Roger W. Dabney

Kyoshi Roger Dabney, the Master Instructor of Competitive Edge Karate, has been in the martial arts for more than 47 years. Kyoshi has been teaching in West End, Short Pump, Glen Allen areas of Henrico, VA for more than 34 years and has worked with the Henrico County School System teaching after school enrichment programs, kid clubs, career days, and occasional classroom visits at the elementary schools as a guest speaker about martial arts.

Dabney started American Open Style Karate under Danny W. Wilson at age 14 in Ashland, VA. He had earned the level of first degree black belt by age 17 and started studying the art of Tae Kwon Do at age 22 under World Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion Jeff Smith in Alexander, VA. At the Jhoon Rhee Institute. He now holds a 8th Degree Black Belt in American Open Style Karate and a 6th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Some of his other accomplishments include: 1981 Amateur Featherweight Kickboxing Champion; A Chosen Member of the 1984 United States 3-Man Karate Team; 1994 Virginia Welterweight Professional Kickboxing Champion; Ranked in the Top Ten in the World in 1994; 2001 Professional Second Ranked Middleweight Kickboxing Champion. Dabney has had the opportunity to work with some of the best martial arts masters around because of his world class level of achievement in kickboxing to perfect the art of kicking, punching, etc. Dabney has also spent more than twenty years training in boxing gyms along the east coast as a amateur and professional boxer/kickboxer. He has trained with some of the top boxing coaches available and then returned back as a coach for many years.

Throughout his career, Kyoshi Dabney has worked with many educators, psychologists, and entrepreneurs in numerous ventures and states. Combining those experiences with his own knowledge, he has developed an exciting, comprehensive system that integrates mental lessons with physical skills and personal development with individual accomplishments. Through this unique program, Kyoshi Roger Dabney and his staff teach life skills while providing some of the finest martial arts instruction available today. © 2009 Competitive Edge Karate