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March 2011
 3/06
--  Happy Birthday Dragon!
Grandmaster Robb Dragon
Hogan is 68
May 2010
05/31 --
 "Today
we lost Ali "Ollie" Woodson. I worked with him for quite a few years.
My condolences go out to his wife, Juanita, and to his children and extended
family. As a bodyguard, we're trained to protect life. When we
lose, it hurts even more. During our time together with The
Temptations, Ali took me to the heights of my skills as a bodyguard. I
loved him deeply. I will miss him greatly. Here's 'A Toast to My
Friend.'"
CLICK HERE
for a video of Ali singing "Soul To Soul" with The Temptations.
March 2010
3/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Grandmaster Robb Dragon Hogan
is 67
October 2009
CLICK HERE to view Grandmaster
Hogan's updated photo album
The
mother of Master John Bell, Mrs. Mary Bell passed away. The uncle of Masters
Lori and Bruce Epstein also passed away. Our prayers go out to members of
both families. "The Dragon's Eight School is sorry for your loss."
Grandmaster Robb Hogan
September 2009
The
Dragon's Eight Black Belts page has been
updated to reflect recent black belt promotions resulting from August
testings.
July 2009
"Monster
Man" Everette Eddy, Johnny "Smiley" Lee and
Grandmaster
Robb "Dragon" Hogan are honored to be listed as "Living Legends" at
the
Sports Martial Arts Museum. Many thanks to Kyoshi Gary Lee for
this recognition.
CLICK HERE
to view Grandmaster Hogan's updated photo album
7/03
The City of Oak Park presents
Grandmaster Hogan with an award for
30 years of service to the community!
Many thanks to the Oak Park Community Center for their sponsorship over the
years. Special thanks to the Mayor and City Council of Oak Park for
their recognition and cooperation.
June 2009
6/27 Dragon's Eight gives a Sanchin demonstration in honor of the
graduating class of the Detroit Police Department's Central District After
School Program.
Grandmaster
Hogan wishes to express his sincere thanks to the Detroit Police Department
for the opportunity to teach martial arts skills to these students.
Special thanks to Officers T. Prater and D. Dorsey for their help with the
program.
March 2009
3/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Grandmaster Robb Dragon Hogan
is 66
July 2008
07/31 --
Sincere
heartfelt condolences to the family of Sandra J. Clemens. Our prayers and love are with you all.
A true conqueror, may she rest in peace.
CLICK HERE to view Grandmaster
Hogan's updated photo album
7/3
--
CLICK HERE to view video of the
recent Dragon's Eight testing at Oak Park
June 2008
6/26 --
CONGRATULATIONS to
Nikki Bruster, Robert Bruster and David Dukes who received the rank of
1st Dan at the June testing at Oak Park
CLICK HERE to view Grandmaster
Hogan's updated photo album with views of the June testing
6/13--Grandmaster
Hogan wishes to express his sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to
Mfundishi Marvis Cofield and the Alkebu-lan Martial Arts Federation for
their tribute on June 13, 2008
MORE INFO HERE
SENIOR MASTER INSTRUCTORS PROMOTED!Congratulations to John Bell, Everette
Eddy, Johnny Lee, & Dwight Williamson. All have been promoted to 7th
degree black belts.
March 2008
Grandmaster Hogan wishes to express his sincere gratitude and heartfelt
thanks to
03/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Grandmaster Robb Dragon Hogan
is 65
July 2007
7/23--
CLICK HERE to view Dragon's Scrapbook with
new updated viewer.
7/6
--
CLICK HERE to view Grandmaster
Hogan's updated photo album with views of the June 23 testing.
June 2007
6/27
--
Grandmaster Hogan wishes to express his sincere gratitude and heartfelt
thanks to Great Grandfather Si-Tai-Gung George Calhoun, Grandmaster Dave
Zacker, Grandmaster Richard Plowden, Grandmaster Marshall Bey, Grandmaster
Danny Dixson, Grandmaster Delford Fort, Grandmaster Tony Knight Sr., Grand
Si-Fu Rock Monroe, Grandmaster Dereck Batton, Grandmaster Larry Green,
Grandmaster Kajana Cetawayo, Mfundishi Marvis Cofield, Ahati Kilindi Iyi,
Grandmaster Tony Goddard, Master Duane Pitcher, Master Kevin Bolden, Master
Jaye Spiro, Sifusi Andre Hightower and Sifu-Sean Hogan.
