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Grandmaster
Frank Noguera |
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Kwanjangnim Noguera's Martial Arts resume extends over 35 years. He formally held positions in both the International Combat Hapkido
Federation and the Independent Tae Kwon Do Association.
He is a 7th Degree Black Belt Grandmaster Instructor Taekwon-Do;
6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor Hapkido;
World Martial Arts Hall of Fame 1996 Master Instructor of the Year;
International Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2000 Master Instructor of the Year
In 2005 GM Noguera Founded CaRMAA the Capital Region Martial Arts
Alliance.
http://www.carmaa.org/
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Sensei
Jeff Melander |
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Sensei Melander began training in the Indonesian Art of
Pentjak Silat in 1982. He is a tournament veteran
locally and on the national karate tour. He has since
amassed over 300 trophies, including nearly 50 grand
championships in forms & weapons. Jeff has competed in
some of the largest events in the United
States, including The Battle of Atlanta, The US Open,
and The Diamond Nationals. Jeff teaches karate full-time
at the Red Dragon Karate School in Ballston Spa, NY. |
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Master
Mike Barkowski |
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Master Mike Barkowski  is a 4th degree
Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. His 18 years of training in
the Martial Arts includes both WTF and ITF style Tae
Kwon Do as
well as training in Hapkido, Judo, & various weapons.
Master Barkowski has been a highly successful competitor and
instructor, and just recently opened a school, Action
Sport Martial Arts in Glenville, NY. Master
Barkowski has also trained in gymnastics/acrobatics, fight choreography & stunt work for film and television
from the Action Film Academy. He has a couple upcoming
roles as stunt performer/action actor in the works.
mikebarkowski@yahoo.com
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Master
Jo-Ann Falanga |
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Master Jo-Ann Falanga is a 4th degree master, in Tang
Soo Do Jung Shin Kwan She is the 1998 NASKA #1 Women’s
All Around Competitor (30-39). She is a member of the
United Tang Soo Do Association- (KJN In Kee Hong), and
has judging experience on regional and national levels.
Master Falanga is the owner of Rhinebeck Karate Academy
in Rhinebeck, New York
http://ww.rhinebeckkarate.com |
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Jim Posniewski |
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A long time student of Jiang
Jianye and Lu Yuzhi, Jim has also studied with many
famous masters in workshops and seminars including Chen
Zhenglei, Li Deyin, and Jou Tsung Hwa. Experienced in
many styles and forms of empty hand as well as sword and
staff weapons forms, he has been a gold medal winner in
group and individual competitions, including Federation
Cup Champion of the USA National Tai Chi Chuan
Federation in 2002. Jim is a
certified USAWKF national instructor and judge, having
completed the 1st National Wushu Instructors and Judges
Course taught by Professor Zhu Ruigi of the Beijing
Sports University and Professor Liu Tongwei of the
Shanghai Sports Institute in 2005. With
a long career in engineering and science and advanced
degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union
College, Jim brings an objective and logical approach to
the internal arts of Taiji and Qigong. |
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Master
Robert Norrie |
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Master Norrie is holds the ranks of 4th Degree Black
Belt in ITF Tae Kwon Do a well as 1st Degree Black Belt
in Freestyle Kickboxing. |
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Sensei Al
Blakely |
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Sensei Blakley has trained 18 years under Master
Paul Munchbach in Nemaru Karate (a blending of hard
style Japanese Karate and Ju-Jutsu). He has achieved
a rank of 4th Dan and is presently teaching at the
Galway Karate Club. In addition, he has trained for
13 years under Sensei Stan Kiyonaga, in Muso Jikiden
Eishin Ryu Iaido, Kendo, and Jodo, at the Meitokukan
School of Japanese Swordsmanship in Schenectady. He
is currently preparing for his 3rd Dan test in June.
