JASON DAVID FRANK BIOGRAPHY

Kyoshi Jason David Frank is an accomplished 6th degree black belt and an internationally recognized figure in the world of martial arts. His personal martial arts success story begins in 1978. At the age of 4, he began training at Red Dragon Karate under Shihan Louis D. Casamassa. This laid the foundation for his entire future. There, he learned the Codes of the Dragon, which he continues to pass down to his students today:

Kyoshi Frank earned his first degree black belt at the age of 12. After receiving black belt, he began instructing for Red Dragon. The training he continued to receive and the knowledge he gained from instructing others prepared him for the next step in his life. This step came at the age of 18 when he became owner of his own Red Dragon Karate, the same dojo he started at 14 years earlier. Shortly after this more good fortune would come his way.

At the age of 19, Kyoshi Frank was cast in one of the most popular children's television series to be broadcasted: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers." During his 12-year run as "Tommy Oliver", he starred in 3 seasons of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Turbo", "Power Rangers Zeo", and most recently "Power Rangers Dino Thunder". Along with this came two feature films: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and "Power Rangers Turbo". Kyoshi Frank was the longest running ranger in the series and to this day maintains a fan base that stretches around the world.

During his time filming the "Power Rangers" television series and the two "Power Rangers" movies, Kyoshi Frank began to look at the different styles of martial arts. During his study of the styles he came to the conclusion that there was no single style that was the definitive martial art. In 1994 he created his own system called "Toso Kune Do". It is a which its literal translation means "Way of the Fighting Fist". There are aspects of many different martial arts incorporated into Toso Kune Do. From this time on, he began to open schools under the name of Toso Kune Do. In October of 1996, he was introduced to another successful martial artist who would become a lifelong friend: Kyoshi Rick Herbster. He went to visit Kyoshi Herbster at his Rising Sun Karate Academy in New Jersey on May of 1997. Shortly thereafter, RSKA Corp. was established.

Kyoshi trained with some of the top martial artists in the world. This list is long and prestigious and includes names such as ShiHan Louis D. Casamassa, Sensei Chris Casamassa, Kyoshi Rick Herbster, Kyoshi Steve la Valle, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Stan Ward, and most recently with world-renowned Muay Thai trainer Grand Master Toddy. Under Grand Master Toddy, Kyoshi Frank has established his full contact Muay Thai career.

Kyoshi Frank has dedicated his life to the martial arts. Through the martial arts he has known the best things in his life and knows the impact that it can have on people's lives. The desire of his heart is not only to continue to learn and grow in the art that has given him so much, but to share this with the world around him, so that they too may realize what martial arts is all about and what it can do for them.

AWARDS

2007	Black Belt Hall of Fame – Most Successful Industry Leader. This award was given by Doctor Jim Thomas, 10^th Degree Black Belt.
2007	Black Belt Hall of Fame Award – This award was given by Master Alan Goldberg in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2006	One of America’s Top 10 Karate Schools – Awarded by President Nick Cokinos – Educational Funding Company
2005	Arnold Schwarzenegger Classics Master Appreciation Award.
2004	Master of the Year for Free-Style Martial Arts – USA Martial Arts
2003	Master of the Year Award – World Karate Federation
2001	Centurion Club Award
2000	Educational Funding Company – Program Direct Award – Rising Sun Karate Academy
2000	Fastest Growing Karate School – Fast Track Award
1994	Hall of Fame Award – American Karate Kung Fu Federation

TRAINING/FIGHTS/TITLES

2007	Currently training with Sensei Matt Warner, Mr. Patrick (both my friend and sparring partner), Grand Master Toddy – www.mastertoddy.com, and Kyoshi Rick Herbster, Rising Sun Karate Academy – East Coast
2006	Full Contact Record: 2 Fights – 0 Loss, 2 Wins – 1 TKO – 1 KO
2006	Gold Medal – Master Toddy’s Las Vegas Fight – Full Contact – Sponsored by the MTIA – in association with the WBC – Muay Thai
2006	“Ruffman” Championship – Full Contact Fight, Richmond, Indiana
2006	Received “Kru” Title from Grand Master Toddy – Muay Thai
2003	Trained with Shawn Sho-Gun Cambell a – Boxing – New Zealand
2004	PhD Degree in Asian Studies from the National Dragon Council of Martial Arts (www.ncdma.com)
1990	Grand Champion Title in the Las Vegas Winter Nationals
1988-1990	NASKA Rated Competitor
1977-1994	Shihan Louis Casamassa, 10^th Degree Black Belt. Shihan Sensei Louis Casamassa is the Grand Master of Red Dragon Karate and founder of the American Karate Kung Fu Federation (A.K.K.F.). He originated the American Form style. During the 1960’s, he traveled extensively throughout the Orient studying many different styles of martial arts. In keeping with yankee ingenuity and American tradition, he took the best seven martial arts forms and combined them into one new powerful and effective style which is known as the Red Dragon style of martial arts. Shihan Casamassa can be seen in the films Mortal Kombat (as Scorpion), Batman and Robin, Blade, and the new action adventure movie, Sci-Fighter. A few of his top students include Sensei Roland Osborn, from the Red Dragon – Covina, star of a hip new show on the Discovery television channel and Go Warrior, 3-time World Champion Sensei Deanna Bivins – Red Dragon – Claremont, Sensei Mondo Reyes, and Mr. Steve Fisher at Steve Fisher Karate – Inglewood, California.

INSTRUCTORS

Ronnie Baliki	Trained with Ronnie Baliki, of Dan Inosanto Karate School, on Jeet Kune Do techniques. Dan Inosanto was Bruce Lee’s student.
Coach Stan Ward	Boxing. For his biography, please log on to: www.bennythejet.com
Steve Tarani	Knife Techniques – Log on to www.karambit.com
Majid Raees	American Thai Boxing – Benny the Jet Center – For more information, please log on to: www.majidtheone.com

FUTURE GOALS/MESSAGE

Many people go through life searching for happiness. I am absolutely certain that martial arts is a key to that success. All we have to do is turn the key and unlock the door. In other words, unlock your mind, unlock your heart and discover martial arts vast treasures of unlimited potential to create positive changes.