2001
COSMOPOLITAN
FLORIDA HALL OF FAME
MARTIAL ARTS BROTHERHOOD
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Honored Deceased Legends
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Grand Master Frank Ruiz Nisei Goju - Founder Florida, USA |
Grandmaster Eddie Ramos Shorin-Ryu Kempo - Founder Florida, USA |
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Grandmaster Tom Dunne American Kempo Florida, USA |
Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine Shorin-Ryu Matsubayashi-Ryu - Founder Okinawa, Japan |
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Grandmaster Masutatsu Oyama Masutatsu Oyama Karate - Do Japan |
Grandmaster John Pachivas Director of USKA Karate Florida, USA |
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Grandmaster Don Nagel Isshin Ryu New Jersey, USA |
Grandmaster Thomas Carroll Shotokan New York, USA |
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Professor Florendo Visitacion Vee - Jujitsu Phillipines |
Shinan Antonio Pereira Mi Yama Ryu JuJitsu Puerto Rico |
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Sifu John Shaffer Tai-Chi Florida, USA |
Mr. Walter J. Belleville American Karate Florida, USA |
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Masutatsu Oyama Kyokushin Kai Japan |
GRAND PATRIARCH
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Grandmaster Frank Sanchez - 10 Degree Guam Martial Arts San Jitsu - Founder Florida, USA |
FOUNDING PIONEER
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Shihan Kenneth C. Freeman - 8th Degree Goju-Ryu-Jitsu - Founder Audubon, New Jersey |
GOLDEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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Grandmaster Richard Sinclair - 10th Degree Iron Octopus Tactical Survival Defense - Founder New York, USA |
Dr. Phillip Chenique, MSD - 10th Degree Atemi Ryu Jujitsu - Founder Florida, USA |
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Grandmaster Simos Zahopoulos - 10th Degree Hellenic Pankration - Kavala, Greece |
Sensei Don Murnane Goju-Ryu Florida, USA |
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Grandmaster Edward Brown, Jr. - 10th Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Sensei Mike Bell Kickboxer Florida, USA |
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Grandmaster Glenn Premru - 10th Dan American Karate - Pioneer Arizona, USA |
Grandmaster Andy Horne - 10th Degree Okinawan Shuri-Ryu Florida, USA |
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Master Kermit Ford - Bahamas |
Grandmaster Bahiy Muhammad - 10th Degree Alhadi Do Survival Defense - Founder New York, USA
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Master Walter E. Lewis Sr. USA Kickboxer Florida, USA |
Professor Amin Hassan - 10th Degree Goseiryu Goju - Founder Wilmington, Delaware
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HONORABLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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Professor Moses Powell - 10th Degree Sanuces Ryu - Founder Vermont |
SILVER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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Master Joe Williams - 8th Degree Atemi Ryu Florida, USA |
Professor Frankie Adderly - 8th Degree Sanuces Ryu System Bahamas |
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Master Gary Pointer - 7th Degree Simmudo Connecticut, USA |
Master Andy Horne - 6th Degree Okinawan Shuri-Ryu Florida, USA |
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Master Dan Riley - 6th Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Sifu Richard Meir King 5 Animal & 5 Family Kung-Fu California, USA |
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Master Danny T. Zaino - 6th Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Master Vincent Sands - 5th Dan Todo Extremo Karate Florida, USA |
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Dr. Juan R. Cespedes Judo Florida, USA
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Master Tullio Gianella - 4th Degree Tae Kwon Do Florida, USA |
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Shihan Jim King - 4th Degree American Karate Florida, USA |
Sensei George Davis Isshin Ryu Karate Boynton Beach, Florida |
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Sensei Robert Duzoglou - 4th Degree RDCA - Founder Florida, USA |
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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Abon Garimont Baet -10th Degree Laguna Arnis -Garamot System-Founder Florida, USA |
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
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Professor Charles Allen - 8th Degree Sanuces Ryu JiuJitsu Florida, USA |
Master Ulysess "Pop" Winn - 8th Degree Nisei Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
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Sensei Lawrence Klarman Atemi Ryu Florida, USA |
INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR
