PROFESSOR AL DACASCOS
Elected to the Black Belt Hall of Fame in 1977, he became the first American Kung Fu artist to reach the top ten fighting list in the early seventies, demonstrating that a Kung Fu practitioner could hold his own. From 1967 to 1975, he was a triple threat in competition: forms, weapons and fighting. Professor Al Dacascos is also one of the original founders and members of KAJUKENBO Association Of America (KAA) from 1967 through the 1970's.
Professor Dacascos is also known for designing the original KAJUKENBO Association Of America (KAA) patch that we use today. (Those under Professor Gaylord added "Gaylord's Method" on the patch.) Professor Dacascos has also enhanced his style of KAJUKENBO from a defensive system to an offensive system, called "Won Hop Kuen Do" KAJUKENBO.
Professor Dacascos has been on the cover of over 35 national and international Martial Arts magazines. He has developed many major champions including: Karen Shepard, Eric Lee, Bill Owens, Christian Wulf, Karyn Turner and his own son Mark Dacascos.