READING OF PROCLAMATION (Chris Marquez introduces Director, GM Frank E. Sanchez) SALUTATION TO THE AMERICAN FLAG (GM Sanchez sings “God Bless the USA”) TRIBUTE TO FALLEN MEMBERS OF OUR COUNCIL Introduces GM Vincent Marchetti who pays tribute to our deceased members & friends of the Council. INTRODUCTION OF SEMINAR LEADERS Introduction
of Seminar Coordinator, Master George Denson. ENTERTAINMENT Introduction of Entertainment Director, Hanshi Phil Little Entertainers perform: Grandmaster Neal Hummerstone & troupe perform cane defense skit Hanshi Phil Little sings “Bring Him Home” in honor of military abroad Shihan Keith Badyna gives sword demonstration Professor
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(Emceed by GM Frank E. Sanchez, Professor Gary Dill, Hanshi Lou Angel, GM Vincent Marchetti, Hanshi Bruce Juchnik & Hanshi Phil Little) CONTINUED
EXCELLENCE IN THE MARTIAL ARTS ******From Germany - GRANDMASTER HANNS VON ROLBECK – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From England – GRANDMASTER GARY WASNIEWSKI – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Canada – GRANDMASTER SERGE BAUBIL – Hoshinkido Hapkido – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Canada – SOKE DANIEL VERKERKE – Seicho Jitsu – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******Also from Canada – DAI SOKE FOSTER MACLEOD – Police Martial Arts Association Police Do. ******With 65 years of teaching excellence in TaeKwonDo – from Michigan – PROFESSOR EUGENE HUMESKY – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Hawaii by way of California - HANSHI BRUCE JUCHNIK – Koshu Ryu Kenpo – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From South Carolina – HANSHI PHIL LITTLE – Inheritor Long Style Isshinryu – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Florida – GRANDMASTER JOE WILLIAMS – Atemi Ryu Karate – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From South Carolina – SOKE JOSEPH RUIZ – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Ohio – SOKE RONALD BALAS – Taishindo – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Massachusetts – KANCHO RAY GERANEO – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Miami, Florida – GAT PUNO ABON BAET – Escrima – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Florida – GRANDMASTER STEVE LEE SWIFT – Wing Chun Kung-Fu - member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From California – SOKE NICK STRATACOS – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Alabama – HANSHI DAVE SHELTON – International Matsumura Seito Society – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Nebraska – GRANDMASTER JOHN BYRNE – 5 Circle System – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Nevada – The Cane Master, GRANDMASTER MARK SHUEY SR. – member World Head of Family Sokeshipo Council. ******From Ohio – PROFESSOR JOHN CASAREZ – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From Florida - SOKE HARRIS WARREN – Nisei Bujutsu – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******From New Jersey – GRANDMASTER VINCENT MARCHETTI – Michi Budo Ryu - member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. PIONEER OF THE YEAR From Israel – Pioneer in self defense therapy for women & girls at risk – MASTER DANIELA GANAPOL – Accepting on behalf of Master Ganapol who could not be here tonight is Master Tzadok Shmueli of the Dennis Survival Ju-Jitsu System – Israel INHERITOR’S AWARD OF THE YEAR From New York – HANSHI RALPH VIGGIANO – JOHNNY KUHL COMBAT KARATE – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. FOUNDER’S
