American Karate System - Membership Directory

In Memoriam

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Ernest H. Lieb 10th Dan   1940 - 2006
   Founder:
   American Karate Association - 1964
   American Ji-Do-Kwan System - 1965
   American Karate System - 1973
   Academy of Masters, Masters Hall of Fame Posthumus Inductee - 2009

SFC Charles C. Krum 5th Dan
1949 - 2006
   Christian Fellowship Karate Club, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201

Mattheas Augustijn   1962 - 2006
   Lathen, Germany 1st Dan Shotokan / AKS Student
  Dagmar (Daggi) Wichterich
     Lathen, Germany / AKS Student

AKS Current Registration Black Belts

Michael A. Sullenger  9th Dan   2008 Academy of Masters, Masters Hall of Fame Inductee
  AKS Chief Instructor / AKS Board Advisor
    email:   kick2aks@yahoo.com  (956) 453-9443
   Se habla Español.

Frederic A. Reinecke 8th Dan AKS Assistant Chief Instructor / AKS Board Advisor
email: FRein40812@aol.com (231) 777-1996 3695 Cline Road, Muskegon MI 49444

Dave Thomas  8th Dan   AKS Assistant Chief Instructor / AKS Board Advisor
  Chief Instructor American Karate Club  Ross Park Elementary School
  email:  AksDaveT@aol.com  (231) 206-3279   3871 Highgate, Muskegon MI 49441

John Folsom  7th Dan  / AKS Board Advisor
  Chief Instructor Salem Karate Club
  (304) 782-3756   Rt-5 Box 306, Salem, WV 26426

Dr. Robert Debelak 6th Dan / AKS Board Advisor

Larry Malo 6th Dan AKS - 7th Dan AKA
10th Dan American Black Beret Association.
(248) 684-0999

Dr. Guessler Normand 6th Dan / AKS Board Advisor

email: gnorman@uoft02.utoledo.edu Toledo, OH

Steve Thurkettle 6th Dan / AKS Board Advisor

email: aks1stinok@aol.com Mustang, OK

Roger A. Wenzel 6th Dan / AKS Board Advisor

email: rogerawenzel@yahoo.com (405) 324-8410 9964 Sudbury Road, Mustang, OK 73099

E. Jude Gore  5th Dan   2009 A.K.S. Black Belt of the Year  /  AKS Board Advisor
  Co-Chief Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
  Assistant Instructor  Salem Karate Club
  email:   jgore@citynet.net   PO Box 502, Clarksburg, WV 26302-0502

Rand (Skip) Palmer  5th Dan  /  AKS Board Advisor
  Chief Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  email:   rand.palmer@benchmark-usa.com   (419) 823-1459
   20674 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green OH 43402

Thomas Apostle  4th Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
   Muskegon, MI 49441

Brian K. Greynolds  4th Dan
  Co-Chief Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
  Assistant Instructor  Salem Karate Club
  email:   BrianGreynolds@verizon.net   141 West High Street, Salem, WV 26426

Jim Hope  4th Dan
  Chief Instructor All-Star Karate Family Center
  email:   senseijim@kujiryu.com   (734)-664-8004
  website:  All-Star Karate Club Website  36123 Plymouth Road, Livonia MI 48150

Raymond Sinclair  4th Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  email:   AKS7400@aol.com    Muskegon, MI 49441

David Eric Thomas  4th Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  email:   aksmi82@aol.com    Muskegon, MI 49441

Brian Wolffis  4th Dan A.K.S. / 4th Dan A.K.A.
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  email:   bwolffis@cox.net       Las Vegas, Nevada

Fr. James Wyse 4th Dan
American Karate Club

Roy Almanza Jr. 3rd Dan

email: texasaks6776@yahoo.com

Willard E. Baessler  3rd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  (231) 798-4692   Muskegon, MI 49441

Andrew Eckhart  3rd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  email:   ajeckhart@buckeyeexpress.com   Toledo, OH 43613

Robert Essenberg  3rd Dan  2009 Academy of Masters, Instructor of The Year
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  email:   ressenb818@aol.com    (231) 798-7768   Muskegon, MI 49441

Debra Roy  3rd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

James Roy  3rd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

Gilbert Peña  2nd Dan
  Chief Instructor  Kurios Institute of Martial Arts
  email:   gpena_aks_ga@kuriosima.com   Marietta, GA 30068

Shawn Pike  2nd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

Laura Werner  2nd Dan
  American Karate Club
  AKS Webmaster
  email:   ljwerner@mail.com    Grand Haven, MI 49417

Jeff Cobb 1st Dan

email: jeffcob71@yahoo.com 3775 AL HWY9, Anniston, AL 36207

Christine Fingerle  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  Toledo, OH 43613

Sandy Gore  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
  email:  skgore@gmail.com   PO Box 502, Clarksburg, WV 26302-0502

John Griffin   1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

Michael Grupp-Verbon  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  email:   Michael Grupp-Verbon   Toledo, OH 43613
  Website:   www.queenofharps.com

Mark Hainen  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  Toledo, OH 43613

Andrew Hartnett  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  email:   Andrew Hartnet   Toledo, OH 43613

Tom Hippchen  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441
  email:   wiz68@yahoo.com

Roger Hurd  1st Dan AKS / 5th Dan AKBBA / 4th Dan Champion Karate
  Martinsville, IN 46151
  email:

Rose Madl  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

Lisa Roy   1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

Robert Roy   1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

Randi Zattlin   1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

A.K.S. Associate Members [USA]

David Hayes 7th Dan Shorin-Ryu

Tom Twining 6th Dan Chi Do Kwan Karate Do / 7th Dan AKA

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