Dan Hausel

Dan Hausel (born in 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.) a polymath of martial arts, geology, writing, astronomy, art, and public speaking. Hall-of-Fame 10th degree black belt grandmaster of Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo, mineral exploration geologist who made several gold, colored gemstone, and diamond deposit discoveries in Alaska, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, author of more than 600 publications including books, maps, professional papers and magazine articles, public speaker, artist, former astronomy lecturer for the Hansen Planetarium in Utah, and former rock musician.

Martial Artist

In 1999, Hausel developed a hybrid style of Okinawn Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo that was recognized by Zen Kokusai Soke Budo Bugei Renmei (an international governing organization of martial arts grandmasters) as a legitimate martial art and was awarded Soke Shodai (1st generation grandmaster) of this art. He is a member of more than a dozen Halls-of-Fame including the North American Black Belt Hall of Fame, the World Martial Arts Black Belt Hall of Fame and others.[1][2] In 2004, he was awarded Judan (10th degree black belt; the highest rank possible in Okinawan/Japanese karate) and is the only known martial artist to ever be awarded this rank in Wyoming. In 2006, he left Wyoming for Gilbert, Arizona, where he and his wife reside.[3]

Black Belt (Magazine), November, 1999 wrote: "W. Dan Hausel, Professor of Martial Arts at the University of Wyoming, was appointed Soke Shodai (grandmaster)/kudan (9th degree black belt) of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate/Kobudo by the Zen Kokusai Soke Budo/Bugei Renmei commission at the Juko Kai International headquarters in North Carolina on September 26th, 1999. Soke Hausel was also recently honored in 1998 by induction into two hall of fames, honored as instructor of the year by two international associations"[4]

While at the University of Wyoming, Hausel developed a traditional martial arts program at a university. In 1999, the UW Campus Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Club was awarded the Juko Kai International Top-Rated Martial Arts School of the Year. In the following year, Hausel was awarded Juko-Kai International's Top-Rated Soke of the Year. The program provided martial arts (karate, kobudo, jujutsu, self-defense and samurai arts) training for a few thousand students, faculty and staff from 1977 and continues to this day. Hausel began training in martial arts in the 1960s at the Black Eagle Federation Kyokushin Kaikan Dojo.[5]

He was awarded 2001 International Instructor of the Year, the 2004 Instructor of the Year, and the Grandmaster of the Year in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005. He continues to teach martial arts in Arizona at the Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Hombu (Arizona School of Traditional Karate) in Mesa, Arizona.[6]

Geologist

While at the Wyoming Geological Survey on the University of Wyoming campus (1977-2006), Hausel discovered dozens of colored gemstone, diamond and gold deposits and occurrences.[7][8][9] As a consultant for WestGold, a crew of six geologists including Hausel discovered the Donlin Creek gold deposit in Alaska in 1988; now recognized as one of the larger gold deposits discovered in North America in the last 100 years.[10][11] He was inducted into the National Rock Hound and Lapidary Hall of Fame[12] in 2001 for contributions to geological sciences and also presented the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's 2009 Thayer Lindsley Award for discovery of a major international gold deposit.

In addition to the Donlin Creek gold deposit he discovered the Rattlesnake Hills gold district in Wyoming in 1981 – a district with dozens of gold anomalies that is currently being explored and developed for both Kalgoorlie- and Cripple Creek-type gold deposits.[13] Years later he found the Palmer Canyon, Grizzly Creek and the Sherman Mountains colored gemstone deposits in the Western US[14] and identified several anomalies potentially related to diamondiferous kimberlite in Colorado and Wyoming.[15] He contributed to nearly one hundred books[16][17][18] and 650 papers and maps on geological sciences and martial arts.[19] Hausel is a diamond geology specialist and contributes to articles for the ICMJ Prospecting and Mining Journal.[20][21]

Books By Dan Hausel

References

  1. ↑ "ASU Instructor to be Inducted into Hall of Fame". Arizona State University. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Award Winning Martial Artist". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Who's Who in the World. Marquis Who's Who 28th Edition. 2011.
  4. ↑ "10th degree black belt, world renowned geologist to give self defense class". Branding Iron. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Ringle, Hayley (July 17, 2006). "Karate Master Comes to Grips with Careers". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Hausel, W. Dan. "Award Winning Martial Artist". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mineral Discoveries". The Gem Hunter. webs.com. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Wyoming - The Gemstone State". Blogger. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. ↑ Hausel, W. Dan. "Award Winning Geologist". W. Dan Hausel. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Donlin Creek Gold Deposit, Alaska". blogger.
  11. ↑ "Donlin Creek Gold Project". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "National Lapidary and Rock Hound Hall of Fame". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Minable Gold Confirmed West of Casper". Casper Journal. June 28., 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Colored Gemstone Deposits". Blogger. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Diamond Province found in Wyoming Craton". blogger. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  16. ↑ Hausel, W. Dan. "Open Library". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "Amazon Author Search". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  18. ↑ "Wyoming Authors' Search". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  19. ↑ Who's Who in Science and Engineering. Marquis Who's Who 11th Edition. December 2011.
  20. ↑ "Diamonex Limited acquires kimberlite pipes in USA". ABN Newswire. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  21. ↑ "ICMJ Prospecting and Mining Journal Writers". Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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