Charles Henry Gaylord was an American martial artist. He began learning martial arts in 1954. After receiving his black belt, Gaylord became the second generation of the Emperado

Adriano Directo Emperado

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 Method of Kajukenbo

Kajukenbo

Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that combines Western Boxing, Judo, Jujutsu, Kenpo Karate, Eskrima, Tang Soo Do, and Kung Fu. It was founded in 1947 in Oahu, Hawaii, at the Palama Settlement. The original purpose of the art was to deal with local crime and to help the people defend themselves...

. In 1963, he moved from Hawaii

Hawaii

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 to Northern California

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 where he began teaching his own style of Kajukenbo, which became known as the "Gaylord Method". Gaylord was featured in Episode 10 of Fight Quest

Fight Quest

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on the Discovery Channel

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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)