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Grandmaster Santi-Ko -10th Degree Shang Tiong - Founder Venezuela, South America |
Professor Jedan O. Figueroa PHD/MA Ju Jitsu Jedan Ryu - 10th Degree Vega Alta, Puerto Rico |
GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR
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Grandmaster Wilfredo Roldan -10th Degree Nisei Goju Ryu New York, USA |
Shihan Vincent Marchetti - 10th Degree Michi Budo Ryu - Founder New Jersey, USA |
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Dr. Jose Miguel Gallego -10th Degree Neko-Do Systems Goju Ryu Hialeah, Florida |
Professor Amin Hassan - 10th Degree Goseiryu Goju - Founder Wilmington, Delaware |
MASTER OF THE YEAR
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Soke Michael McGann - 10th Degree Wa No Michi Ryu Karate/Kobudo Florida, USA |
Master Alan Goldberg Wing Chung Kung Fu Editor of Action Martial Arts Magazine New York, USA |
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Shihan Jim Anderson - 9th Degree Gup Tae Kwon Do Florida, USA |
Professor Lionel Velasquez - 8th Degree Atemi-Ryu JuJitsu Florida, USA |
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Professor Daniel Torres - 8th Degree DanTor Ryu Jujitsu - Founder Florida, USA |
Master Jerry "Zulu" Denson - 7th Degree Sanuces Jujitsu Florida, USA |
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Master Frank Kushner FMK Shotokan-Ryu New York, USA |
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Shihan Roger Braswell - 5th Degree Atemi Ryu JuJitsu Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Master Robert Ostovich - 5th Degree Goju Florida, USA |
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Shihan Mark Kern - 4th Degree American Karate Longwood, Florida |
Master Kermit Gonzalez -4th Degree Sei Ryoku Zen Yo Gotha, Florida |
MAN OF THE YEAR
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Grandmaster Joseph Connolly II - 9th Degree Yudo Florida, USA |
Master Richard Ross - 6th Degree Isshin Ryu Florida, USA |
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Master Frank Ramirez, Jr. - 5th Degree Shorin Ryu Kobayashi Florida, USA |
Sa Bum Nim Alberto Friedman - 4th Degree Tae Kwon Do Massachusets, USA |
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Shihan John Nelson -4th Degree Wa No Michi Ryu Florida , USA |
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
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Sensei Terry Knight -1st Degree Chun Kuk Do Florida, USA |
SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
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Sensei Theresa L. Zaino - 3rd Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Sensei Tim Lay - 3rd Degree Tae Kwon Do Florida, USA
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Sensei Ray Doucette - 2nd Degree Kenpo Florida, USA |
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
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Taishi Vernon M. Jones - 5th Degree Black Lotus Ju-Jitsu - Founder Florida, USA |
BUSINESS OWNERS OF THE YEAR
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Phil & Cynthia Burney Pro Karate Supplies Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
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Sensei Alexis Morales - 7th Degree Go-Ju Ryu Karate Hialeah, Florida |
Master George Papatheodoropoulos - 7th Degree Pankration - Karate Patras, Greece |
Master Mike Lee Kanarek- 5th Degree Israeli Combat Self-Defense Sunrise, Florida |
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Sensei Kenneth Bernard Spann - 5th Degree Jujitsu Florida, USA |
Sensei Ken Herman - 5th Degree Kenpo Florida, USA |
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Master Ron Marcarelli - 4th Degree Kenpo Florida, USA |
Sensei Cesar E. Fernandez - 4th Degree Okinawa Kenpo Florida, USA |
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Sensei Mark Davis - 3rd Degree American Modern Wushu Florida, USA |
Sensei Steven D. Ray - 2nd Degree Japanese, Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
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Sensei Leonard "Bunk" Greene - 2nd Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Sensei Gerald J. Donnini - 2nd Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
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Sensei Steve Mercy - 1st Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Sensei Vincent A. Izzo II - 2nd Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
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Sensei Allen Tucker - 1st Degree Wa No Michi Ryu Florida, USA |
Mr. Nick Hines Pankration New Hampshire, USA |
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Sensei Gino Profera- Sandan Goju/Kempo Sunrise, Florida |
Sensei Max Evans Atemi Ryu JuJitsu Hialeah, Florida |
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Sensei Alfred Nyman Aikido/Chito Ryu Debary, Florida |
