Frankie Dow

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Thank you for teaching us.

I studied Kung Fu and competed under Master Kwan in the early 80s at Rhein Main AB Germany. I was the beginning of a long martial arts journey that still continues this day.

Frankie. I wish you the best whereever you are! It was a very great time with you in our Martial Art School in St. Ingbert. THS was my best time. RIP

I will never forget you I will all ways keep your name alive through the training. You were a good man as well as a teacher.may the creator allow you to enter the heavens.

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Frankie Dow was my martial arts teacher at Rhein Main Air Base in Germany while we were in the Air Force together. I always admired his dedication to the art, especially his spirituality. He would drive an hour, one way, from Ramstein every day just to teach us. God bless.

I was stationed in Germany for 24 years from Nov-1974 to Feb 1998, USAF, USAFRES, USAF-DOD I was also the President of the Armed Forces Martial Arts Association for over 15years - knew Master Frankie Dow, a very Strong Fast Martial Artist, went to countless Tournaments His Art, teachings and students represented his Kung Fu Master Dow will be missed - R.I.P. Frankie ! John Bolosan, Chief Instructor FSKA-Colorado and a Senior Instructor with the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA) ...

Sifu Dow was the captain of the US Martial Art team in the Philippines in 1975 and we competed against the Royal Philippines team and Japan National Goju Ryu Karate team. Sifu Dow had a school at the African American Workshop on Clark Air Base Philippines. There were not that many sensis or Sifus around and few black belt level artist in the early 1970s but on Sat and Sunday after noon, the gym would have kick boxers, wrestles, tae kwon do experts, Hapkidoist, and every style of Karate you...

My condolences to the Family, I had no idea Grandmaster Frankie Dow had passed. My name is Bobby Johnson, and I competed with Grandmaster Down in Baumholder Germany in 1988 as we defeated the German team to make the World Martial Arts Team. I have never seen anyoone other than in movies with the same level of skill, he was AMAZING. My Yogamante Rickey Speller was a good friend of Grandmaster Dow's, and I was mesmerized by hiss every word, and move. The US Army disallowed me to travel to...