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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)
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 / Sandan - Dec. 12, 2022
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 / Nidan - Jan.12, 2021
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
