CONGRATULATIONS  
Master Milan Shelden
Recipient of the

2004
USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame

  
Criteria to receive this prestigious award;
  • 45 years in the Martial Arts
  • Lifetime Contribution to Martial Arts
  • 8th degree Black Belt or above
  • Founder of Martial Arts Style

To date Master Milan Shelden is the only one that has met 3 of the 4 categories. He has been studying for 44 years this September
Master Milan Shelden with Dr. Jim Thomas Founder / Curator / Creator		 In it's nearly 40-year history, the award for this category has been issued only 6 times.

past recipients include;
Chuck Norris and  Bill Wallace
 
 

 
In 1989 Master Trias died of bone cancer after a three-year battle. That year he received the Black Belt Magazine's Hall of Fame Honorary Award. In 1979 he was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine's Hall of Fame and received the first ever Editor's Award
 		 History of the Hall of Fame;

Created by

Grand Master Robert A. Trias (1922 - 1989)
Introduced Karate to America (1946)
Founder of U.S. Karate Association (1948)

  
 

Below are some other firsts in the world of American Karate that are attributed to Grand Master Trias.

  • Authored the first rules for karate competition (1955).

  • Conducted the first karate tournament (1955).

  • Wrote the first instructional textbook (1958).

  • Produced the first instructional film(1959).

  • Conducted the first World Karate Championships(1963).

  • Held the first Professional Karate Tournament.(1968)

 

  
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2004 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame