Senior Grandmaster patrick Mcdaniel

Senior Grandmaster Patrick McDaniel dedicated his life to teaching self-defense. His journey began in 1966 when he became interested in martial arts after watching the movie "The Green Hornet," starring Bruce Lee. In 1973, at 13, he took his first karate class, "Kajukembo," introduced by Sifu George Jackson, at Dyess, Air Force base in Abilene, Texas. In 1974, he started training under Sifu Paul Jackson in Kajukembo and won his first tournament in 1975. Patrick received his black belt in 1977 and opened his first commercial karate school, the Yin & Yang Martial Arts Studio, in 1980. He continued his training under Sigung Richard Peralta in 1984 and received a 3rd-degree black belt and teaching certificate in 1988. In 1990, he moved from Abilene to Dallas, Texas, and started working on the Noble Kajukembo method. He moved to Virginia in 1995 and received his 5th-degree black belt in 2002. Patrick was recognized by the World Black Belt Society in 2011 and inducted into the Master's Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2017, he was promoted to Grandmaster under "The Universal Kajukembo Association" and 2019 recognized as Grandmaster by "The American Kajukembo Association." In 2023, he was inducted into the World Head of Family Sokeship and became the coach of the US Martial Arts Team of North Carolina. He passed away on March 23, 2024.