AWARD ******KWAN JHANG NIM CHARLES FERRERO – Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council. ******MASTER-AT-ARMS BRAM FRANK – Common Sense Self-Defense Street Combat/ MBC Gunting nominated by Grandmasters Neal Hummerstone, Phil Little & Frank E. Sanchez ******GRANDMASTER RANDELL KITCHENS – Ki Shoto Ryu Kenpo – nominated by Grandmaster Curtis Futch ******SOKE JEFF HUGHES – Kokuba Matsumura Shoto Ryu – nominated by Hanshi Dave Shelton – Soke Hughes could not be here tonight & accepting his award for him is Soke Dave Shelton INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER AWARD Nominated by Soke Edward Badiang of Hawaii – GRANDMASTER STEPHEN B. DEMASCO – Shaolin Kung-Fu SHIHAN NEAL J. HUMMERSTONE – Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR From Canada – GRANDMASTER SCOTT LUTHER KOPPERUD – TaeKwonDo From Canada – GRANDMASTER DANIEL E. LEVAC – Jukitae Nominated by Professor Eugene Humesky – SENIOR MASTER ROBERT E. FIELDS JR. – Goshin Dai Ryu Nominated by Master George Denson – SOKE JOHN STOVER – Shaolin Ryu Shina Nippon Ju-Jutsu From Pennsylvania – SOKE MIFFLIN GENE HOLDEN GRANDMASTER INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR GRANDMASTER FREDERICO LAZO – Escrima From Washington – PROFESSOR ROBERT H. WILLIAMS – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council From Florida – PROFESSOR VINCENT J. SANDS PLATINUM
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD From Arkansas – GRANDMASTER TOM HUNNICUTT – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council From Connecticutt – DR. JOHN LARLEE SR. – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council From West Virginia – PROFESSOR ROBERT EDWARDS – member World Head of Family Sokeship Council GOLDEN
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD From Israel – PAST MASTER HAIM ZUT – Krav Maga Kapap – Accepting on his behalf is Master Tzadok Shmueli of Dennis Survival Ju-Jitsu From California – DR. T.R. CRIMI – Hikari Ryuza Ryu Ju-Jitsu/ Danzan Ryu MARTY FERRICK – Mizu Ryu Ju-Jitsu – nominated by GRANDMASTER JOE WILLIAMS From Arizona -HUBERT F. JACKSON – Combat Hapkido/ TaeKwonDo SILVER
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD From Florida - Mike Allen – Kenpo Master Dennis James – Kajukenpo Nominated by Grandmaster Fred Lazo – Carlos Villanueva – Escrima OUTSTANDING
LEADERSHIP AWARD RENSHI JOHN F. SINOPOLI – Shotokan – nominated by Shihan Ron Latone From Illinois - MASTER GARY A . KELLER – HAPKIDO – nominated by Master Randy Stigall From Ohio - SENSEI TED GAYDASH – TaeKwonDo – nominated by Shihan Ron Latone SENSEI ROBERT VALENTIN – United States Fighting Arts – nominated by Professor Vincent Sands REGIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD From Germany – SENSEI THORSTEN ISRINGHAUSEN – San-Jitsu - Sensei Isringhausen could not be here tonight & accepting his award on his behalf is Sensei Jens Fricke – Germany From Arizona – SENSEI LOU KLAFF – San-Jitsu From California – CHRISTOPHER MECHLING – Daito Ryu Jiu-Jitsu From Tennessee – JACK MOORE – Snow Tiger Kung-Fu From Tennessee – DANIEL JAMES – Snow Tiger Kung-Fu DAVID S. COX & STEVE D. PRUETT– nominated by Soke Joseph R. Ruiz From West Virginia – MICKEY METZ – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu From South Carolina – MASTER MARK MURDOCK – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu From Ohio - MASTER JOHN PAT JACKSON – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu CONTINUED
