Fox Valley Martial Arts Fox Valley Judo Club Members, April
22, 2005
Chief Instructor
Frank Davison
Martial Arts Background
A former wrestling and judo competitor, Frank Davison has trained in Kodokan
Judo, hapkido, karate, and folkstyle wrestling. He is a Life Member of the
United States Judo Association and National Sport Judo. Assistant instructor for Fox Valley Martial Arts since 1999,
he assumed the head instructor position in 2005. His teaching and
coaching experience includes:
Instructor, Kodokan Judo (Fox Valley Parks District)
Instructor, AAY Self-Defense
Coach, Kids Wrestling Club (Tomcat Wrestling Club)
Assistant Coach, Middle School Wrestling Team (Waldo Middle School)
The
founder and chief instructor of Fox Valley Martial Arts since 1996, Dr. Don Cunningham has lived and trained extensively in Japan since
1974. He is the founder and was head instructor of North Raleigh Judo and
Jujutsu for eight years prior to moving to Illinois. Dr. Cunningham has practiced and
competed in the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Scotland, and
Germany.
Martial Arts Ranks
Yodan, National Sport Judo
Sandan, Shudokan Martial Arts Association
Nidan, Kodokan Judo Institute and United States Judo Association
Shodan, Nihon-ryu Jujutsu, Jujutsu America
Sankyu, Kendo, Southeast United States Kendo Federation
Bronze medalist, 1996 AAU Judo National Tournament
Gold medalist, 1995 Chicago Open Judo Tournament
Two-time Gold medalist, North Carolina State Games Judo Tournament
Numerous regional and local judo tournament titles
Publications
In addition to numerous magazine articles on traditional Japanese
martial arts history and traditions, Dr. Cunningham is the author of two
books, Secret Weapons of Jujutsu (ISBN 0-8048-3422-9 available in paperback
from Charles Tuttle Publishing) and Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in
the Age of the Samurai (ISBN 0-8048-3536-5
available in hard cover from Charles Tuttle Publishing).
