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Grandmaster Vincent Marchetti (left) of NewJersey
poses with his student, "Tony Soprano"
outside studio set in New York |
Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez (left) meets up with
Grandmaster Ron Van Clief at Budo International
Magazine gala in New York |
GRANDMASTER VINCENT MARCHETTI of Kearny, New Jersey has a new
student .the lead actor in the hit TV series the "Sopranos" is now taking
lessons at VINCENT's dojo in Kearny, New Jersey
BUDO INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE'S 1ST ANNUAL GALA HALL OF FAME held June 4th
in New York saw the induction of several of our members into their
prestigious Hall of Fame. Inducted into the "LEGEND GRANDMASTER" Category
were GRANDMASTERS GARY ALEXANDER, KALAII K. GRIFFIN, JOHN PELLEGRINI &
MYSELF ; GRANDMASTERS GEORGE ALEXANDER & SANTIAGO SANCHIS were inducted in
the SILVER PIONEER category; GRANDMASTER VINCENT LYNN received a DIAMOND
LIFETIME AWARD; GRANDMASTERS RON VAN CLIEF & BILL WALLACE were inducted
for LIFETIME DEDICATION TO THE MARTIAL ARTS; & GRANDMASTERS MARK SHUEY SR.
& GARY WASNIEWSKI received GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR honors Emceeing the
event were members, GRANDMASTERS JOHN PELLEGRINI & GEORGE ALEXANDER. Also
attending the event was HANSHI PETER BROWNE who aside from being one of
the top instructors in England is also one of its premier seminar
promoters CONGRATULATIONS to you fine gentlemen who were inducted & to BUDO INTERNATIONAL's U.S. Editor, Grandmaster Maurice Elmalem & it's
worldwide Publisher, Mr. Alfredo Tucci for a GREAT EVENT!
HANSHI STEVEN MALANOSKI of Florida e-mailed me on April 7th of this year
to remind me that April 7th was the Anniversary of the great MAESTRO PETER
URBAN's passing. There will of course never be another like the
"MAESTRO". He was a dear friend & one of the great martial arts geniuses
of our century.
SOKE SID CAMPBELL of California had to postpone a planned trip to Hawaii
to photograph ancient weapons for his latest book due to his being
diagnosed with prostrate Cancer. In GREAT SPIRITS. SID is currently
undergoing radiation therapy at the David Grant Medical Center at Travis
Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. You can send your get well wishes
to SID at Dragun3@aol.com SID's latest book release THE DRAGON AND THE
TIGER - BRUCE LEE - THE OAKLAND YEARS VOLUME II is currently in book
stores worldwide.
PROFESSOR GARY DILL relates in his March-April-May 2005 SELF-DEFENSE
SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL Newsletter how he met GRANDMASTER KALAII GRIFFIN,
another WHFSC Member from Massachusetts at the WHFSC's first public
meeting in Ohio & how, despite their different martial arts backgrounds (
KALAII being KAJUKENBO & DILL being JEET KUNE DO), they both had "ties"
together It seems that KALAII was the Uke For Jeet Kune Do Founder,
Bruce Lee when he was in New York publicizing his then new TV show called
the "Green Hornet"! GARY's newsletter also mentions his group's latest
contracts with the U.S. Army Special Forces & the U.S. Air Force to
conduct training programs over the summer based on JKD, Aiki-Jitsu &
anti-terrorist tactics.
DR. DONALD SWANSEY from Texas is offering a 15% discount to WHFSC Members
for all his books & supplements as advertised on his websites
www.seibu-do.com & www.dr-swansey.com
GRANDMASTER RON BALAS from Ohio e-mailed to say that his group conducted
an introduction to martial arts & personal safety for the Cleveland area
Girl Scouts of America on April 10th. The 70 girls that took part received
a certificate & earned a Merit Badge for their participation. RON believes
this is a 'first" in the U.S.A. for the Girl Scouts! He also plans on
doing a similar program for the Boy Scouts.
DR. RIC BLACK is the newly appointed Executive Director of the WORLD CHUN
KUHN DO FEDERATION representing 11 countries & also the President of its
U.S. Affiliate under new WHFSC Member, GRANDMASTER KIM BOK MAN.
