[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 64 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING TOYAMA KARATE-DO'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND 47TH BLACK BELT 
                               GRADUATION

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2019

  Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I would like to take some time today to 
honor Toyama Karate-Do Martial Arts Academy and recognize their 50 
years of commitment to the community and the celebration of their 47th 
Black Belt Graduation.
  Toyama Karate-Do began on April 26, 1969, and it was named after 
Hanshi Toyama Kanken, who was the founder of the Shudo-Kan style, in 
Okinawa, Japan. Fifty years later, Toyama has the same mission; teach 
discipline, confidence, and self-defense to prepare students physically 
and mentally to lead a better way of life.
  In 1991, Toyama Karate-Do reached Southern California, opening the 
first school in the United States. Toyama is the most recognized and 
accomplished Martial Arts Organization in Orange County and one of the 
top 100 schools in the United States. Currently, Toyama has more than 
75 schools worldwide, including locations in Bolivia, Japan, and 
Canada.
  Instructors, Rodolfo Cazales, a 7th degree Black Belt, and his son 
Jerry Cazales, a 5th Degree Black Belt, are responsible for the United 
States expansion. They have been teaching side by side to bring the 
``Traditional System'' and the ``New Creative System'' together to 
provide Dynamic Martial Arts Youth Programs. Toyama Santa Ana has over 
2,000 active students involved through SAUSD, City, and Private 
Programs and is one of the most successful Toyama Karate-Do programs in 
the United States.
  Toyama's Creed is:
  Why do we practice Karate-Do?: For a better and stronger physical, 
mental, and spiritual ability.
  What are the values of Karate-Do?: Justice, Courtesy, Humbleness, 
Determination, Self-Respect, and Respect towards our Family, Teachers, 
Peers, and everyone we encounter.
  What is the meaning of Karate-Do?: ``The Road of the Empty Hand.'' In 
Karate-Do we do not inflict harm with an attack, but attack with a 
defense to protect our life.
  I recognize Toyama Karate-Do and the Cazales family for all they do 
for my constituents. They truly are a great asset to the community.

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