AMA Elite Black Belt Society

Grand Master Caliguri - Shodan June 28, 1971, Nidan  Aug. 28, 1972, Sandan Nov. 4, 1974, Yodan May 16, 1977, Godan Aug. 24, 1979, Rokudan July 12, 1982, Sirchidan Jan. 7, 1990, Renshi Kobudo

(Grandmaster Robert A. Trias) March 3, 1986, Kyoshi Kobudo July 1996, USK Alliance Hall of Fame July 1997, Hanchidan Nov. 2, 1997, Kudan 5-15-10, Jurdan - November 13, 2021 (10th Degree Black Belt, Grand Master)

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1. Charles Sack: Shodan - 1973

2. John Greco: Shodan - Oct. 1974 / Nidan - May 18,1980

3. Greg Cecchetti: Shodan - 1975

4. Phjllip Ameris: Jr. Black Belt - 1975

5. Kelly Wencel: Jr. Black Belt - Oct. 13, 1975 / Nidan - Aug.19, 1980

6. Michael Grotefend: Jr. Black Belt - Feb. 1976 / Nidan - Aug. 30, 1982

7. Jim Emrick: Shodan - Aug, 1976 / Nidan - March 1982

8. Brian Morford: Shodan - Aug. 1976

9. Bill York: Shodan - May 2, 1977

10. Andrew Cappone: Shodan - May 10, 1977 / Nidan - Dec. 9 1996 / Sandan - Sept. 1, 2000 -

       Yodan - Jan. 24, 2004

11. Gary Piovesan: Shodan -  July 1977

12. Charles Washington: Shodan - Aug. 15,1977

13. Mike Grant: Shodan - Nov. 14, 1978

14. Tom Kapustik: Shodan -  May 1979

15. Frank Bukovac: Shodan -  July 1980

16. Rich Vogel: Shodan -  July 1980

17. Nancy Caliguri: Shodan - Oct. 18, 1980 / Nidan - Nov. 24, 1982 / Sandan - Mar. 1987 / Yodan -             Nov. 1993 / Godan - Nov. 1997 / Rokudan - Aug. 4, 2001 / Sirchidan - Aug. 2, 2008 / Hanshidan -

       July 13, 2013 / Shodan Okinawan Kenpo Kubudo - June 2001 / Nidan Okinawan

       Kenpo Kubudo - July 2004 - Hawkes Intl Society 2018

18. Bob Zurzulo:Shodan - Feb. 1981

19. Tammy Anderson: Shodan - May 1981

20. Skip Dehus: Shodan - Sept. 1981

21. Mary Lou Ostrosky: Shodan - July 1982 / Nidan - July 1984 / Sandan - Dec. 1995

22. Bob Fredrick: Shodan - Nov. 10, 1982

23. Roger Soulcheck: Shodan - Oct.22, 1986

24. Bill Mcnair: Jr. Black Belt - Oct. 14, 1987

25. Bonnie Edgar: Shodan - Dec.9, 1987

26. Kurt Banfi: Jr. Black Belt - Dec. 9, 1987

27. Gene Swanger: Shodan - March 23, 1988

28. Michele Moses: Shodan - Feb. 1988 (G.M. Trias) / Nidan - Aug. 2001

29. Paula Crawford: Shodan - Jan. 23, 1991

30. Randy Edgar: Shodan - June 12, 1991

31. Davld Crissman: Shodan - Oct. 11, 1993

32. Tommy Stancik: Jr. Black Belt - Oct. 13, 1993

34. Stephen R. Baksis: Shodan - Dec. 3, 1997 / Nidan - Sept.1, 2000

35. Mario Bellavia: Shodan - April 8,1998

36. Larry Hammel: Jr. Black Belt - Aug. 12,1998

37. Jeremiah Watson: Shodan - March 31, 1999 / Nidan - Dec. 18, 2006

38. Brian Coleridge: Shodan - Aug. 18, 1999

39. Amy Trullk: Shodan - Sept. 1, 1999 / Nidan - Oct. 13, 2003 / Sandan - June 17, 2010

40. Jason Bellone: Jr. Black Belt - Dec. 20, 2000

41 Joshua Caliguri: Jr. Black Belt - May 16, 2001

42. Joseph Mckenna: Shodan - April 10, 2002 / Nidan - May 26, 2004 / Sandan - May 19, 2008

43. Matthew Coury: Shodan - April 10, 2002

44. James Stombaugh: Shodan - Aug. 20, 2003

45. Andrew Cappone Jr.: Jr. Black Belt - Oct. 15, 2003

46. Kelli Caliguri: Shodan - Sept. 4, 2004

47. Dale Mckenna: Jr. Black Belt - Sept. 29, 2004

48. Randi Mckenna: Shodan - Aug. 24, 2005

49. Michelle Rollinger: Shodan - Nov. 15, 2006 / Nidan - May 27, 2010

50. Desiree Resetar: Shodan - Nov. 15, 2006 / Nidan - Aug. 27, 2009 / Sandan - June 24, 2013

      Yodan/April 9, 2018                                                                                                                               

51. Neil Smith: Shodan - Dec. 11, 2010 / Nidan - Sept. 22, 2014 - Sandan - Sept 26, 2019

52. Angel Sullivan: Jr. Black Belt - June 6, 2013

53. Jeff Wadsworth: Shodan - Nov. 14, 2013 

54. Terry McCutcheon: Shodan - March 31, 2016 - Nidan - Oct 24, 2019

55. Bob Kraynik: Shodan - March 2, 2017

56. Zachary Fry: Jr Black Belt - April 25, 2019

57. Christian Sullivan: Jr Black Belt - October 28, 2019