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Individual High Dan Black Belt Members
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Founder Member
10th Dan Grandmaster
Founder of American Open Style, Headmaster of Shorei/Shorin Karatedo
Medford, Oregon
OR-002-000-FM

AKANA Style Advisor
10th Dan Grandmaster
White Crane Fist Style Advisor
Shuri-ryu Karate & Kobudo
Director of I.S.A. and W.C.I.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
IN-000-001-SA

Founding Member
10th Dan Grandmaster
Head of McCall's American Freestyle Shorei/Shorin
Charter: American Freestyle Karate Club of Denver, NC
NC-002-FM

AKANA International Advisor
10th Dan Grandmaster
World Karate Champion
World Motivational Speaker
Style: Shorin-ryu/Kempo
The Philippines
PH-001-PM

AKANA Style Advisor
10th Dan Grandmaster
Asian Arts Advisor
Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qigong
Director of ESOMA Kungfu
Davidson, NC
NC-000-001-SA

AKANA Style Advisor
10th Dan Grandmaster
Korean/TKD Style Advisor
World Kickboxing Champion
President of PKA Worldwide
Sterling, VA
VA-000-001-SA

AKANA Style Advisor
10th Dan Grandmaster
Kickboxing/PKA Advisor
Pioneer Kickboxing Promoter
CEO of PKA Worldwide
Atlanta, Georgia
GA-000-001-SA

Pioneer Lifetime Member
10th Dan Grandmaster
Chief Instructor of O'Sensei Robert A. Trias
Shuri-ryu Karatedo,
Riverside, CA
CA-001-PM

Pioneer Lifetime Member
10th Dan Grandmaster
American Shorei/Shorin
Student of Roy Oyakawa
Samurai Academy of Fullerton, CA
CA-002-000-PM

Chartered Member
10th Dan Grandmaster
Allison American Karate
Charter: Allison American Karate Academy of
Concord, NC
NC-008-SC

Pioneer Lifetime Member
10th Dan Grandmaster
American Open Style Karate
Official Trainer of the Charlotte Warhawks
Richmond, VA
VA-001-PM

Founding Member
10th Dan, Hanshi
Director of AKANA
Headmaster of AOKS
Charter: SideKick Karate
Dojo of Salisbury, NC
NC-001-000-FM

Lifetime Member
9th Dan, Shihan
Headmaster of AOKS
Instructor at SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC
NC-001-001-LT

Lifetime Member
9th Dan, Shihan
Charter: American Freestyle Karate Dojo of Fort Mill, SC
American Freestyle Karate
NC-002-001-LT (SC-001-SC)

Lifetime Member
9th Dan, Shihan
Instructor at McCall's American Freestyle Karate Club of Denver, NC
NC-002-002-HS

Black Belt Member
9th Dan, Shihan
Instructor: SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC
American Open Karate
NC-001-022 -LT

Lifetime Member
9th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Competitive Edge Karate of Richmond, VA
American Open Style Karate
VA-001-000 -LT

Lifetime Member
9th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of Graham, WA/Headmaster of
Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu
WA-002-LT

AKANA Style Advisor
8th Dan, Bujitsu Arts Advisor
Shuri Ryu, Shurite Bujutsu
Director of Shurite Bujutsu-Kai
Fort Mill, SC
SC-000-001-SA

Lifetime Member
8th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Kinchen Martial Arts Academy of Cornelius, NC
Headmaster of American Burendo Style/NC-007-LT

Lifetime Member
8th Dan, Shihan
American Shito-Ryu
Charter: All American Martial Arts of Kennewick, WA
WA-007-LT

Lifetime Member
8th Dan, Shihan
Instructor at Ashland Karate Academy of Ashland, OR
American Open Shorei/Shorin
Karatedo, OR-002-001-LT

Lifetime Member
8th Dan, Shihan
Charter: American Yoshukai Karatedo of Albertville, AL
American Yoshukai
AL-001-LT

Lifetime Member
8th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Mangan Martial Arts Academy of Mooresville, NC
Mushin Kong Soo Do
NC-003-001 -LT

Lifetime Charter Member
8th Dan, Shihan
Charter: American Freestyle Karate Dojo of Fort Mill, SC
Shorei/Shorin Karatedo
SC-001-001-LT

Black Belt Member
8th Dan, Shihan
Individual Membership
American Open Style,
Goju-ryu, Shotokan
Richmond, Virginia
VA-000-002-YM

Lifetime Membership
7th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Kiai Martial Arts of Puyallup, WA
Headmaster of Boei Shido WA-008-LT KiaiMartialArts.com

Chartered Member
7th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Hi Yah! Tae Kwon Do of Medford, OR
Headmaster of Ren Waza Do OR-009-SC/11-6-24 HiyahTaeKwonDo.com

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

Black Belt Member
7th Dan "Firekeeper"
Charter: The Sharpe Dojo of
Gastonia, NC
American Freestyle Karate
NC-002-004-SC

Black Belt Member
7th Dan, Shihan
American Open Karate
9th Dan in Tae Kwon Do
Lexington, NC
NC-001-021-YM

Black Belt Member
7th Dan, Shihan
Instructor at SideKick Karate of Salisbury, NC
AOKS/Shuri-te Bujutsu
NC-001-002-YM

Black Belt Member
7th Dan, Shihan
American Open Karate
6th Dan in Isshin-ryu
Linwood, NC
NC-001-030-LT

School Charter
6th Dan, Shihan
Charter: EHAMA Martial Arts School · Yoga Studio of
LaCrosse, Wisconsin
WI-001-SC/6-16-24

Dojo Charter Lifetime Member
6th Dan, Sensei
Charter: Samurai Academy of Fullerton, CA
Matsumura Seito Shorin-Ryu
CA-002-001-LM

Dojo Charter Lifetime Member
6th Dan, Shihan
Charter: Rocky Mountain American Karate, Granby, CO
American Shotokan Freestyle
CO-001-LT

School Charter Member
Rokudan, Sensei
Charter: SideKick Karate
Dojo of Concord, NC
American Open Karate
NC-001-004-SC/05-14-24

Yudansha Member
Rokudan
Individual Black Belt Member
Indian Trail, NC
American Open/Ji Do Kwan
NC-000-004-YM/9-10-24

Yudansha Member
Rokudan
Instructor at McCall's American Freestyle Karate Club of Denver, NC
NC-002-006-YM/7/25/2026

Yudansha Member
Rokudan
Instructor at McCall's American Freestyle Karate Club of Denver, NC
NC-002-007-YM/7/25/2026

Black Belt Member
Godan
Shinzo Kaizen Dojo of
Graham, WA
Beikoku Tamashii Shorin Ryu
WA-002-001-YM/5-27-24

Black Belt Member
Godan, Shihan
Kinchen Martial Arts Academy of Cornelius, NC
American Burendo Style Karate, NC-007-004-YM

Black Belt Member
Godan, Shihan
Charter: Fuzion Martial Arts Academy of Charlotte, NC
The Fuzion System (Kongo Ryu) NC-009-001-SC/6-2026

Black Belt Member
Godan, Sensei
SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC
American Open Karate
NC-001-025-YM

Black Belt Member
Godan, Sensei
SideKick Karate Dojo of Salisbury, NC
American Open/Goju-ryu Karate/NC-001-038-YM

Black Belt Member
Godan, Sensei
American Freestyle Karate Dojo of Fort Mill, SC/American Shorei/Shorin Karatedo
SC-001-002-YM/6-21-2028
AKANA Headquarters
PO Box 922, China Grove, North Carolina 28023
Phone: 704.216.2258 or Text: 704.202.6454
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