He is deeply grateful and honored to receive
the award of 10th degree black belt and to be certified by such an
auspicious group of martial artists, teachers, brethren and fighters.
He would also like to thank all in attendance on Saturday, June 23,
including Sensei Khoury Johnson, Sensei Robert Clemons, Sensei Darryl
McKinney, the entire Yellow Tigers organization and the students and parents
of Dragon's Eight.
Finally, Grandmaster Hogan wishes to
thank ALL of
his friends, family and students and appreciates any occasion in the
future to celebrate this milestone together.
6/26 --
Congratulations to Ron Dean who waited 37
years to test for his 1st Dan Black Belt.
6/24 --
Congratulations to
Master Lori Epstein, Master Bruce Epstein, Master Kenyatta Bachelor, and
Master Arnold Smith, all promoted to the rank of 4th Dan; Matthew Goodnow,
Denzel Jones, Gerald Filhart, David Elias, Howard Williams and Martha
Castillo all promoted to 1st Dan; Ashley Schoate to junior Black Belt
status.
6/23 --
Congratulations on receiving the rank of 10th DAN - GRANDMASTER
HOGAN! Everyone in Dragon's Eight wishes to express their
congratulations and respect!
April
2007
04/25 --
Sincere
heartfelt condolences to the Epstein family, especially the families of
Bruce Epstein and Jo Finn, on the loss of their father. Our prayers and love are with you all.
04/16 --
In
loving memory of 5 yr old
Angel Nicole Pocock-Smith. The entire Dragon's Eight organization
would like
to express their heartfelt condolences to the family, especially our own
Nikki Bruster. Our prayers and love are with you all.
March 2007
03/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Master Robb Dragon Hogan
is 64
January 2007
1/16--
Master Hogan is alive and well and thankful for all the support at the Web
site.
1/15
-- Dragon's Eight becomes an independent organization, no longer
affiliated with KI.
November 2006
11/3 --
Congratulations to
Alexandria Dumas, Matthew Epstein and
Justin Lattimore who received the rank of
1st Dan at the KI National Weekend at
Bad Axe, Michigan.
July - August 2006
8/29
--
New Photos added:
Senior Belts Testing
8/22
--
New Photos added:
Senior Belts Summer Training
June 2006
6/08
--
Heartfelt
condolences to
The Roosevelt Rice family
March 2006
3/11
-- Martial Arts Community Get-Together
3/09
-- Master Hogan's Birthday Party
3/07 --
World Champion
Howard
"Butch" Jackson passed away today.
Butch was a close personal
friend, martial arts champion, teacher and
legend. He will be greatly missed.
3/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Master Robb Dragon Hogan
is 63 today
3/04
--
Heartfelt
condolences to
The James Marone family.
November 2005
11/07 --
Dragon's Eight Oak Park Fighters place at 35th Annual KI
National Championships
Congratulations to Kenyatta Batchelor, Charles Hall, Alexandra Dumas,
Hillary Cane, Damani Gatewood and Arinn Jackson.
View tournament results.
October 2005
10/15
--
Delford Fort and the Yellow Tigers
Karate Club honor the African-American
Legends of Detroit karate
10/07
--
Heartfelt
condolences to
Ed Cutlip and family, on the death of his
grandmother.
10/06
--
Heartfelt
condolences to
Dave Swartz and family, on the death of his
mother-in-law.
10/02
--
Heartfelt
condolences to
David Prue and family, on the death of a
beloved wife and mother, Dorothy Prue.
July 2005
07/27 -- DETROIT NEWS
FEATURES MASTER HOGAN
"Karate Pro Gives Lessons on Survival"
by Tim Twentyman/The Detroit News
May 2005
05/19
--
Dragon's Eight Welcomes the
Ladies of
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority of
Lewis College of Business
January 2005
1/22 --
Grandmaster Dr.
Moses Powell
passed away today. The founder of Sanuces
Ryu Jiu-Jitsu, Dr. Powell was a personal
friend, martial arts warrior, teacher and
legend. He will be greatly missed.
December 2004
12/06
--
Heartfelt
condolences to Master
Hogan's brother-in-law and black belt
Arnold Smith, on the death of his beloved
father, Theodore Winiford Smith
(b. Dec. 11, 1920; d. Dec. 6, 2004) He is
survived by his loving wife, Thelma, three
sons, two daughters and numerous
grandchildren.
