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March 2008
03/06 -- Happy Birthday Dragon!
         Master 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.

7/5 -- CLICK HERE to view video of the recent Dragon's Eight testing at the Yellow Tigers School in Detroit.

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, Mfudishi Marvis Cofield, Mfudishi Kilindi, 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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Copyright © 2006 by TazTales. All rights reserved.
Photographs of Robb Dragon Hogan on the main page by Richard Herneisen.
Photographs of Dragon on "The Bodyguard" portion of this web site by Kerry Turman.
Photograph of Dragon with Bill Medley and Michael Irvin courtesy of Marva Nelson.
Photograph of Dragon on "An Interview of Dragon" courtesy of Marva Nelson.
Photographs of the "60th Birthday Bash" courtesy of Darryl Jones.
Photograph of Grandmaster Praim with Master Hogan courtesy of Matthew Epstein.
Photograph of Sean Hogan with his father, Master Hogan courtesy of Matthew Epstein.
Photographs of Dragon with the Tempts and with Otis Williams in Detroit, August 2, 2003,
     courtesy of Darryl Jones.

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