EXCELLENCE IN THE MARTIAL ARTS From Germany – MASTER HEINZ SCHEIDEREITER – TaeKwonDo – member WHFSC Masters Division From Illinois – MASTER RANDY STIGALL & DR. GLENN GAVIN – Hapkido From California – SHIHAN JOHN TIEMAN From New Jersey – SHIHAN MARTY MANUEL – USA Goju/ Kickboxing From Michigan – ARJARN NICK HEWITSON – Kickboxing – Arjarn Hewitson could not be here tonight & accepting in his behalf is Professor Eugene Humesky From the American Institute of Martial Arts International Headquarters in Florida - SHIHAN MICHAEL ALBENZE – Shotokan From North Carolina & newly relocated to Florida – MASTER GEORGE DENSON – member WHFSC Masters Division INTERNATIONAL MASTER INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR From Switzerland – MASTER ANDY KUNZ – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez From Israel – MASTER TZADOK SHMUELI – Dennis Survival Ju-Jitsu From Israel – PAST MASTER JARON HANOVER – Dennis Survival Ju-Jitsu – accepting on Master Hanover’s behalf who could not be here tonight is Master Tzadok Shmueli of Israel From Israel – MASTER GUY HANOVER – Dennis Survival Ju-Jitsu – accepting on behalf of Master Guy Hanover is Master Tzadok Shmueli MASTER INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR From Canada - SOKE DAI RANNIE MACDONALD – Police Do – nominated by Grandmaster Foster MaCleod AUBREY MILLARD – Canada – Seichu Jutsu – nominated by SOKE DANIEL VERKERKE From Germany – National Instructor of the Year - MASTER HERBERT BRUNS – nominated by Master Olaf van Ellen – MASTER Bruns could not be here tonight & accepting in his absence is Master Olaf van Ellen from Germany From East Germany – Regional Instructor of the Year – MASTER JOERG GERDES – nominated by Master Olaf van Ellen From Israel - MASTERS TZADOK SHMUELI, PAST MASTER JARON HANOVER & MASTER GUY HANOVER – Dennis Survival Jiu-Jitsu - nominated by DR. DENNIS HANOVER - Masters Jaron & Guy Hanover could not be here tonight & accepting in their absence is Master Shmeli Nominated by Grandmaster Fred Lazo – SENSEI STEPHEN DELCASTILLO – DAIMYO PROGRESSIVE KARATE CHRISTOPHER N. GEARY – Shaolin Kenpo NICHOLAS MECHLING – Daito Ryu – nominated by PROFESSOR JOHN DENORA DON DOUGLAS – Tenshi Goju From Georgia – LARRY GRIFFIN – Karate Do RON E. DOWNTON – nominated by Soke Joseph R. Ruiz SIJO BRUCE D. MILLSAP – Progressive fighting arts – nominated by Grandmaster Fred Lazo MASTER TERRY D RICH – American Kenpo – from North Carolina From Florida - MASTER DENNIS WHEELER – nominated by PROFESSOR JOHN CHAMBERS From Tennessee – MASTER JOE LANEY – Isshinryu – nominated by Hanshi Phil Little
CONTINUED EXCELLENCE IN THE MARTIAL ARTS BY A SENSEI OR TEACHER OF THE MARTIAL ARTS From Germany – SENSEI JENS FRICKE – Shotokan – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez From Florida – nominated by Shihan Neal Hummerstone – SENSEIS KENNETH L. HARVEY, JOYCE PALMER, AL NYMAN, MICHAEL DESOUZA & STANLEY KASAVAGE – Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido SENSEI LAURENCE KLARMAN – Aiki Tora Ryu – nominated by Grandmaster Joe Williams NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR From Canada – LOUIS CHARLES LEVASSEUR – Hoshinkido Hapkido – nominated by Grandmaster Serge Baubil From Canada – STEVE SHINDE – MBC Gunting MBC Gunting – SGT. DAVID B. DRISCOLL MBC Gunting Advanced Instructor – Andy Wires BEE HUSKINS – Koto Su Ha Shito Ryu Karate Do JAMES M. HARTIGAN – Combat Hapkido – nominated by Master Alfred Medina SENSEI ERIC A. CHRISTENSEN – Makato Ryu Aiki Jutsu – nominated by Professor Robert Edwards From Virginia – nominated by Grandmaster George
