School/Individual Name: Port City MMA Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 6/6/11 Location: Fairhope, Alabama Website:www.portcitymma.com Contact Information:jimmy@portcitymma.com Comments: Jimmy Mills is the head coach at Port City MMA. He is a former professional MMA fighter & Muay Thai fighter who is well rounded and has competed in and won championship titles in mma, kickboxing, boxing, submission wrestling & BJJ. Jimmy fought professionally several times in Europe as well as North America. He lived in Holland to train Thai Boxing with the best kickboxing team in the world Golden Glory and trained on a daily basis with the greatest kickboxer to ever live Ramon ŇDiamondÓ Dekkers. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under world champion Helio Soneca. Jimmy has spent 6 years training in the grappling art of Russian Sambo. He retired in February 2010 to concentrate on running the gym, teaching class, and training up & coming competitors. He is available for private lessons on request.
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
School/Individual Name: CALI COMBAT SAMBO TRAINING CENTER Type of Membership: Member Since: 6/1/2004 Location: San Francisco, California Website: none Contact Information:sergegerlach@yahoo.com Comments:Serge Gerlach, Chief Instructor
School/Individual Name: Christophe P. Leninger Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 8/27/2010 Location: Los Osos, California Website: Contact Information:judoexile@aol.com Comments: Chistophe Leninger is a long time martial artists and veteran of UFC III & XII
(1995 & 1998). He has been a US Judo world team member several times (89, 91, & 93) and was a US national Judo champion in 1988 & 1992. He made the US Judo medals podium 17 times in his career. In 1992 he was a silver medalist at the Judo Pan Am Games in Havana, Cuba. From 1995 - 1998 Christophe was the Arizona State BJJ and submission grappling champion in his weigh division.
School/Individual Name: RIK BAER Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Memeber Member Since: 6/15/2009 Location: Santee, California Website:www.santeemartialart.com Comments: Rik has vast experience in both martial arts and fitness including boxing/USA Boxing Coaches Certification (under R.A Baer, Welterweight All Navy Boxing Champion), Shaolin Kenpo Karate and JiuJitsu (3rd Dan under M. Runcini), US Naval Training, Various Chinese Martial Arts (under Banny Hom), and Arnis (under Mike Gomez), and Malay Kickboxing (under Manolo Rey). Rik’s fitness credentials include many fitness, strength, and conditioning certifications. He is also a level 2 Reiki practitioner. Mr. Baer looks to begin studying Sambo and incorporating Sambo’s training principles into his regimen.
School/Individual Name: Robert Terlizzi Type of Membership: Affiliate Member Member Since: 2/1/2011 Location: San Francisco, California Website: www.fitlifesf.com Contact Information:rob@fitlifesf.com Comments: Robert has experience with several martial arts including Mantis Kung Fu, BJJ, and Sambo. Rob currently trains with ASA Board Member Serge Gerlach.
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
School/Individual Name: AIKI ACADEMY OF SELF DEFENSE Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 2/1/2005
Location: 5 Foxon Road - Suite 10, North Branford, CT 06471 Website:www.aikiacademy.com Email:aikiacademy@yahoo.com Phone: 1-203-484-2020 Comments: Dennis Hill, Chief Instructor
School/Individual Name: INGER SCHOELKOPF Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 9/9/2011 Location: Madison, Connecticut Email:ieschoelkopf@aol.com Comments: Inger is a professional photographer and stududent at ASA member club Aiki Academy of Self Defense.
School/Individual Name: Joe Feldman Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 1/4/2012 Location: Avon, Connecticut Comments: A veteran professional mixed martial artist, with over twenty fights under his belt,
Joe Feldman brings to the ASA a background in Burmese Boxing (Lethwei), Muay Thai, Combat Sambo and Kitoshakai
(a Korean no holds bar martial art). He made his name in MMA with KO's via head kicks, brutal ground and pound
and has the 4th longest reach in mixed martial arts recorded by Tapology, with Jon Jones and Stefan Stuve ahead of him.
His family is also involved with fighting beginning with his late grandfather, Morris who was a 3rd degree Aikido black belt (Sandan)
and his father Glenn Feldman, a professional boxing judge who has judged some of the most prominent fighters in
the world like Shane Mosely, George Foreman and Evander Holyfeld.
