Coach
Ray is the highest ranking American ever in the Martial Art of Shotokan Karate. He worked in the physical education department at the University of California, Riverside for 30 years, guiding the Shotokan Karate team to five National Championships.
Ray is the highest ranking American ever in the Martial Art of Shotokan Karate. He worked in the physical education department at the University of California, Riverside for 30 years, guiding the Shotokan Karate team to five National Championships.
Riverside Connection:
Instructor in the Physical Education Department at UC Riverside from 1967 – 1997
Coach of the UC Riverside Shotokan Karate team from 1967 – 1997
Owned numerous local and regional Shotokan Karate dojos
Accomplishments:
Highest ranking American in Shotokan Karate
His UC Riverside teams won five National Collegiate Karate Championships
Coached 8 individual National Collegiate Karate Champions
During his tenure as coach, UC Riverside hosted 20 National Karate Association tournaments and 2 International Karate Collegiate Association Tournaments
His 1997 squad finished 2nd in the International Collegiate Association Karate Tournament
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