graciesrule - Franco was a Carlson sr black belt
Found this, refers to magazine thing
What I was told by my teacher, a Carlson BB and friend of Wallid, is that Franco De Camargo was awarded his BB informally by Carlson BB Wallid Ismail during a photo-shoot for a martial arts magazine.I was told this the day after it happened. Then Franco became affiliated with Carlson more formally; i.e. he became an affiliate. From what I understand, Franco knew Carlson and was to whatever extent already a “Carlson Guy/Carlson Lineage Guy” but didn’t actually get his BB from Carlson. However, AFTER Franco he got his Black Belt from Wallid, his school in Orange, CA was definitely a “Carlson School”. I believe that is accurate. I met Franco a number of times and he was a VERY, VERY nice guy, who passed WAY to young.