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
School/Individual Name: CUMMINGS COMBAT SAMBO Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 9/9/2005 Location: Panama City, Florida Training Log: view here Website:www.cummingscombatsambo.com Contact Information:hoagiegilligan1@aol.com Comments: Carlos is a longtime martial artist with experience in BJJ and Sambo. Since learning sambo while stationed overseas in the military, Carlos has embraced sambo. Now residing in Florida, Carlos teaches sambo and grappling at the Pan Handle School of Self Defense.
School/Individual Name: LUCAS MORELY Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 11/24/2008 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Website:www.russiansambo.com Contact Information: 772-626-6500 or brazilianvaletudo@gmail.com Comments:Lucas Morley, chief instructor of Ultimate Sambo Florida, has been training in the martial arts since 1985 starting out in Brazil with Judo. Lucas made his transition to Sambo in 2005, with Master Vladislav Koulikov of Ultimate Sambo. Lucas is now a Judo Black Belt and Sambo instructor under Master Koulikov. Lucas is the USA Wrestilng 2006 Sambo Nationals silver medalist, 2008 Florida State Sambo Champion (USAW), 2008 Florida Sunshine State Games Sambo Champion (USAW), 2009 USA Sambo Open silver medalist (FIAS/AASF).
GEORGIA
School/Individual Name: CARL LEE TOLBERT Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 1/10/2010 Location: Canton, Geoorga Website: www.aplusmartialarts.net Contact Information: ctolbert@windstream.net Comments: Carl holds a black belt in Judo and 4 stripe BJJ Blue Belt under Thadeu Viera of the WBJJA. He became an affiliate instructor with Martin Clark of the British Sombo Federation in December of 2009. He continues to be a student and teacher who loves to bring inspiration and technical expertise to his students at A Plus Martial Arts.
School/Individual Name: MIKE KIRKLAND Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 8/16/11 Location: Lake Park, Geoorga Website: www.lakeparkmma.com Contact Information: popsmoke@gmail.com Comments: Mike Kirkland is the head grappling coach, head janitor, and person responsible for paying the bills. Over the years he's had the opportunity to train with some great insructors, including: Royce Gracie, Roy Harris, Charles Dos Anjos, Larry Shealy, Andreh Anderson, Kid Peligro, Carlos Cummings and others he doesn't remember; he's getting old. He holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (I think we all got one of those), and various instructor certifications in grappling, defensive tactics, etc. He was a lead Defensive Tactics instructor for the NFCC police academy and a member of a local SWAT team. He is currently a paramedic. His real passion is coaching and encouraging folks to reach their potential both on and off the mat. He also likes long walks on the beach, appletinis, and absolutely hates talking about himself in the third- person.
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
School/Individual Name: Kennedy's Martial Arts Academy Type of Membership: Member Since: 3/8/11 Location: Elk Grove Village, Illinois Training Log: view here Website:www.tangsoodo.com Contact Information:info@tansoodo.com Comments: Patrick Kennedy began his martial arts training in 1978. Being a small and thin child was often involved in scraps. At the time his uncle whose a black belt in Tae Kwon Do taught him the basics.
This greatly improved Kennedy's confidence as well as his self defense skills. In the 1985 he enrolled in Tae Kwon Do/Karate classes while attending high school. Kennedy learned a lot in his short stint at the school.
Due to a nagging leg injury he had to stop training. While attending classes at a Chicago University he worked out regularly with people that studied the martial arts.
Several of them had black belts in various styles of martial arts. Some of these include Japanese Karate, Okinawan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Escrima to name a few.
Some of these were active members in the Guardian Angels. And some of them were studying to become police officers.
After earning his degrees at the university, Kennedy enrolled in classes under Grand Master C. I. Kim. It is under Grand Master C. I. Kim that Master Kennedy was awarded his highest rank.
Patrick Kennedy is currently working with ASA Vice President Gregg Humphreys to build a sambo program at Kennedy's Martial Arts.
INDIANA
School/Individual Name: JEFF MALOTT Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 2/23/2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Website:www.iscfmma.com Contact Information:jjmalott@hotmail.com Comments: Jeff has a long history in martial arts and has been involved in wrestling and Sambo since the mid 1980's. He is a life member of the United States Combat Sambo Association and has studied with such noted instructors as Brett Jacques, Scott Anderson, and Michael Galperin. In 1996 he founded Indy Sombo out of Blackhorse Vale Tudo Gym and is the World Representative for the ISCF. During UFC 119, Jeff has most recently joined the ranks of referees that have officiated inside the Octagon.
