THE AMERICAN
HAPKIDO FEDERATION
MASTERS COUNCIL & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The AHF Masters can bring the highest level of
training to your school. in a variety of subjects.
Joint Locking, Ground Fighting, Weapon Disarms,
Pressure Points, Traditional Weapons,
Hapkido Instructor training, Police Defense Tactics, Bodyguard training,
Rape Self Defense.
Physically fit and ethical practitioners with proper rank standards to guide and
further your training needs.
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER:
Grandmaster Frank E
Training Since 1972 All
ranks and achievements earned separately
under different instructors and organizations
with proper time in grade. * Certified Grandmaster and
Founder of "Wang Yong Mu Do"
* 8th Dan Black Belt Grandmaster rank in Hapkido
* 6th Dan Black Belt Taekwondo
* 4th Dan Black Sash Jeet Kune Do
* Black Eagle, SUGI Hapkido Certification
* Kukkiwon & KiDo Certification
* Certified Jeet Kune Do Master Instructor, JKD Assoc.
* Martial Art school owner since 1996, no day care.
* Developed Hapkido Pressure Point Program 3/20/2002
* Developed Royal Dragon Martial Art System "Wang Yong Mu Do"
* 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, Sensei Louis Coletti
* Recognized Founder of "Wang Yong Mu Do"
martial art.
WANG YONG MU DO - The way of the Fighting Royal Dragon
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GRANDMASTERS & MASTERS COUNCIL, SENIOR BOARD MEMBERS
PROFESSOR GARY DILL
9th Dan Grandmaster
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
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China as an 8th Degree Black Sash in
Chinese Wu Shu. The Professor has been active in the martial arts since
1963, and hold black belts in several different combat martial arts.
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
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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,
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MASTER PEDRO RODRIGUEZ
- 8th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido
- Senior Instructor in Bruce Lees Jeet Kune Do
- 5th Dan Black Belt Ju Jitsu
- 2nd Dan Black Belt Modern Arnis
- 1st Dan Black Belt Arnis de Mano
- 1st Dan Black Sash Ip Mans Wing Chun
- Muay Thai Fitness Instructor.
President
World Huk Ju Sool Hapkido Association, Senior Master Instructor
Huk Ju Kwan Hapkido, & Kido-Kan Ju-Jutsu Certified Shihan
International Federation of Ju-Jutsuans. Certified Instructor PFS Jeet
Kune Do & Kali, Tae Kwon Do & Kajukenbo Kenpo. Certified
Police Defensive Tactics Instructor. Former Head of Security -
Upscale & Largest Night Clubs in Orlando, Florida. Security
Consultant to Largest Night Clubs in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Instructor to officers in over 50 Law Enforcement Agencies.
Member, United Martial Artists Association Hall of Fame Black Belt
Council. Vice President Kido-Kan International, Founder IPDTI Officer
Ground Survival. 8 Time Hall of Fame Inductee. Former Vice President
ICHF. Master
Rodriquez is a pure street stylist. A superior and highly skilled physical martial artist
equally skilled on his feet and on the ground. Master Rodriquez holds a
vast knowledge of diverse open hand and weapon based Martial Arts
techniques.
www.mmastreetfightingsystem.com
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LUIS SANTOS RENSHI
TenShin Aikido Federation
Chief instructor Luis
Santos Sensei currently holds the rank of Rokudan ( 6
Dan ) and the Official Title of
RenShi from the Dai Nippon Butoku
Kai Honbu Kyoto Japan.
Santos Sensei has been a student of Aikido since 1982 and has
trained with many top Aikido instructors in the US and Japan.
Santos sensei open up his first dojo in Orlando Florida in
1995.
In Kyoto Japan Santos Sensei was awarded the rank of
Rokudan and title of Shihan,
after performing a demonstration at the Third
World Butoku Sai and 46th Japan
National Butoku Sai it was held in the historic
Butokuden in Kyoto Japan this April 29-30, 2008. Shoubukan
dojo means the Hall of Stressing the Truth and Spirit
of Martial Way.
Martial Art Title ( Shogoo )
issued by the Dai Nippon Butotku Kai Honbu Kyoto Japan.
RENSHI Means Highly Trained
Warrior, Man of High Attainment.
Santos Sensei also hold rank in the Arts of Iaido 4th
Dan in Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido
issued by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai.
Santos Sensei travel around the world conducting seminar’s
and demonstration in Aikido Iaido, and Batto Do Ryu Sei Ken
Kenjutsu.
November 2009 Shihan Santos was
officially approved and recognized by the DNBK ID office and
Honbu Headquarters, Kyoto, Japan As a Officials
Coordinator of Dai Nippon Butoku Kai International
Division.
Santos Sensei travel to Japan to train with the Master
annually and take his senior students with him
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In 2004 the Dai Nippon
Butoku Kai Honbu Kyoto Japan recognize the TenShin Aikido
Federation as a accredited organization and official
representative of the DNBK Honbu Kyoto Japan. |
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SENSEI LOUIS COLETTI
Sensei Coletti is Master Ehnle's original Isshin-ryu Karate instructor
from 1973 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. |
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Sensei's 1970's uniform from the Ed McGrath Lindenhurst, N.Y.
Isshin-Ryu Dogo.
Master Ehnle & Sensei Coletti
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