http://www.galwaykarateclub.com/ |
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Senpai
Kyle Lynn Felton |
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Senpai
Kyle Felton holds a 3rd dan in USBKA and a 1st
dan in weapons in USBKA. She has been training since
1995. She has competed in AAU, USANKF, and Open
tournaments for almost 10 years. She is ASEP certified,
an AAU technical coach as well as AAU referee. She
currently trains under Hanshi Reid and Kyoshi Jarem. |
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Shihan-Dai Rick
Brisee |
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Shihan-Dai Brisee has been training at US Budokai Karate, Clifton Park, NY for the last 22 years. He currently holds the ranks of 5th Dan in Karate & 3rd Dan in US Budokai Kobudo. He started his martial arts training in Kyokushinkai Karate. He also trains in Matsukazi Kobudo at the Karate Center in Queensbury, NY under Shihan Paul Fracchia and is a student of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutso under Sensei Ted Tanaka in Delmar, NY. In his spare time he trains in Uechi Ryu Karate under Sensei Mark Kilmer in Gloversville, NY. |
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Master Paul Munchbach |
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Master Paul Munchbach is an 8th degree blackbelt in Nemuru Karage (a blending of hard style Japanese Karate and JuJitsu). He has 36 years experience as a martial artist and has been instructor of the Galway Karate Club for 27 years. He has 5th degree Black belts in JuJitsu and Judo. Paul has participated and won in numerouse breaking, weapons, sparring and kata tournaments since 1979. He has also been teaching women's self-defense classes and self defense for children in 6-12th grades at the Galway Central School for many years.
http://www.galwaykarateclub.com/ |
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Sensei Kevin
Suggs |
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Kevin Suggs began his
journey in the martial arts in the fall of 1973,
receiving instruction with Sensei Ron Henderson, in Tae
Kwon Do, to intermediate level. He also studied with
Sifu 'Lucky' Gonzalez in Wing Chun Gung Fu, Sifu Ruban
Morales in the Yin Moy Gung Fu system, and Pete "Khalef"
Williams in Chinese Goju. Kevin joined Sensei William
Grady of USA Goju in 1979. Mr. Suggs presently holds the
rank of Black Belt- 6th degree, awarded May 2009. He has
served as a staff instructor at
Super Summer Seminars (Zen-Do-Kai)
since 1992 and as President of
NEMAC
(Northeast Martial Arts Council) from 1993 to 1996.
http://www.portchesterkarate.com |
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Master Justin
DeVaull |
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Master DeVaull is a
5th Dan in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan, Haidong Gumdo
Master, and the Founder of Chan Wu Yi Dao which combines
Chan Buddhism, Martial Arts, and Traditional Chinese
Medicine into one complete practice. He is also a
Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist and the Lay
Director of Rochester Chan Buddhist Temple.
http://www.centerofharmony.com |
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Kyoshi Joe
Mansfield |
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Kyoshi has 37 Years Martial Arts
Training and is a Hachidan 8th Degree Black
Belt. He is involved with Martial Arts for the Handicapable (MAH)
and President of the
Martial Arts for
the Handicapable of Greater New York, Inc. (MAHOGNY).
Kyoshi is also a Nanadan 7th Degree
Black Belt in Oyata Shin Shu Ho –
RyuTe®
Renmei, and Certified instructor of
Modern Arnis Filipino Martial arts.
He also has experience in Da Liu Tai Chi Chuan
& Small Circle
Jujitsu. |
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Sensei John
Borter |
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Sensei John Borter
is the senior
instructor of the Modern Jujitsu Academy and holds the
rank of 5th degree blackbelt in Modern Jujitsu. He also
holds blackbelt ranks in a number of other martial arts
including
Small Circle Jujitsu,
U.S. Jujitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Combat Hapkido, and
Kyusho-Jitsu,
as well as Instructor Certifications in Military
Combatives and Police Defensive Tactics.
http://modernselfdefenseacademy.com |
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Grand Master Craig
MacDonald |
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Grand Master Craig MacDonald holds
a 7th Dan Kukiwon ranking in Tae Kwon
Do and a first Dan in Hapkido under Grandmaster Frank
Noguera. He has studied Tae Kwon Do for 33 years,
opening Glens Falls Tae Kwon Do in South Glens Falls in
1989. Craig also taught English for 33 years in the
Hudson Falls school district, retiring in 2003. His
greatest joy is teaching the art and spreading the word
of the benefits of martial arts training.
http://www.gftkd.com/ |
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Sensei Chris
Malley |
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American Freestyle Karate/Nemuru
http://www.gemakarate.com |
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Sensei
Joseph Pazzaglia |
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Sensei Pazzaglia was
promoted to 4th Degree Black Belt by Grand Master Larry
Tatum on June 13th 2009 in American Kenpo and is also
recognized as a 2nd degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate
and began his journey at the Johnstown Zen-do-Kai in
1983. Here he received his tutelage from 9th degree
Black Belt Mike Campos.
http://www.martialartsandme.com/ |