IOWA
School/Individual Name: Crossfit Invincible Type of Membership: Member Since: 1/1/2008 Location:Bettendorf, Iowa Contact Information:dynamogregg@msn.com Comments:Gregg Humphreys, Judo/Sambo Coach
School/Individual Name: Tim Flynn Type of Membership: Affiliate Member Member Since: 12/1/2010 Location: Dubuque, Iowa Website: none Contact Information:tjfly69@yahoo.com Comments: Tim is a long time grappler looking to expand his knowledge of sambo.
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANNA
School/Individual Name: DOUG FOURNET Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 12/2/2007 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisianna Website:LA Boxing Louisiana Comments: Doug is a longtime Sambist having competed on the US team for FILA, FIAS, and the American Sambo Association's Team American Sambo. He is also a Battle of Brooklyn veteran, world combat games veteran, and most recently brought home gold from the 2010 British Sambo Open and 2011 Dutch Sambo Open.
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
School/Individual Name: Justin Polette Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 4/1/2010 Location: Lake Saint Louis, Missouri Website:www.anacondamma.com Contact Information:anacondamma@aol.com Comments: Justin has trained martial arts for over 16 years including judo, jiujitsu, karate, muay thai, CATCH, boxing, and sambo. He has a 3-1 amateur MMA record, with all wins via submission. He also placed 3rd at the St. Louis BJJ Open and 2nd at the National Isshinryu Karate Tournament (Fighting). Justin is also a member of the British Sombo Federation under Martin Clarke.
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
School/Individual Name: SOUTH MOUNTAIN MARTIAL ARTS Type of Membership: Member Since: 5/1/2005 Location: 91 Main Street, Madison, New Jersey 07940 Website:www.smma.net Comments:Dayn DeRose, Chief Instructor - Bio: www.smma.net/page0007.html
School/Individual Name: OLEG SAVITSKY Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 5/1/08 Location: Middlesex, New Jersey Website:www.zealousnationmma.com Contact Information:oleg.savitsky.mma@gmail.com Comments: Oleg ("Alec") Savitsky is Master of Sport in Sambo and is one of the few Americans who has an expertise in international sport and combat Sambo. Since his childhood (in Georgia, USSR) he has been training in Greco- Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, Georgian Chidaoba, Boxing and Sambo. He was trained by the best including top combat experts from Russian Special Operation Units. Oleg is also an expert in Judo and various styles of Jiu-Jitsu. He participated in many Sambo, Judo, submission grappling, no-holds-
barred tournaments and won multiple titles and medals. He is an accomplished fighter, and was four times selected to represent the United States at Sambo World Championships (FIAS), where he twice reached the finals by facing the toughest opponents. In Panama 2002 and Prague 2005 at the Combat Sambo World Championships he had to fight the best heavyweight fighter in the world Fedor Emalianenko (PRIDE heavyweight and Grand Prix champion) by facing him in the finals and semi-finals. Oleg is currently the American representative for M1 Global.
NEW MEXICO
School/Individual Name: John P. Reister Type of Membership: Affiliate Member Member Since: 12/27/08 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico Website: none Contact Information:reister1977@aol.com
Comments: John Paul Reister is a long time martial artist. He has trained under and holds Black Belts in Kodokan and Kosen Judo under Tarow Ty Hayashi-Ito, Randy Leatherwood, Ted Price, and Phil Porter. John's Shodan is recognized by the USJA as well as the US Martial Arts Association and The International Zen Martial Arts Federation.
NEW YORK
School/Individual Name: Manhattan Beach Best Choice, Inc Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 10/12/2010 Training Log: No log at this time Location: Brooklyn, New York Website:www.mbbestchoice.com Contact Information:yefim55@yahoo.com Comments: Manhattan Beach Best Choice is a great and creative way to enable kids, teenagers and their parents to have the time of their lives. We, as a group, have several activities in which you and your children may be interested. Some of these activities include sambo (under coach Shamuradov), tennis, gymnastics, dance, karate, soccer, arts and crafts, chess and basketball.
