and the Marines respectively. I’ll even join you.” After hours of drinking and talking they both realize they have a lot in common. Allen looks up at Don and replies “It’s a Coke.” Don tells him “in that case let me buy you a drink. He goes on to say that he almost had him several times in there match and if he wants to be champion he can’t become one wasting away on whiskey. Don goes over to Allen who has his head held down and tells him to cheer up and that he has talent. After the tournament Don sees Allen at the bar drinking his dreams away. #SUPER FIGHTERS PROFESSIONAL#Master Ryu gave Don the nickname “The White Dragon” for his mixed ancestry however Don later shortened his name to “The Dragon” thinking it would be easier for his fans to remember, as he started to pursue a career at professional fighting.ĭon would eventually begin a winning tournament career defeating a man named Allen Snider and earning $1,000,000 for winning the All American Martial Arts Tournament. Upon returning to the USA, he began training with a wise karate master named Ryu, a teacher of Pai Lum Tao Kung fu. For 5 months, he was stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, at which time he was released from Active Duty. ![]() He was one of the first Marines stationed in Korea, there meeting Anthony (Rocky) Graziano. ![]() He studied Shorin-ryu Karate with Eizo Shimabukuro, John Korab, Chinsaku Kinjo and Seiyu Oyata while stationed in Okinawa, earning his black belt in a mere seven months. He joined the United States Marine Corps on his 18th birthday and was stationed at Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina for 2 years. Donald Joe Wilson was born to an American father and Japanese mother in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and grew up on Florida's Space Coast. ![]()
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