Sensei Simeon Kinnard - 2nd Degree TaeKwonDo Spring Hill, Florida |
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
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Heather Doucette - 1st Degree American Kenpo Florida, USA |
Sensei Fred Soto Hapkido Florida, USA |
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Sensei Colleen Diemer - 1st Degree Chang Chang Byan DeShou Fat Kung Fu Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Pankratista Michael Sympniewski -1st Degree Pankration/Pyx-Lax Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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Andrew J. Hayden - 1st Degree Black Knight Karate Association Port St Lucie, Florida |
STUDENT OF THE YEAR
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Pankratista Richard Jacques Mu Tau Pankration New Hampshire, USA |
Pankratista Salvatore Marchese Mu Tau Pankration New Hampshire, USA |
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Pankratista Jessica Edwards Pankration / Pyx-Lax Florida, USA |
Pankratista Christopher Delgado Pankration/Pyx-Lax Florida, USA |
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Pankratista Jelena Vulicevic Pankration/Pyx-Lax Florida, USA |
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARTIAL ARTS
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Master Eddie Camarena Juai Kung Fu Florida, USA |
Pankratista Mark Nash Mu Tau Pankration New Hampshire, USA |
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Sensei Leon Axel - 2nd Degree Nisei Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
Ambassador Dimitris Makrynikolas Georgia, USA |
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Mr. Nikolaos Anastasiadis - 3rd Degree Tae Kwon Do New Orleans, USA |
Michael Cohen - 1st Degree Isshinryu Florida, USA |
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARTIAL ARTS
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Mr. Dennis Riley Florida, USA |
Linda D. Sands Florida, USA |
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Janice Starling St. Petersburg, Florida |
BLACK BELT OF THE YEAR
Master James Price- 6th Dan
Urban Goju
Ft. Myers, Florida
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Sensei Burke Von Shotokan Breaux, Louisianna |
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USA BLACK BELT COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
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James "Quick" Sands - Junior Black Belt Todo Extremo Karate Florida, USA |
Sensei Derek Duzoglou - 1st Degree American Karate Florida, USA |
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Sensei Letah Parrish - 3rd Degree Shotokan Florida, USA |
Sensei Adam Faldetta - 2nd Degree American Karate Florida, USA |
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Sensei Isaac Saunders - 1st Degree Shotokan Florida, USA |
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Lauren Kearney - 2nd Degree Kenpo Karate Coral Springs, Florida |
Dexter Brandao Team Instinct Miami, Florida |
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Jesse Carlo Ramos Team Instinct Miami, Florida |
Nicolas Godoy Team Instinct Miami, Florida |
USA COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
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Allyson Blankenbiller - Purple Belt Wa No Michi Ryu Karate Florida, USA |
Gavonnah Williams Nisei Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
PARENT OF THE YEAR
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Ms. Rubye Sanders Nisei Goju Ryu Florida, USA |
BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR 2002
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Kratios Master Vasilios Katsaitis -10th Degree Founder/International Director of The Karate Voice Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame - Pyx-Lax Pankration - Founder Florida, USA |
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Professor Peter Urban - 10th Degree USA Goju - Founder New Jersey, USA |
Shihan Vincent Marchetti - 10th Degree Michi Budo Ryu - Founder New Jersey, USA |
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Grandmaster Wilfredo Roldan -10th Degree Nisei Goju Ryu New York, USA |
Sijo Bill Drougas -10th Degree Vichara Tai Jug Fu Kung Fu - Founder Arta, Greece |
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Grandmaster Rick Riccardi - 10th Degree Niseido Ju Jitsu - Founder Florida, USA |
Grandmaster Jung Shee Jim Lacy -10th Degree 18 Daoist Palms System California, USA |
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Master Herbie Thompson -9th Degree USA Nisei Goju Florida, USA |
Grandmaster Edward Badiang - 10th Degree World Seite Do Budo Hawaii, USA |
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Grandmaster Edward Brown - 9th Degree Japanese Goju Ryu Florida, USA
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Grandmaster Jose Santiko Guillermo -10th Degree Shang Tiong - Founder Venezuela
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