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Started Karate at Master Phil Koeppel’s Karate School in
Peoria, Illinois March1974. |
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PROMOTIONS |
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Promoted to
1st
Degree Black Belt on April 14,1980 in Shorei-ryu
karate. |
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Promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt in January 1983 in
Shorei-ryu karate. |
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Promoted to 3rd degree Black
Belt in September 1983 in Shorei-ryu karate. |
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Promoted to 4th Degree Black Belt in December 1984 in
Shorei-ryu karate. |
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(Changed style of Karate from Shorei-ryu to Shorin-ryu in
March 1985) |
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Promoted to 5th Degree Black
Belt in July 1988 in Shorin-ryu karate. |
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Promoted to
6th
Degree Black Belt in June 1991 in Shorin-ryu karate |
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Promoted to 5th Degree Black
Belt in June 1991 in Okinawan Kobudo (Weapons) |
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Promoted to
6th
Degree Black Belt in July 1999 in Okinawan Kobudo (Weapons) |
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Promoted to
7th Degree Black
Belt in February 2003 in Shorin-ryu karate. |
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Promoted to
8th
Degree Black Belt in August 2009 in Shorin-ryu
Karate |
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Promoted to 7th
Degree Black Belt in August of 2009 Okinawan Kobudo
(Weapons) |
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Promoted to
8th degree Black Belt in Shorin-ryu
karate by Hanshi Nitta of Okinawa in Washington DC,
September of 2009. |
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ORGANIZATIONS |
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Joined the USKA (United States Karate Association) in
October 1975. |
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Joined the USKK (United
States Karate-do Kai) in June 1983 |
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Became a
Life Member
of the USKK (United States Karate-do Kai) in February
1991. |
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Became a Life Member of the
Alliance in 2007, became
Florida State Representative. |
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Became a Life member of the UMAA
(Universal Martial Arts Association) in 2008. |
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Joined AMAR (American
Martial Arts Renmei) in 2010 as Florida State
Representative. |
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.[ Opened my own Dojo October 1993
in Palm Bay, FL.
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AWARDS |
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Received
International Instructors Title “M/Ma” (Master of
Martial Arts) in March 1995 |
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Awarded the title of RENSHI in
August 1996 by Master Phil Koeppel of Peoria, IL. |
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Awarded the
Large
Double-bladed Axe patch from Master Phil Koeppel in
June 2005 |
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Received the USKK Grand
International Champion award for 1st Place in
Black Belt Master’s Kata and 1st Place in Black
Belt Weapons for the year 2004 - 05 |
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Received the USKK Grand
International Champion award for 1st Place in
Black Belt Weapons for the year 2005 - 06. |
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Received the USKK Grand
International Champion award for 1st Place in
Black Belt Master’s Kata for the year 2006 - 07. |
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Received the Grand Champion
Point Award from the Alliance for Seniors Black Belt
Master’s in 2008. |
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Received the Grand Champion
Point Award from the Alliance for Seniors Black Belt
Master’s in 2009. |
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Received my
doctoral in martial arts philosophy and science from
University of Asian Martial Arts, 2009 |
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INDUCTIONS |
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Inducted
in the
USA Martial Arts Hall
Of Fame in 2007 |
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Inducted into the UMAA Martial
Arts Hall Of Fame in September 2009. |
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Inducted into the
Alliance Budo
International Society in January of 2009. |
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Inducted into the
US Martial Arts Hall Of Fame in July 2011 |
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