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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


     
Mike Sullenger 9th Dan

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

     
Fred Reinecke 8th Dan

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

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 Folsum 7th Dan

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

     
Robert Debelak 6th Dan

Dr. Robert Debelak  6th Dan  / AKS Board Advisor

     
Steve Thurkettle 6th Dan
 

Steve Thurkettle  6th Dan  /  AKS Board Advisor

  email:   aks1stinok@aol.com    Mustang, OK

     
E. Jude Gore 5th Dan

E. Jude Gore  5th Dan  AKS Board Advisor
2010 Academy of Masters, Instructor of The Year;  /  2009 A.K.S. Black Belt of the Year
  Co-Chief Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
website  www.mkc-aks.com
  Assistant Instructor  Salem Karate Club
email:   jgore@citynet.net   PO Box 502, Clarksburg, WV 26302-0502

     
Brian Greynolds 4th Dan

Brian K. Greynolds  5th Dan
  Co-Chief Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
website  www.mkc-aks.com
  Assistant Instructor  Salem Karate Club
email:  BrianGreynolds@frontier.com   141 West High Street, Salem, WV 26426

     
Rand (Skip) Palmer 5th Dan

Rand (Skip) Palmer  5th Dan  AKS Board Advisor
2010 Academy of Masters, Instructor of The Year
  Chief Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
email:   rand.palmer@benchmark-usa.com
   20674 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green OH 43402  (419) 823-1459

     
 

Joseph J. Battaglia  4th Dan
  FC Fitness Detroit
   Detroit, MI

     
 

Brian Fox  4th Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
   Muskegon, MI 49441

     
Jim Hope

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

     
Ray Sinclair

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

     
David Eric Thomas

David Eric Thomas  4th Dan  2011 A.K.S. Black Belt of the Year
  Chief Instructor  Tri-Cities Family YMCA - AKS Karate Club
email:   aksmi82@aol.com    Grand Haven, MI 49441

     
Brian Wolffis

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  3rd Dan
  Instructor  Rio Grande Valley Karate Club
  Edinburg, Texas

     
 

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

     
Andrew Eckhart

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

     
Robert Essenberg

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

     
Shawn Pike

Shawn Pike  3rd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

     
Debra Roy

Debra Roy  3rd Dan   2010 A.K.S. Black Belt of the Year
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

     
Jim Roy

James Roy  3rd Dan   2010 A.K.S. Black Belt of the Year
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

     
Sandy Gore

Sandra Gore  2nd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
email:  skgore@gmail.com   PO Box 502, Clarksburg, WV 26302-0502

     
Michael Grupp-Verbon

Michael Grupp-Verbon  2nd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
email:   Michael Grupp-Verbon   Toledo, OH 43613
website:  www.queenofharps.com

     
Mark Hainen

Mark Hainen  2nd Dan
  Assistant Instructor  West Toledo YMCA Karate & Self-Defense Program
  Toledo, OH 43613
 

     
Laura Werner 2nd Dan

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

     
Patrick Fluharty

Patrick Fluharty  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  Salem Karate Club, Salem, WV 26426
email:  Pfluhar1@mix.wvu.edu   (304) 782-2523  PO Box 187   Salem, WV 26426

     
 

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

     
 

Jeff Johnson  1st Dan
  
email:   blackbeltjej@sbcglobal.net  Mustang, OK

     
 

Ron Kolbe  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  American Karate Club
  Muskegon, MI 49441

     
 

Lenin Leon  1st Dan
  Assistant Instructor  Mountaineer Karate Club, Lumberport, WV 26386
email:     PO Box 502, Clarksburg, WV 26302-0502

     
 

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

     

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

     
Gloria Moore

Gloria Moore  1st Dan

email:   MorningGloryFlor@aol.com  Muskegon, Michigan   (231) 730-0874

     
 

Mark Soderstrom  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

David Hayes  7th Dan Shorin-Ryu

     
Tom Twining 6th Dan Chi Do Kwan Karate Do

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


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