Lukacs – WILLIAM RICHARDSON Andy Wires – MBC Gunting REGIONAL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR From Germany – SENSEI JORG ADERHOLD – San-Jitsu – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez From Israel – YUVAL NECHAMKIN – Arnis – Yuval could not be here tonight & accepting his award on his behalf is Ms. Amy Tate From Israel – GUY RAFAELI - Arnis - accepting on his behalf is Peter T. Roman, Esq. From Canada - NICHOLAOS EFREMIDOU – Hoshinkido – nominated by Grandmaster Serge Baubil From Tennessee – SENSEI SHERIDAN LUPO – San-Jitsu/ Snow Tiger Kung-Fu – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez From Ohio - Dr. NATHANIEL CHISM – Jeet Kune Do – nominated by Professor Gary Dill From South Carolina - SENSEI BRYAN KERNELS – Isshinryu – nominated by Hanshi Phil Little TROY HEISTAND – Daito Ryu Jiu-Jitsu – nominated by Professor John DeNora JOHN D. RALSTON – MBC GUNTING – nominated by Master-At-Arms Bram Frank Mark Gartner – Combat Hapkido – nominated by Grandmaster John Pellegrini From West Virginia – JOHN SMARR – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu - nominated by Professor John Casarez SHAWN M. STEINER – Shaolin Kenpo – nominated by Hanshi Lou Angel SCOTTY BAKER – Tenshi Goju – nominated by Hanshi Lou Angel From Virginia - ZURRIANE BENNETT – USA Goju & San Yama Bushi Ryu From Arkansas – SENSEI LOGAN LEE – nominated by Grandmaster Curtis Futch MICHAEL STONE – MBC GUNTING – nominated by Master-At-Arms Bram Frank SIFU JOSEPH E. HALL JR – Kung-Fu – nominated by Dr. Mark Bayne From Tennessee - BRIAN “COBRA” HENDRIX – Snow Tiger Kung-fu – nominated by Sensei Sheridan Lupo From Arkansas – DARYL TURNER – TaeKwonDo nominated by Grandmaster Curtis Futch From Washington – THOMAS D. WOLF – nominated by Professor Robert H. Williams INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD From Japan - BRIAN D. ARTHUR – Watai Ryu – nominated by Grandmaster Sam Pearson SHOWMANSHIP
AWARD From Florida - JAMES “QUICK” SANDS - nominated by Professor Vincent Sands SEMINAR LEADER AWARD From Germany – for his International Budo & Anti-terrorism camps – TASHI OLAF VAN ELLEN – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez REGIONAL COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR From South Carolina - BRANDEN NEWTON – Isshinryu FEMALE FORMS COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR CLAUDIA SOLER – Atemi Ryu Karate – nominated by Grandmaster Joe Williams MALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR From Georgia – nominated by Grandmaster Lou Angel – TROY TODD Nominated by Grandmaster Curtis Futch – SENSEIS CHRIS CARTER & JIMMY BROWER II IAN THOMPSON – nominated by PROFESSOR JOHN DENORA STYLE MAN OF THE YEAR From Arizona – SENSEI SCOTTY KLAFF - Yume Ha San-Jitsu Ryu – nominated by Sensei Lou Klaff From Tennessee – MASTER CHRIS SPRUIELL – Isshinryu From Ohio – MASTER BRANDON L. FISHER – Taishindo From Pennsylvania – SHIHAN KEITH BADYNA – Sabotin Ryu From North Carolina – CHIEF PROFESSOR LOUIS VELAZQUEZ – Atemi Ryu Ju-Jitsu STYLE WOMAN OF THE YEAR From Canada – LISA RICHARD – nominated by Dai Soke Foster MacLeod From Nebraska – JODY WOODWORTH – 5 Circle System – nominated by Grandmaster John Byrne From Arizona – SENSEI STACY KLAFF – Yume Ha San-Jitsu Ryu – nominated by Sensei Lou Klaff From Ohio – nominated by Grandmaster Ron Balas – SENSEI LAUREN CHANDLER – Taishindo OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MARTIAL ARTS STACEY ALLEN – Atemi Ryu Karate From Florida – KRATIOS GRANDMASTER VASILIOS KATSAITIS - Pyx Lax Pankration Nominated by Professor Vincent Sands – WALTER H. WHEELER Nominated by Sensei Lawrence Klarman – HECTOR GASTON FUENTES BEST MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL From Canada – MARC PARADIS School of martial arts– nominated by Dai Soke Foster MacLeod BEST MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL BEN BROOKS of G-FORCE KENPO