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George Cofield
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George Cofield was born on October 13, 1934 and died on March 22, 2001. George was an early pioneer of karate in America. Early life George was raised in NY and would move to Roosevelt, NY. Martial Arts George had been teaching Karate as early as 1961. George was the founder of Tong Dojo. George would operate a 10 dojo network in New York. His dojo's would host tournaments as far as Ohio. George would also operate the George Cofield's Karate University in Brooklyn, NY. George was known as a very strict and hard instructor. George was known to withhold the rank of white belt for six to nine months until he felt a student was ready. Some fighters have stated that if George were to judge their fight, they would simply walk off of the mat. George was the instructor of many competitive karate fighters including Dwight Frazier and Thomas LaPuppet. George would have them both fight at the 1970 All American Championships. George was an advocate against poor sportsmanship. George would give many martial arts demonstrations including those at the Oriental World of Self Defense at Madison Square Garden. 
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