He saw young men in white robes throwing kicks in the street — and thought they were the KKK. They were karate men. That misunderstanding changed James McMurray's life.
Born in 1950 in rural Georgia, raised in Harrisburg, PA. Couldn't afford the $5 fee — so he cleaned the dojo for his training. Went to Vietnam in 1969. Came home and kept going.
Today: 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo. 9th degree in Hapkido. Runs the House of Discipline in Harker Heights, Texas, putting black belts on the next generation.
“Nothing is impossible to the willing mind. Each one teach one.”
Read his full story in DAOS Magazine 25th Edition.
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