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Steen has reputation as the "Father of Blood-N-Guts Karate", which refers to a style of Karate that flourished in Texas during 1960s. The moniker stems from Steen's rigorous training methods, discipline and requirement of toughness from the Texas students. Steen's methods were inspired by his
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Steen had attended one of Rhee's martial arts demonstrations in the fall of 1959. Steen had prior done little boxing and being impressed with Rhee's skills, wanted to learn Rhee's style of Karate. Steen was a business student at the
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when he began studying under Jhoon Rhee in 1959. During his studies, his money was limited and could only afford his
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In 1967 Steen retired from Karate competition. Following his retirement from competition, Steen remained active as promoter of the Karate.
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In April 2000, Steen hosted the "Allen Steen Event
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In 1964, Steen founded the
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Of the original 184 students that enrolled under Jhoon Rhee in 1959, Steen was one of the only six to achieve a black belt.
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