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Steven SEAGAL - 7 dan aikido
Born on the 10th April in Detroit, it was impossible to take control of him, ever since he was a young boy. His father, (who was a teacher), tried to persuade his son, and make him take up something useful. When the two took a trip to a martial arts show, young Steven was fascinated with the mysterious masters and their precocious techniques. At the age of 9, Steven started regular training. His determination to reach perfection made him better than his teachers were. He decided to travel to the country of martial arts. At the age of 17, he left to Tokyo. It took him two years to catch up with the Japanese students. He was full of energy.He often ventured into the bad neighbourhoods, duelling with the local troublemakers, and he was always victorious. Seagal spent fifteen years in Japan and achieved perfection in Aikido, Kendo, Karate-Do and Judo, and also took up some kung fu and tai chi. As a result, he opened his own school in Tokyo. Again the need for excitement and adventures made him take a few steps forward. This part of Seagal' s life is very unclear. We do not know if he was a CIA "martial artist in action", or did he “only” infiltrate narcotic cartels. In the jungle of Southern Asia, he developed his skills of using human body as the most devastating weapon, and learned some secrets of the Tibetan medicine. After coming back to the states, he settled down in Los Angeles and opened the first martial arts' school of his own. He had many students (or clients) from the movie industry world, including Sean Connery, Chuck Norris and James Mason. Seagal received his first dan in Aikido from Koichi Tohei himself.