History of the Don Buck School of the Tiger

The first School of the Tiger began in the 1950s and was started by Don Buck. It was not called the School of the Tiger but School of Oyama. Years later he changed it to the School of the Tiger. Don Buck opened many more schools in the years to follow. His schools were mainly on military bases all over the San Francisco bay area He wanted the military people to be able to train as well as their families. Don Buck has studied the martial arts all over the world for the last 50 years. Don Buck was in the special forces during World War II. where he received more Martial arts training, adding to the knowledge Don already had. Fred started teaching out of his home in 1973, his first school (Dojo) began with the West Sacramento Park and Recreation in 1979 that was called The Claws of the Tiger Dojo. In 1983, Fred and his father joined forces and change his schools to the School of the Tiger. Don Buck was the head instructor of all of our schools, he was our Sensei. Our schools are ran as if he was still there advising us. The rules and regulations of our system are determined by the way we believe that Hanshi Don Buck would have wanted.