CONFESS!!! Who was the first famous person you ever met

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15. Chuck Norris, and Bruce Lee.

In the mid to late 60's I trained in Kempo Karate under my sensei Dan Guzman. Sensei's Monterey Park, CA school was rated as one of the best in the nation.

We would regularly host other Dojo's for intermural competitions. Ed Parker's (taught Elvis Presly) and Chuck Norris' schools would come over for their usual beat downs. Both Ed and Chuck have refereed my matches. One time during a tournament I met and got an autograph from Bruce Lee (I knew him as Kato from the TV show "The Green Hornet&quot .

I googled around and found a picture of my old sensei Dan Guzman, (front row third from left) and Ed Parker just to his right. I haven't seen Sensei's face in over 40 years..

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Here is the text with the photo and the URL I found:

Taken in 1964 or 65 at Dan Guzman's "Cleland House Dojo" in east Los Angeles, Calif. Pictured in the front row, extreme left is Richard Nunez, one of the founders of the "Limalama" organization. 3rd from left is Kajukenbo instructor Dan Guzman, right of him is Senior Grand Master Ed Parker, and right of Parker is Kajukenbo instructor Bill Ryusaki.

http://www.wama-club.com/limalama_history.htm