November 2004
11/19 -- KI Weekend
April
2004
4/14 --
Heartfelt condolences
to fellow
martial artist Johnny "Smiley" Lee on the
death of his sister, Yvonne.
Yvonne was also a fellow martial artist
and a police officer.
04/01
-- Congratulations to Master Hogan
upon receiving his 6th Degree from
KI's
Grandmaster David J. Praim.
March 2004
03/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Master Robb Dragon Hogan is 61 today.
03/03 -- New Photo added:
Dragon's Eight Welcomes the
Ladies of
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority of
Lewis College of Business
February 2004
02/11
-- Master Hogan named to the
Executive Board of KI of Michigan
December 2003
12/02
-- Dragon's Eight Black Belts
November 2003
11/21 -- November Newsletter
11/19 -- KI Weekend
11/15
--
Master Hogan received the
Karate Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
at the 34th Annual Karate Institute Awards
during the recent KI National Weekend honoring
Grandmaster AlGene Caraulia
CONGRATULATIONS Master Hogan!
October 2003
10/24
-- Taz Announces Taz4Tots
with new book:
Moonlight's Spell:
Rhymes for Younger Readers by
Taz
September 2003
09/21 --
Vol. 2, Issue 4 at TazTales.Com
August 2003
08/18 --
New photos:
Dragon with The Temptations on 8/02/03
Dragon with Otis Williams on
8/02/03
In Dragon's Scrapbook
08/01 --
Taz named
"Author of the Month" by the
Motown Writer's Network
Both
TazTales.Com,
RobbDragonHogan.Com and
Taz' first book, There Was A Time,
are featured!
CONGRATULATIONS TAZ!
July 2003
07/24 --
Updated
Interview with
Master Hogan
07/24 --
Updated
Interview with Dragon
June 2003
06/25 --
New photos:
Grand Master Praim and Master Hogan
Master Hogan with his son, Sean
In the Martial Arts Scrapbook
06/10 --
New photos:
Moses Powell and Master Hogan
In the Martial Arts Scrapbook
Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams
Kerry Turman and Greg Moore
In Dragon's Scrapbook
06/01 --
There
Was A Time:
A Journey into Black and White
with Taz
is released.
May 2003
05/06
-- Over 2,000 hits today!
April 2003
04/26 -- Taz
To Release His First Book!
04/19 --
In memory of
Cholly "Pop" Atkins
04/02 --
In memory of
Patricia Williams Hill
March 2003
03/29 --
Updated
Interview with Dragon
03/20 -- We moved!
RDH.com is back up after a 48 hour transition to a new server.
Thank you for your patience!
03/08 --
60th Birthday
Bash
03/06
-- Happy Birthday Dragon!
Master Robb Dragon Hogan is 60 today.
February 2003
02/17 -- Taz contributed three
tales to the MidWinter issue of
HiNgE
online,
the Philadelphia online arts journal.
02/16 --
An
Interview with
Master Hogan
Updated
Interview with Dragon
New photo of
Master Hogan with
Butch Jackson at Dragon's Eight
in the Martial
Arts Scrapbook
02/12 -- Dragon renewed ties with
The Temptations' family during this time of sorrow. Sleep well, Mr.
Little.
02/09 -- TazTale,
Strong Old Oak is featured at
Blackbooknews.com.
02/04 --
In memory of
Edgar W. Little
(stepfather of Otis Williams)
January 2003
01/01 -- Urban poetry selections
by Taz are available to read online at
GhettoSoul, an online arts ezine that presents poetry...ghetto
style. Look for his "Poet's Profile".
December 2002
12/10 -- Taz' poetry featured this
month at
TimBookTu, an online literary journal showcasing stories, poetry
and essays with an African-American flavor.
12/04 --
In memory of Jimmy
Fox, member of the Tribal Nations and friend at the Mohegan Sun.
PEACE
November 2002
11/13 --
An Interview
with Dragon
11/08 -- TazTale, Strong Old
Oak is "cherry-picked" by the editors of
ABCTales.
11/05 --
A
Tale of Two Souls
and
Robb
Dragon Hogan, featured in the November issue of
P.O.E.T.S. Newsletter.
October 2002
10/12 -- New pages launched:
Taz: The Poet and
The TazTale of the Month
September 2002
9/26 -- New website launched:
A
Tale of Two Souls
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