Marilyn Fierro
Encyclopedia
Marilyn Fierro is an American eighth-degree
black belt
in karate
.
in the 1950s, and later lived in Kings Park
, New York.
She has studied under Nick Adler and Angi Uezu
. In 1996, she was promoted to seventh-degree black belt, making her the highest-ranked woman worldwide in Okinawan Isshinryu Karate. She is now an is an eighth-degree black belt.
Since 1978, she has taught martial arts attack-prevention programs. She owns and operates the Smithtown Karate Club, in Smithtown, New York
.
She has also written for Black Belt
magazine.
. In 1997, she was inducted into the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Dan (rank)
The ranking system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in modern fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was applied to martial arts by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries.In the modern...
black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
.
Biography
Fierro is Jewish, grew up in The BronxThe Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
in the 1950s, and later lived in Kings Park
Kings Park, New York
Kings Park is a census-designated place in the town Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, United States, on Long Island. The population was 17,282 as of the 2010 census....
, New York.
She has studied under Nick Adler and Angi Uezu
Angi Uezu
Angi Uezu is the former head of one of the major Isshin-ryu karate organizations, the Okinawan Isshin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Association . He is the son-in-law of the system's founder, Shimabuku Tatsuo, and is a 10th degree black belt.He was born in Chiyaranka City on the island of Saipan...
. In 1996, she was promoted to seventh-degree black belt, making her the highest-ranked woman worldwide in Okinawan Isshinryu Karate. She is now an is an eighth-degree black belt.
Since 1978, she has taught martial arts attack-prevention programs. She owns and operates the Smithtown Karate Club, in Smithtown, New York
Smithtown, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 115,715 people, 38,487 households, and 31,482 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,159.9 people per square mile . There were 39,357 housing units at an average density of 734.6 per square mile...
.
She has also written for Black Belt
Black Belt Magazine
Black Belt is an American magazine covering martial arts and combat sports founded in 1961 by Mitoshi Uyehara. During the early years of the publication, Uyehara was a hands-on owner and publisher...
magazine.
Halls of Fame
In 1988, she became the first female inducted into the Isshinryu Hall of Fame, in Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. In 1997, she was inducted into the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.