James Cheatham

United States
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Description

African American Chito-ryu karateka (1934–1966), a student of Wallace Reumann at Trenton from about 1954; a noted tournament fighter and Nation of Islam advocate, and teacher of Mfundishi Maasi.

Teachers (1)

  • Wallace Reumann
    sports_martial_artsChito-ryu Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1954)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Single source.
    “Cheatham learned Chito Ryu karate from Wallace Reumann (1931–2008). After service in the U.S. Army, Reumann started a chain of karate schools in New Jersey, and Cheatham became a student at Reumann’s Trenton school circa 1954–1955.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Students (1)

  • Mfundishi Maasi
    sports_martial_artsKarate Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Single source.
    “As Cheatham’s student Mfundishi Maasi (born William Nichols, 1941–) recalls”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Sources

“Another example is James Cheatham (1934–1966).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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