PROFESSOR JAIME ABREGANA, Head of the Hawaii Martial Arts International
Society of Hawaii was forced to cancel his Hall of Fame this year because
of a break-in (robbery) that took place at his home. Next years event has
already been rescheduled & plans are being made to make it a spectacular
event to make up for this years' cancellation. I will be attending to
support it. JAIME is also scheduled to appear in two major motion pictures
coming up. One with actor, Andy Garcia called "Amampola" & the other is
"Rush Hour 3" with MASTER JACKIE CHAN.
SENSEI MIYAKO FUJITANI from Japan is demolishing her current dojo
headquarters for Aikido to build a bigger facility. The ex-Wife of martial
arts actor, Stephen Segal is seeking someone in the film industry to make
a TV documentary of the ceremony surrounding the destruction of the old
dojo & the building of the new one in Japan. Also, building a larger dojo
in Germany to accommodate his growing cliental is SHIHAN JENS FRICKE of
the WHFSC MASTERS DIVISION.
PROF. DR. SONG SWEE HEE reports that his WORLD BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME
takes place later this July in Malaysia. Traveling to attend as a guest &
seminar leader will be our Communications Manager, SOKE DANIEL VERKERKE
from Canada.
http://www.visitsarawak.com/wushu/halloffame.html
Also, taking place in late July will be BLACK BELT Magazine's FIRST ANNUAL
FESTIVAL & HALL OF FAME at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California.
GRANDMASTERS GARY ALEXANDER, JOHN
PELLEGRINI & MARK SHUEY will be doing seminars there & I will be there
as well (along with other Council members, no doubt) to support the event
& to just have a good time.
And lastly from England. GRANDMASTER GARY WASNIESWKI e-mailed to say that
he is set to do a photo shoot for BLACK BELT Magazine. He is also starting
a Degree Program in the British University for martial arts with an
invitation already extended to YOURS TRULY to be a guest lecturer once the
program is up & running. Looking forward to it, GARY!
In our new members department, we are proud to WELCOME from COLORADO,
GRANDMASTER KIM BOK MAN, Founder of CHUN KUHN DO. From NEVADA , the
creator of GOJU SHOREI WEAPON SYSTEMS, GRANDMASTER DAVE McNEILL & from
PHOENIX, ARIZONA the Founder of DYNAMIC COMBAT, GRANDMASTER RICHARD
RYAN. WELCOME GENTLEMEN to our elite Council of the world's greatest
martial artists!......
In the magazines this time around. BLACK BELT Magazine's August issue
contains mentions of GRANDMASTER GEORGE ALEXANDER & MASTER DON "THE
DRAGON" WILSON. INSIDE KUNG-FU's June issue features articles on
GRANDMASTERS KALAII GRIFFIN & AL GARZA with a mention of MASTER JACKIE
CHAN in its "Martial Arts in Movies"” column. The August issue of INSIDE
KUNG-FU mentions MASTERS JACKIE CHAN, DON WILSON & GRANDMASTER GEORGE
ALEXANDER. The May/ June issue of BUDO INTERNATIONAL features GRANDMASTERS
VINCENT LYNN, JOHN PELLEGRINI, MARK SHUEY, COLONEL SANCHIS and last years
WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL event with YOURS TRULY on the stage
in Orlando, Florida, and last but not least, TAEKWONDO TIMES contains an
article on defending against dog attacks the martial arts way (SAN-JITSU)
by YOURS TRULY and modern counters to punches from GRANDMASTER JOHN
PELLEGRINI's COMBAT HAPKIDO System along with a mention of GRANDMASTER
MICHAEL De ALBA's MODERN FARANG MU SUL & his students no-holds barred
fighting debut in Asbury, New Jersey.
Well this concludes this special tri-monthly issue of the WHFSC
Newsletter. You should all be receiving your invitations soon to this
years' WHFSC International seminar symposium/ Annual Meeting & Awards
Banquet coming up September 2nd -3rd in Orlando, Florida . So please mark
your calendars for it and plan on attending.....We always have a great
time at these functions, so DON'T MISS OUT!
Until next time, don't forget to keep us appraised of what you are doing
so that we can include it in the next newsletter & remember to stay
"aggressive & fair" in all you do!
Sincerely yours in martial arts brotherhood,
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