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Master Carole Coker began
her Martial Arts training in 1972.She was the first female ever
allowed to join an all-male Martial Arts class in Montgomery,
Alabama. She was also the first female black belt and Karate School
owner in her city. Master Coker tested for her 1st Dan in 1976 with
Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan, and later for her 1st Dan in Tae Kwon Do.A
Japanese system called Yoshukai was the next style Master Coker
trained in,and she learned to break a baseball bat with her shin and
won the World Japanese Black Belt Breaking Championships with this
style.
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After 7 Regional Grand
Championships with The World Tang Soo Do Association, Master Coker
was the third female to test for Masters belt with the World Tang
Soo Do Association. She is the founder of The Stranger Danger Child
Abduction Prevention and Awareness Program, and "The Ask Mom First"
Program. Master Coker is now a 5th Dan with The Atlantic-Pacific Tang
Soo Do Federation.
She is married to Sensei Morris Coker, a 5th Dan with The
Association of Japanese United Martial Arts, and now, an
Instructor with The Atlantic-Pacific Tang Soo Do Federation.
Master Coker's school is called Coker's Tang Soo Do, and the
school motto is "The Family That Kicks Together, Sticks Together!"
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