Current AKANA Members

Renshi Randy L. Smith

Kyoshi Ricky K. Smith

Lifetime Member

8th Dan, Shihan

Headmaster of American Open Karate System

Instructor at SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC

NC-001-001-LT

Kyoshi CJ Mayo

Kyoshi Ricky K. Smith

Kyoshi Cliff Kinchen

Lifetime Member

8th Dan, Shihan

Headmaster of Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu

Charter: Shinzo Kaizen

Dojo of Graham, WA

WA-002-LT

ShinzoKaizendojo.com

Kyoshi Cliff Kinchen

Kyoshi Ricky K. Smith

Kyoshi Cliff Kinchen

Lifetime Member

8th Dan, Shihan

Headmaster of American Burendo Style Karate

Charter: Kinchen Martial Arts Academy of Cornelius, NC

NC-007-LT

KinchenMartialArts.com

Kyoshi Dennis Elliot

Kyoshi Charlie Lingerfelt

Kyoshi Dennis Elliot

Lifetime Member

8th Dan, Shihan

Charter: All American Martial Arts of Kennewick, WA

American Shito-Ryu

WA-007-LT

AllAmericaMartialArts

Kyoshi Harrington

Kyoshi Charlie Lingerfelt

Kyoshi Dennis Elliot

Lifetime Member

8th Dan, Shihan

Instructor at Ashland Karate Academy of Ashland, OR

American Open Shorei/Shorin

Karatedo, OR-002-001-LT

McCallsAmericanKarate.com

Kyoshi Joe McClellan

Kyoshi Charlie Lingerfelt

Lifetime Member

9th Dan, Shihan

Instructor at McCall's American Freestyle Karate Club of Denver, NC

NC-002-002-LT

Kyoshi Charlie Lingerfelt

Lifetime Member

9th Dan, Shihan

Charter: American Freestyle Karate Club of Fort Mill, SC

American Freestyle Karate

NC-002-001-LT

AFSKFortMill.wordpress.com

Kyoshi Barry Harbin

Lifetime Member

8th Dan, Shihan

Charter: American Yoshukai Karatedo of Albertville, AL

American Yoshukai

AL-001-LT

Barry Harbin | Facebook

7th - 6th Dan

Kyoshi Sam Hyatt

Shihan Mikie Rowe Moore

Kyoshi Brandon Bennett

Lifetime Membership

7th Dan, Shihan

Charter: Kiai Martial Arts of Puyallup, WA

Headmaster of Boei Shido WA-008-LT KiaiMartialArts.com

Kyoshi Brandon Bennett

Shihan Mikie Rowe Moore

Kyoshi Brandon Bennett

Chartered Member

7th Dan, Shihan

Charter: Hi Yah! Tae Kwon Do of Medford, OR

Headmaster of Ren Waza Do OR-009-SC HiyahTaeKwonDo.com

Shihan Mikie Rowe Moore

Pioneer Lifetime Member

7th Dan, Shihan

Instructor of "Fight Like a Girl" Seminars across the country

Based out of Ohio

Kenpo/American Open Style

OH-000-001-LT

Shihan Harvey Sharpe

Shihan Mikie Rowe Moore

School Charter

6th Dan "Firekeeper"

