Biography
  Grand Master Dr. Mihails Pupinsh
 
 He started his martial arts training in 1982 at the age of 20 in under-graund Sane Karate Group. His first Karate Teacher
 is Vasilijs Chernigovs, 7th Dan.
 
 His Karate, Kicboxing, Jujitsu Teacher is Grandmaster Valerijs Zaharovs, 10th Dan.
 Mihails Pupinsh owns and operates Eco Do - Ecological Way (Eko Do in Latvian) Dojo in 1982, owns and operated International
 Eco Do Combat Martial Arts Association and ICMAUA in 2002.
 
 He is married and has 2 childrens: Elina and Agnese. His wife Aija is biologist, Doctor of Science in Biology. Elina trained
 in Eco Do Dojo.
 
 Mihails Pupinsh certified as:
 
 Soke in Eko Do Kempo Karate - Eco Do Kempo Karate (Independent Martial Arts Federation, USA, recommended by Master Robert
 S. Shook). Founder of Eko Do - Eco Do (International Assembly of Sokeship, Founders & Headmasters, recommended by Grandmaster
 Brent L. Fuller). Soke in Independent Combat Martial Arts (Part of the Eco Do System) (American Federation of Jujitsu, USA,
 recommended by Master Jeffrey Moore). Soke in Eco Do Kempo Karate (World Soke Headquarters, Kobe, Japan, recommended by Grandmaster
 Jack Stern).
 
 Mihails Pupinsh have got the scientific and academic grades:
 
 Doctor of Pedagogy - Dr.paed. (Daugavpils Pedagogical University).
 
 Doctor of Psychology - Dr.psych. (University of Latvia).
 
 Master of Psychology - Mag.psych. (subject: The Martial Arts of China - Japanese - Okinawa Tradition. The Technologies of
 Transmission of Teacher's Personality to the Pupil) (Daugavpils Pedagogical University).
 
 Master of Biology - Mag.biol. (Ecology) (Daugavpils Pedagogical University).
 
 
 
 Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. in Oriental Arts and Therapies (Trinity College and University). Doctor of Science - D.Sc. (Honorary,
 American College of Martial Science).
 
 
 
 Mihails Pupinsh works as:
 
 Director of the Latgalian Zoo, Lecturer at the University of Latvia.
 
 His Hobby:
 
 Terrarium, Reptiles and Amphibians, Zooculture, Latvian Turtle Emys orbicularis.
 
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 Grandmaster Yuriy Kostrov
 
 The Teacher - Yuriy A. Kostrov, the Grandmaster (Soke) - 10th Baysa/Dan, founder of Agni Kempo system of martial art, founder
 of elite World Agni Kempo Organization (WAKO) and International Independent Organization of Russian Kempo (IIORK) integrated
 in it, was born in 1950.
 
 He is a professional coach (graduated from Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport in 1972), from 1968 till 1970
 he was a member of Ukrainian ju-do team and candidate to member of national team of the USSR.
 At the beginning of 70's he served at of anti-diversionary battalion of strategically missile forces, where he obtained special
 preparation on hand-to-hand fight. Tookpart in the several military actions. From 1970 till 1976 he studied independently
 such styles of karate as Shotokan, Goju-ryu, Kyokushin. From 1976 till 1986 he was trained under a supervision of Lama Go
 Yuan and obtained from him generic gunfu school "Shang Dao Chuan".
 
 Since 1984, on advice of the master, he began to elaborate his own style and by 1987 the synthesis of his system of fisticuffs
 was completed. From 1976 till 1981 the Teacher took part in 34 underground fights (due to interdiction of martial arts and
 shock single combats in the USSR), 30 of which he won, and four finished in a draw (the prototypes of today's competitions
 on fights without rules).
 
 After 1987, in order to test the system created by him, Yuriy A. Kostrov went to Europe, where he participated in sparrings
 with leading masters of such styles as goju-ryu, hakko-ryu and kyokushin. In Poland he have had a very tense fight with a
 personal representative of nowadays late Masutatsu Oyama - Andrzei Drewniak, who was 25 kgs heavier than himself. After this
 successful tour, since 1989, International Independent Organization of Russian Kempo founded by the Teacher began its existence,
 and since 1998 - elite World Agni Kempo Organization.
 
 His experience in martial arts more 42 years.
 
 Agrees with an internal Rule for WAKO and IIORK entered from the moment of the basis WAKO in 1998 and dividing ranks for the
 Masters to the statuses: the Master, Master-Expert and Grandmaster-Expert, Technical Advisory Committee of WAKO & IIORK has
 appropriated to 17/06/1999 the Founder WAKO and IIORK Yuriy A. Kostrov the status - Grandmaster-Expert for Martial Arts, authorized
 by Technical Advisory Committee and Black Belts of WAKO and IIORK.
 
