Victor Moore was born on August 23,1943 and holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate and was one of the late Robert Trias' Chief instructors of the Shuri-ryu Karate system.
13 Facts About Vic Moore
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Vic Moore began to travel with a handful of his students to several tournaments as far away as Canada.
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Vic Moore later ventured out opening karate schools throughout the Cincinnati area and began traveling the Midwest and East coast.
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Vic Moore continued to train with Trias at various tournaments and seminars, learning the Kenpo and Goju-Ryu styles of Karate, Moore traveled many times to the USKA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona where he had received rank up through his Masters level while in the USKA.
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Vic Moore gives seminar's all over the US and lives in Lumberton, NC where he teaches privately from his home.
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Vic Moore placed in every tournament he competed in from 1965 to 1975 when he retired from competition.
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In 1967 Vic Moore appeared at the Long Beach International Karate Championships in Long Beach, California and participated in a martial arts speed drill against Jeet Kun Do founder and movie star, Bruce Lee.
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When Vic Moore nodded in affirmation, Lee glided towards him until he was within striking range.
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Vic Moore then threw a straight punch directly at Moore's face, and stopped before impact.
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In eight attempts, Vic Moore allegedly failed to block any of the punches.
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Lee attempted another punch, and Vic Moore blocked it as well.
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The third punch, which Lee threw to Vic Moore's face, did not come nearly within striking distance.
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Vic Moore stood by his claims and further asserted that Bruce Lee actually cried after failing to block his punches, an event that Sullivan categorically denied witnessing.