Charter: The Sharpe Dojo of

Gastonia, NC

American Freestyle Karate

NC-002-004-SC

TheSharpeDojo

Kyoshi Ismael Colon

Kyoshi Robert Taylor

Kyoshi Ismael Colon

Black Belt Member

7th Dan, Shihan

American Open Karate

9th Dan in Tae Kwon Do

Lexington, NC

NC-001-021-YM

Ismael Colon | Facebook

Shihan Neil Godfrey

Kyoshi Robert Taylor

Kyoshi Ismael Colon

Black Belt Member

7th Dan, Shihan

Instructor at Charles Lingerfelt American Freestyle Karate Club of Fort Mill, SC

SC-001-001-YM

AFSKFortMill.com

Kyoshi Robert Taylor

Black Belt Member

7th Dan, Shihan

Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

AOKS/Shuri-te Bujutsu

NC-001-002-YM

Shihan Hari-Om

Kyoshi Robert Taylor

School Charter

6th Dan

Charter: EHAMA Martial Arts School · Yoga Studio of

LaCrosse, Wisconsin

WI-001-SC

EHAMA.net

5th - 4th Dan

Renshi Garrett Collins

Black Belt Member

Godan

Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of

Graham, WA

Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu

WA-002-001-YM

SideKickKarateConcord.com

Tashi Jeff Dixon

Renshi Garrett Collins

School Charter

Yondan

Charter: SideKick Karate

Dojo of Concord, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-004-SC

Sensei Thomas Wall

Renshi Garrett Collins

Tashi Justin McDaniel

Black Belt Member

Yondan

SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-003-YM

Tashi Justin McDaniel

Renshi Garrett Collins

Tashi Justin McDaniel

Black Belt Member

Yondan

SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-006-BB

Tashi Alex Stephens

Renshi Michael Bailey

Tashi Alex Stephens

Lifetime Member

Yondan, Sensei

Head of A.O.K. Bujutsu

Charter: Reverence Karate-Do Institute of Eugene, OR

OR-004-LT

ReverenceKarate.com

Tashi Tim Moss

Renshi Michael Bailey

Tashi Alex Stephens

Lifetime Member

Yondan

Ashland Karate Academy of Ashland, OR

American Kajukenbo

WA-003-LT

Sensei Elaine Sayre

Renshi Michael Bailey

Lifetime Member

Yondan, Sensei

Charter: Ashland Karate Academy of Ashland, OR

American Open Style

OR-002-LT

Renshi Michael Bailey

Black Belt Member

Yondan, Sensei

Ashland Karate Academy of Ashland, OR

American Open Style

OR-002-004-YM

Sensei Amanda Burleson

Black Belt Member

Yondan, Sensei

SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-007-YM

McCallsAmericanKarate.com

Sensei Denise Jensen

Sensei Amanda Burleson

Black Belt Member

Yondan, Sensei

Private Coach/Instructor

Las Vegas, NV

American Open Style Karate

NV-001-YM

Denise.Jensen

Shihan Tyron Allen

Sensei Amanda Burleson

Shihan Justin Revak

Black Belt Member

Godan, Shihan

Kinchen Martial Arts Academy of Cornelius, NC

American Burendo Style Karate, NC-007-004-YM

KinchenMartialArts.com

Shihan Justin Revak

Sensei Amanda Burleson

Shihan Justin Revak

Black Belt Member

Godan, Shihan

Charter: Fuzion Martial Arts Academy of Charlotte, NC

The Fuzion System (Kongo Ryu) NC-009-001-YM

FuzionMA.com

3rd Dan

Sensei Phil Aguilar

Lifetime Member

Sandan, Sensei, Pastor

Set Free Worldwide Ministries Anaheim, CA

American Open Shorei/Shorin

CA-003-LT

SetFreeAnaheim.com

Sensei David Washco

Sensei Phil Aguilar

Black Belt Member

Sandan, Sensei, Pastor

McCalls American Freestyle Karate Club of Denver, NC

American Freestyle Karate

NC-002-010-YM

Sensei Henry Folsom

Sensei Phil Aguilar

Sensei Madison Hobbs

Charter Member

Sandan, Sensei

White Tiger Martial Arts Academy of Beverly Hills, FL

American Open Tae Kwon Do

FL-001-SC

Website coming soon!

Sensei Madison Hobbs

Sensei Phil Aguilar

Sensei Madison Hobbs

Charter Member

Sandan, Sensei, Coach

Hobbs (Jackson Wink) MMA Academy of Concord, NC

American Open MMA

NC-001-005-SC

HobbsMMA.com

Sensei Kenneth Evansen

Black Belt Member

Sandan, Sensei

Boei Shido Martial Arts

Orting, WA

Boei Shido

WA-008-003-YM

KiaiMartialArts.com

Sensei Luke Miller

Sensei Kenneth Evansen

Black Belt Member

Sandan, Sensei

SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-017-YM

Sensei Ryan Castle

Sensei Kenneth Evansen

Sensei Ryan Castle

Black Belt Member

Sandan, Sensei

Kinchen Martial Arts Academy of Cornelius, NC

American Burendo Style

Karate, NC-007-005-YM

KinchenMartialArts.com

2nd Dan

Sensei Shawn Bolick

Senpai Christine Ruff

Black Belt Member

Nidan Sensei Credentials

Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-008-YM

Senpai Christine Ruff

Black Belt Member

Nidan, Senpai

Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-010-YM SideKickDojo.com

Sensei Daniel Cosio

Senpai Christine Ruff

Sensei Daniel Cosio

Black Belt Member

Nidan, Sensei

Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of

Graham, WA

Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu

WA-002-002-YM

Tom Bristol

Senpai Christine Ruff

Sensei Daniel Cosio

Black Belt Member

Nidan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-012-YM SideKickDojo.com

Payton S. Kinchen

Black Belt Member

Nidan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at Kinchen Martial Arts of Cornelius, NC

American Burendo Style

NC-007-001-YM KinchenMartialArts.com

Jaeden Castle

Payton S. Kinchen

Black Belt Member

Nidan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at Kinchen Martial Arts of Cornelius, NC

American Burendo Style

NC-007-002-YM KinchenMartialArts.com

Joshua Castle

Payton S. Kinchen

Joshua Castle

Black Belt Member

Nidan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at Kinchen Martial Arts of Cornelius, NC

American Burendo Style

NC-007-003-YM KinchenMartialArts.com

1st Dan

Pastor Brandon Spiker

Black Belt Member

Shodan, Senpai, Pastor

Asst. Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-014-YM

MyCornerstone.Church

Ray Glasman

Pastor Brandon Spiker

Black Belt Member

Shodan

Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of

Graham, WA

Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu

WA-002-003-YM

Kaden Mayo

Pastor Brandon Spiker

Keyera Simonnet

Black Belt Member

Shodan

Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of

Graham, WA

Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu

WA-002-004-YM

Keyera Simonnet

Pastor Brandon Spiker

Keyera Simonnet

Black Belt Member

Shodan-Ho

Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of

Graham, WA

Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu

WA-002-005-YM

Ryan Stopper

Kenny Chavarria

Black Belt Member

Shodan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-011-YM SideKickDojo.com

Kenny Chavarria

Black Belt Member

Shodan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-009-YM SideKickDojo.com

Ben Bolick

Kenny Chavarria

Ben Bolick

Black Belt Member

Shodan, Senpai

Jr. Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC

American Open Karate

NC-001-015-YM SideKickDojo.com

Kenny Hall

Kenny Chavarria

Ben Bolick

Black Belt Member

Shodan, Senpai

SideKick Karate of Salisbury

American Open Karate

Estero, Florida

NC-001-FL-020-YM