Charles Gaylord

Charles Gaylord
Born	Charles Henry Gaylord September 24, 1936(1936-09-24) Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Died	August 4, 2009(2009-08-04) (aged 72) Fremont, California, USA
Style	Kajukenbo
Rank	Great grandmaster
Website	http://www.kajukenbo-koa.com/gm_charles_gaylord

Charles Henry Gaylord (September 24, 1936 – August 4, 2009)^[1] was an American martial artist. He began learning martial arts in 1954.^[2] After receiving his black belt, Gaylord became the second generation of the Emperado Method of Kajukenbo. In 1963, he moved from Hawaii to Northern California where he began teaching his own style of Kajukenbo, which became known as the "Gaylord Method".^[3] Gaylord was featured in Episode 10 of Fight Quest on the Discovery Channel.^[4]

Awards

• Tenth-Degree Black Belt (September 1995)
• World Martial Arts Hall of Fame (July 1997)
• Masters Martial Arts Hall of Fame (July 2000)
• North American Martial Arts Hall of Fame (September 2000)^[5]

References

1. ^ "Charles Henry Gaylord obituary". legacy.com. 2009-08-11. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/insidebayarea/obituary.aspx?n=charles-henry-gaylord&pid=131233712. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
2. ^ "Gaylord Method". Kajukenbo Association of AMerica. http://www.bonosjkd-kaju.com/kaa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
3. ^ "Grandmaster Charles Gaylord". usadojo.com. http://www.usadojo.com/biographies/charles-gaylord.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
4. ^ "Fight Quest". yourdiscovery.com. http://www.yourdiscovery.com/fightquest/episodeguide.shtml. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
5. ^ "GM Charles Gaylord". kajukenbo-koa.com. Kajukenbo Ohana Association. http://www.kajukenbo-koa.com/gm_charles_gaylord. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 

Persondata
Name	Gaylord, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1936-09-24
Place of birth	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Date of death	2009-08-04
Place of death	Fresno, California, USA