KARATE SYSTEM INC. – nominated by Master George Denson HUMANITARIAN AWARD From Canada – DAWN VERKERKE – Seicho Jutsu From West Virginia – MICHAEL NEWELL – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu MEDIA PUBLICATION AWARD LONGEST RUNNING QUALITY PUBLICATION – “BLACK BELT” MAGAZINE – Black Belt Communications, Inc. BEST NEW QUALITY PUBLICATION – “MARTIAL ART” MAGAZINE – CFW Enterprises, Inc. WRITER’S AWARD JONATHAN MABERRY – Unfortunately Jonathan could not be here tonight & accepting for him will be a member of Soke M. Gene Holden’s group ****************** JUNIOR DIVISIONS FOR THE YEAR***************** JUNIOR REGIONAL FORMS COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR ILIANA & LUISA CANO – Atemi Ryu Karate JUNIOR NATIONAL FIGHTER OF THE YEAR From Germany – KRISTIAN SCHEIDEREITER - TaeKwonDo ******RECOGNITION
AWARDS FOR STUDENTS****** ASSOCIATE AWARD – OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR From Nebraska – VALERIE MCGILL & MARY JOE – 5 Circle System – nominated by Grandmaster John Byrne From Arkansas - nominated by Grandmaster Curtis Futch – SENSEI CHARLES MARTIN – Shotokan From Florida – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez – SENSEI JIMMY RUTHERFORD – San-Jitsu From Florida – nominated by Grandmaster Neal Hummerstone – EVAN HARVEY & TIM PEATMAN – Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido SENSEI CHRIS KEANE – Shotokan – nominated by Shihan Michael Albenze From North Carolina – EDDIE COX – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu – nominated by Professor John Casarez ASSOCIATE AWARD – OUTSTANDING ASSIST. INSTRUCTOR CHRIS MARQUEZ – San-Jitsu – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez JERRY O’MALLEY – Kenjutsu/ Saboten Ryu – nominated by Shihan Keith Badyna JACK HATFIELD & CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu – nominated by Grandmaster John Casarez & Professor Robert Edwards From Tennessee – nominated by Hanshi Phil Little – OLIVER D. HURST & PAUL J. TUCKER – Isshinryu Nominated by Shihan Michael Albenze – T.J. D’ASCANIO, AMANDA DE TIBERUS & MICHAEL GUZAN – Shotokan Karate OUTSTANDING STUDENT OF THE YEAR MICHAEL J. HEAD – Shaolin Kenpo – nominated by Hanshi Lou Angel CAREN V. MANSER, DIANE RICHMOND, CAMERON D. TOWE & MICHAEL JOINER – Snow Tiger Kung-Fu – nominated by Sensei Sheridan Lupo EMILIO GONZALEZ MORENO, NORMAN A. SOSA & JASON CAPISTRANO – Atemi Ryu Karate – nominated by Grandmaster Joe Williams JOSE RODRIGUEZ, NATE HART & SHAWN LIGHTSEY – San-Jitsu – nominated by Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez BRIAN MC COMAS – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu – nominated by Grandmaster John Casarez CHRISTOPHER RONDINELLI – Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido – nominated by Grandmaster Neal Hummerstone ASSOCIATE AWARD – CLASS CONTRIBUTION RYAN FAERBER – Snow Tiger Kung-fu – nominated by Sensei Sheridan Lupo DONALD R. WELLS – Watai Ryu – nominated by Grandmaster Sam Pearson DUANE PALMER – Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido – nominated by Shihan Neal Hummerstone ASSOCIATE AWARD – OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN ADMINISTRATION From Nebraska - VIVIAN GRANTHAM – 5 Circle System – nominated by Grandmaster John Byrne ASSOCIATE AWARD – OUTSTANDING LOYALTY COLT JOHNSON – nominated by Grandmaster Curtis Futch STEVE TOLTON – Saboten Ryu – nominated by Shihan Keith Badyna GERRY WARD – Aikido – nominated by Shihan Keith Badyna DAVID DEEL – Manabi Masho Ju-Jitsu – nominated by Grandmaster John Casarez & Professor Robert Edwards
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