School/Individual Name:NEW YORK COMBAT SAMBO Type of Membership: Member Since: 3/1/03 Location: New York Combat Sambo, the Flagship School of the American Sambo Association, operates out of 225 West 36th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY. 10018 Contact Information: 917-617-5650 samboinfo@yahoo.com Comments:Stephen Koepfer, Chief Instructor
School/Individual Name: KARATEDO HONMA DOJO Type of Membership: Member Since: 6/15/06
Location: New York , NY Website:www.honmadojo.com Contact Information: 212-505-3656 or info@honmadojo.com Comments: Masahiko Honma, Chief Instructor Training Log: click here
Masahiko Honma holds a 4th Degree Black Belt in Seido Karate and is student of Combat Sambo
under Stephen Koepfer at New York Combat Sambo. Sensei Honma has a long competition history
in Full Contact Knockdown Karate as well as Freestyle Sambo and Combat Sambo Competition experience.
See the Battle at the Boardwalk video in our video gallery to see Sensei Honma in action.
School/Individual Name: CARLOS DEL VALLE Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 10/16/06 Location: Floral Park, New York Website: none Contact Information:cdelvalle12@aol.com Comments:Carlos has a wide variety of martial arts experience including a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Shotokan, 1st Degree Black Belt in SeiShinRyu JuJitsu, USMC Close Combat, Small Arms, and Heavy Weapons Instructor Certification, and a Brown Belt in Military Combat Sambo under Cardo Urso. Carlos also is a volunteer martial arts instructor for the Boy Scouts of America and is currently a student of Stephen Koepfer at NY Combat Sambo.
School/Individual Name: LONG ISLAND SHOTOKAN Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 10/1/09
Location: Floral Park, New York Website: www.longislandshotokan.com Contact Information:lishotokan@aol.com Comments: Charles Macolino is a martial artist with over 30 years experience. LI Shotokan is looking to add Sambo to their arsenal as is working with ASA member Carlos Del Valle to begin a training program at the club.
School/Individual Name: STATEN ISLAND JUDO AND JUJITSU DOJO Type of Membership: Member Since: 4/1/03 Location: Staten Island, New York Website: www.sijjd.com Contact Information:info@sijjd.com Comments: Sensei Fulciniti is currently 4th degree black belt in Jujitsu and 3rd degree blackbelt in Judo. Nick began his studies in the martial arts under Sensei Leonard DeLuca in 1983 and continued his studies under Sensei John Paccione from white belt to his present rank of fourth degree black belt. Nick is a dedicated practitioner and highly competent instructor who remains instrumental and active at Staten Island Judo and Jujitsu Dojo. His commitment to excellence includes an open philosophy regarding the importance of cross-training.
School/Individual Name: TEAM RENEGADE Type of Membership: Member Since: 1/20/2007
Location: Levittown, NY Website: www.renegademma.tv Contact Information: 516-579-3883 Comments: Team Renegade is run by Anthony Sansonetti, fighting out of Tiger Martial Arts. Anthony has a long history in marial arts training and competition including Kenpo Ju Jittsu, Muay Thai, Okinawan Kobudo, Freestyle Sambo, and MMA. Anthony was a silver medallist at the 2005 Arnold's MMA tournament and a recent superfight winner at the ASA Freestyle Sambo League. In 2010 Anthony was a member of Team American Sambo at the British Open Sambo Championships. He brought home a 90kg silver medal (Men's division) and Gold medal (Masters' division). In 2011, Anthony again took home silver from the Dutch Open Sambo Championships.
School/Individual Name: TOM KAGAN Type of Membership: Individual Member Member Since: 9/14/07 Location: Staten Island, NY Website: None Contact Information: None Comments: Tom has experience in various martial arts and is currently a
moderator on www.bullshido.com.
School/Individual Name: Ken Pfrenger Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 4/11/11 Location: Ohio Website:neohemas.wordpress.com/ Contact Information:kenpfrenger@gmail.com Comments: Ken has a long history with different martial arts styles including Muay Thai, JKD, Boxing, Japanese JuJitsu and other. In 2006, he decided to have sambo be his base style.
