• 2nd Degree Black Belt Kenjiro Kawanabe Shihan Direct descendant Gichen Funokoshi O'Sensei in Japan 1961
• 5th Degree Black Belt Kawanabe ShotoKai
• 6th Degree Karate Japan Black Belt Kawanabe ShotoKai Karate Japan

• 8th Dan Chun Tung Do
• 9th Dan Kwon Bop Do from Grand Master Onopa
• 10th Dan Hapkido from Master Kazuki 1990
• 10th Dan Kempo Tae Kwon Do 1991
• 10th Dan Legend Karate 1992 awarded by Grand Master Ed Gross
• 10th Dan recognition SOKE 1995
• 10th Dan Kempo Tai Jitsu 1996

• 10th Dan Zen Bu Kan Grand Master Harnos (Australia/Hungary) 1996
• Studied Shotokai with Kenjiro Kawanabe Sensei
• Studied Shoto kan, Go Ju, Kempo, Shorin Ryu, from various Masters Japanese and American.
• Studied Tai Chi Yang style with Wm. C./C. Chen disciple of Cheng Man Ch'ing
• Studied Chen Tai Chi with Master George Xu of Beijing China


•1949 Started in Kenpo Karate at age of 10.
Fought for the Police Athletic League early 50s as boxer in Golden Gloves
1955 Opened my first Dojo (Karate School)
1957 Marine Corps Boxer and Bodybuilder
1958-1961 Japan Shotokai Karate under Kenjiro Kawanabe O'Sensei
1961 Legend name becomes official
1962 Trained UN Guards self-defence
1962 Legend warriors in Madison Square Garden
• Studied
Baqua with Master Peiqi Xie Beijing
• Studied Iado and Kendo with Master Rico Guy and Sensei Toshi Hamada
• Studied Aikido with Isao Nakaoka, and Master James Berkley
• Studied Arnis with Guro Robert Rivera, Greg Alland and James Keller

• Studied Bo with Clarence Long
• Studied Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Har Gar, Eagle Claw, Fan Form from various Sifus and Sijos.
• Studied Capoeira in Brazil (Introductory)

EDUCATION:

Pratt Institute for Architecture
NYU for Finance and Construction Management
Fordham University for Real Estate Brokers License
Empire State College Division of SUNY for Philosophy
Love Languages I can say at least 5-50 words in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, and Hungarian now Arabic and Indian.


Fordham University