PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER:
Master Frank Ehnle

* 6th Dan Black Belt TKD
* 6th Dan Black Belt HKD
* Black Eagle Hapkido Certification
* Kukkiwon & KiDo Certification
* Certified Jeet Kune Do Instructor, JKD Assoc.
* Awarded "Hapkido Instructor of the Year" March 2000.
* Inducted to WHFS Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2000
* Developed Hapkido Pressure Point Program 3/20/2002
* Developed  Royal Dragon Martial Art System
* Former Exec. Vice Pres. of an International Hapkido organization
* Founder and President American Hapkido Federation
* Developed AHF Joint Locking Instructor training program 
* Began training 1972, Isshinryu Karate 
* AHF Inducted into HOF"Best New Organization" March 2007.
 

   

Professor Gary Dill has the rare honor of being one of the few original students who trained in one of Bruce Lee's three JKD schools while Bruce was still alive and heading up the JKD training program. Dill has been teaching Jeet Kune Do for almost 30 years, and is considered by many as one of the nationally known authorities in JKD today. He has written numerous articles concerning JKD for "Black Belt", "Inside Kung Fu" as well as other martial art magazines, has authored a JKD training manual, and produced a comprehensive collection of JKD home study videos

As well as being a world known authority on JKD, Professor Dill is also a fully certified Grandmaster of Bushido Kempo, a pure combat system with techniques from Karate, Ju-Jitsu, Aiki-Jitsu, Gung Fu, and weaponry. He has been inducted into several martial art hall of fames, and is a member of three different grandmaster councils. He has also received official rank recognition from mainland 

The core system, SDS Bushido Kempo , was founded by Professor Dill who has conferred the rank of 9th Dan in both SDS Aiki-Jitsu and SDS Bushido Kempo as well as the title of Soke -Dai (Successor) upon Dr. Farinelli . Dr. Farinelli is a professor of English and Languages at Northeastern State University (NSU) in Tahlequah , Oklahoma, where he developed and currently supervises the NSU Aiki-Jitsu program presently taught by long time black belt students, Stu and Patrick Fanning.   

On a personal note, Professor Dill has spent many years in law enforcement, having served as a federal intelligence agent, state police criminal investigator, and as a chief of police. He was also a firearms instructor and a senior police defensive tactics instructor. He is a Vietnam veteran, and served in both the US Marine Corps and in the US Navy, and was a special agent with Naval Intelligence (NIS). Professor Dill now delegates all of his time to teaching the combat arts. For more info on Prof. Gary Dill,
www.jkd-garydill.com

MASTER PEDRO RODRIGUEZ
7th Degree Black Belt

Traditional Taekwondo Master, Black Belts in Hapkido and Torite Jutsu. An extensive knowledge of  Pressure Points. A member of the Dragon Society. Currently teaching Temple Terrace S.W.A.T. Team defensive tactics and rapid controlling techniques. A very serious street approach to training with respect to the traditional Martial Arts. One of Master Ehnle's original Taekwondo instructors.  Master Phil Peplinski brings a vast array of Martial Arts knowledge and "Reality Based" fighting experience to the AHF staff. www.tkd-hapkido.com

Sensei Coletti is Master Ehnle's original Isshin-ryu Karate instructor from 1972 on Long Island, NY.. He also trained in Shotokan Karate as well as Taekwondo. He was the coach of a competitive Grappling team in the 1980's. In the early 1970's he was in attendance at the Ed Parker tour and witnessed Bruce Lee perform his 1" punch, Nunchaku skills and sparring demonstration. Sensei Coletti trained in the now legendary Lindenhurst, Long Island Isshin-ryu Dojo under Don Nagel and Ed McGrath. Sensei Coletti is a traditional Martial Artist with the highest of martial arts standards and  integrity.

Master Ehnle & Sensei Coletti