OKLAHOMA
School/Individual Name: Aaron Dodson Type of Membership: Affiliate Member Member Since: 2/22/2011 Location: Choctaw, Oklahoma Website:www.fraziermartialartsacademy.com Contact Information:firemadard@aol.com Comments: Aaron has been affiliated with the American Sambo Academy since June, 2004 under Dr. Brett Jacques. Additionally, Aaron is a student of ASA member Carlos Cummings. Since starting martial arts training in 1989, Aaron has trained several arts including Hawaiin Kenpo (3rd Dan), Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan (Black Belt), Judo (Black Belt), Sambo (Razryad IV under B. Jacques), BJJ (Blue Belt), and Systema.
OREGON
School/Individual Name: KIM'S TAE KWON DO PORTLAND Type of Membership: Member Since: 8/29/2006 Training Log: view here Location: Portland, Oregon Contact Information:aaron.brown@comcast.net Website:www.kimstkdportland.com Comments: Aaron is a longtime martial artist who began his training with ITF Tae Kwon Do at the age of 10. Since that time he has endeavored to include several other martial arts, including sambo, into his arsenal.
School/Individual Name: DAVID RUBIN Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 5/1/2008 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Contact Information:brosok02@yahoo.com Website: None Comments: David is a long time sambist who trained personally for many years under Arkady Buzin of Vladivostok, Russia. He also trains BJJ at Impact JuJitsu and currently is involved in heading up the “Impact Sambo” program at IJJ.
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
School/Individual Name: Black Force MMA Academy Type of Membership: Affiliate Member Club Member Since: 2/22/2011 Training Log: view here Location: Summerville, South Carolina Website:www.blackforcemma.com Contact Information:ddecker@blackforcemma.com Comments: Owner - Dwight Decker. Sambo Coach - Boyd Ritchie.
This training facility hosts a diverse class schedule of several styles in Martial Arts including both Japanese and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu along with Sambo, wrestling, boxing, Muay Thai, MMAFit¨, and three traditional styles of Karate. Open seven days a week, Black Force has something to offer everyone! Led by head trainer and manager Dwight Decker who has over a decade of MMA management experience and professional fighting experiences, Black Force's Management Team reaches all over the International MMA community. Whether you are just looking to broaden your knowledge of martial arts, want to get in shape, or take your MMA career to a professional, Black Force Mixed Martial Arts Academy is exactly what you are looking for!
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESEE
School/Individual Name: BONAFYDE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 8/1/2010
Location: Nashville, Tennessee Website: Contact Information:bonafydemma@gmail.com Comments: Bonafyde MMA is an integrated and interdisciplinary training center. Our curriculum includes wrestling, muay thai, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, boxing and Sambo. In addition to training sambo under Carlos Cummings and joining the ASA, BMMA is a member of the following groups: USAW, USA Boxing, USMTA, and Team Lloyd Irvin.
School/Individual Name: RON DAYLEY Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 9/6/11 Location: Clarkesville, Tennessee Website:http://mmaclarksville.com/ Contact Information:info@ssfgear.com Comments:Ron Dayley is the owner and head MMA instructor of SSF. He also occasionally fills in for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as needed. A BJJ brown belt and MACP Level II certified. Ron is a former LionŐs Den fighter. He trained with Ken and Frank Shamrock in the early 1990Ős at the original LionŐs Den in Lodi, CA. RonŐs primary training partner in Lodi was Jerry Bohlander. Over the past nearly 20 years, Ron has trained under Dan Inosanto, Larry Hartzell, Pat Trey, Gene LeBell, Erik Paulson and myriad others. Ron is licensed in KY by KBWA and TN by ISKA as a promoter, trainer, corner, timekeeper and referee. He is also licensed in NE and Canada as a trainer and manager.
School/Individual Name: ECLECTIC COMBAT SYSTEMS Type of Membership: Member Since: 8/1/2008 Training Log: view here Location: Pflugerville, Texas Website: www.ecsmma.com Contact Information:eclecticcombatsystems@gmail.com Comments: Grant Gilliam is a dedicated Russian Sambo coach and continual student who is working diligently with the ASA to build a quality Combat Sambo and Freestyle Sambo program. He strongly believes in Combat Sambo's approach and balance in all areas of combat: striking, throwing, and submissions. Grant is a nationally certified Freestyle Sambo referee through the ASA and is working to spearhead Sambo competitions in the state of Texas.
In the past, Grant has competed in a wide range of competitions and holds a record of 5-0 in early NHB\MMA bouts and was a former shoot fighting champion. He has also won and placed in state, national and international level tournaments in BJJ, Judo, and Submission Grappling, and wrestling. Grant Also holds ranks in other arts including a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Nihon Ju-Jitsu (Japanese combat Ju-Jitsu) under Shihan Walt Sweet (deceased) and Shihan David Parritt (USJJF); a 2nd degree Black Belt in Judo and Jiu-Jitsu from the Leininger Dojo, under Christophe Leininger. (USJA); a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Grant has been cross training in BJJ since 1995 (Gracie Barra- Phoenix).
UTAH
VIRGINIA
School/Individual Name: BILL COGSWELL Type of Membership: Affiliate Individual Member Member Since: 11/27/2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Website: www.groundfight.com Contact Information: Bill@groundfight.com Comments: Comments: Bill Cogswell, head coach at APEX Sombo - Virginia Beach, has a long career in grappling. Bill has 4 years of Brazillian Jiu Jitsu training, is a Catch Wrestling enthusiast training under Tony Cecchine since 2002, and has been studying sambo since 2001. Bill is also Vice President of Tony Cecchine's International Catch Wrestling Association. APEX Sombo is an eclectic grappling club with a deeply rooted base in sambo.>
School/Individual Name: KYUUSAI BUDO KAI Type of Membership: Member Since:3/18/2011
Location: Roanoke, Virginia Website:www.kyuusai.org Contact Information:dojocho@kyuusai.org Comments: Head coach John Miller has extensive martial arts experience. In 2010, John attended the ASA Sambo Summit where he also was certified as an ASA Freestyle Sambo referee. In addition to sambo, John has a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Aikido under Dan York; a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Karate under Jerry Beasley; a Blue Belt in BJJ under David Meyers; in an associate coach under Mark Hatmaker; and a Bronze level coach under USA Wrestling.
School/Individual Name: American Kenpo Karate Academy Type of Membership: Affiliate Club Member Member Since: 5/31/11
Location: Manassas, Virginia Website:www.akkava.com Contact Information:poncekenpoman8@aol.com Comments: Jose Ponce is the owner of American Kenpo Karate Acedemy. He has been teaching in the Virginia area for over 25 years. At AKKA Ed Parker's American Kenpo is taught. However, Jose is looking to work with the ASA to begin incorporating Sambo into the school activities.
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
School/Individual Name: LION'S WAY MARTIAL ARTS Type of Membership: Member Since: 5/8/2010
Location: Kent, Washington Website:www.lionsway.us Contact Information: 253-856-2122, info@lionsway.us Comments: Skip Scherer has been training martial arts for almost two decades. Begining with boxing and then moving on to a traditional karate / kickboxing style; Skip has earned several black belts and one 3rd degree black belt. Most importantly he has continued to train; realizing that to stop learning is the greatest disservice a teacher can ever do their students; Skip continues to train with several top teachers of various martial arts styles; including teachers of SAMBO, BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), Karate, Kung Fu, and Muay Thai.
Skip is a professional, full time martial arts instructor. His time is dedicated to his family and to the martial arts with no other distractions. His goals in life are to not only improve his own martial arts skills but to also make his students the best that they can be.
School/Individual Name: SEATTLE JUJITSU CLUB/SEA TOWN SAMBO ACADEMY Type of Membership: Member Since: 4/21/2003 Location: 1314 Ne 56th Street, Seattle, Washington Website:www.seattle-jujutsu.org Contact Information: 206-713-9745, batakhan@speakeasy.net Comments:Aaron Fields, Chief Instructor
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
School/Individual Name: HOUSE OF PRIDE MMA Type of Membership: Affiliate Member Member Since: 7/25/2008 Training Log: No Training Log at this time Location: Pine River, Wisconsin Website: None Contact Information:rukopashu@yahoo.com Comments: Brian Doe is the head coach at House of Pride MMA. He has a background in Tae Kwon Do (Black Belt), Kung Fu (2nd degree Black), as well as Vasiliev and Kadochnikov Systema. Brian has also had a great interest in Combat Sambo since his introduction to it while training in Russia in 2006. Brian has trained under JK Lee, Jesse Shane, and Arkadiy Stepankovskiy. Additionally, Brian has attended seminars and training camps (in the US and Russia) with Martin Wheeler, Al McLucky, and at the Kadochnikov training facility in Russia.
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