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 Grandmaster Juergen Paterok
 
 Jrgen Paterok has been practicing Martial Arts for more than 40 years. He mainly trained traditional Korean Martial Arts
 and Karate-Do. Gradually his hobby became his profession.
 
 In a total he lived about 15 years in South East Asia, where he learned and taught the Martial Arts intensively to civil people
 and to special forces as well. Mainly he has dealt with the philosophical background of the Martial Arts and with the realistic
 self-defense.
 1961 Started training in Karate-Do
 1969 Coach in several German and Dutch clubs and schools for Karate-Do and Taekwon-Do
 1980-1986 Youth referent in Lower-Saxony Karate Union e.V., Germany (Niedersachsische Karate Union e.V.)
 1984-1986 Vice Chairman in Lower-Saxony Karate Union e.V., Germany (Niedersachsische Karate Union e.V.)
 Examiner A - license of German Karate Union (Deutsche Karate Union e.V.)
 
 1985 One of the founders of Karate Federation Lower-Saxony e.V., Germany (Karateverband Niedersachsen, KVN,
 www.karateverband-niedersachsen.de/members.htm)
 One of the founders of Internationale Taekwon-Do und Budosport Federation - Deutschland e.V. (ITBF-D), Germany
 Taekwon-Do Chief Instructor in ITBF-Deutschland (ITBF-
 Germany)
 
 1986 One of the founders of International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federation (ITBF) in the Philippines
 President of ITBF
 1986-1995 Taekwon-Do Chief Instructor in ITBF-Philippines
 1989 Appointed to honorary Chairman in ITBF-Deutschland (ITBF-Germany)
 1993 Awarded with the certificate of appreciation from the
 WU-ITBF in recognition and appreciation of his invaluable effort to disseminate the Art of Traditional Taekwon-Do
 1995 Founder and President of INTERNATIONAL TAEKIDO ASSOCIATION ( www.taekido.net) after working for more than 20 years on
 the development of a nearly 100% effective self-defense-system which was finally named TAEKIDO
 1996 Chief Instructor in "Verein fuer Traditionellen Budosport e.V.", a school with more than 1000 Martial Artists.
 2000 Referent for "Korean Karate" in German Karate Association (Deutscher Karate Verband e.V.) and (Korean Karate)
 2001 Vice president of "Verein fuer Traditionellen Budosport e.V."
 Founder, Head Coach and manager of Box-Team Paterok
 Included in the Who is Who Martial Arts encyclopedia
 2002 Hawaii Martial Arts International Society Representative for Germany
 Representative of Canada International Martial Arts Society for Germany
 Representative of International Sungja-Do Association for Germany
 Hall of Fame Nominating Chairman of United States Martial Arts Association
 Degree of Doctor of Budo - American College of Martial Science
 Title of "Professor of Martial Arts" - World Martial Arts League
 European President for IBBF-AJOKA
 Awarded with the medal of honour because of his extraordinary lifework in Martial Arts from German Karate Association Inc.
 
 Honorary Lifetime Member of the Sinkatan-Arnis Estrella Federation
 Regional Director Germany for the Latin America Grand-master and Soke Council.
 
 Among other teachers, Juergen Paterok was instructed by Grand Master Y. Agan, 7th DAN, Grand Master K.W. Yoon, 8th DAN and
 Grand Master S.H. Cho, 9th DAN.
 In his Martial Arts career he educated more than 100 Budoka to black belt holders in Karate-Do and traditional Taekwon-Do
 in Europe and in Asia.
 
 Many of his students were very successful in Karate-Do, Taekwon-Do and also boxing and won a lot of national and international
 championships.
 
 In professional boxing he is a licensed trainer and manager of the Box-Team Paterok in Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer (professional
 boxing).
 
 He is senior Master Instructor of the United States Taekwondo Association, Master Instructor of the United States Martial
 Arts Association and Chief Instructor of the International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federation.
 
 GRADUATIONS:
 
 
 10th DAN Taekwon-Do in following organizations:
 American Collage of Martial Science
 Hawaii Martial Arts International Society
 Independent Union of Martial Artist of America
 
 8th DAN Taekwon-Do in following organizations:
 International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federation
 Internationale Taekwon-Do und Budosport F�eration
 Deutschland e.V.
 United States Taekwondo Association
 Latin America Martial Arts Grandmaster and Soke Council
 United States Martial Arts Association
 Canada International Martial Arts Society
 United States Martial Artist Association
 Eagle Tiger Federation
 International Sungja-Do Association
 
 8th DAN Sungja-Do Hapkido in following organizations:
 International Sungja-Do Association
 International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federation
 Internationale Taekwon-Do und Budosport Feration
 Deutschland e.V.
 
 
 8th DAN Karate-Do in following organizations:
 International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federation
 Internationale Taekwon-Do und Budosport Feration
 Deutschland e.V.
 
 United States Martial Arts Association
 International Budo Arts Federation
 
 7th DAN Karate-Do in following organizations:
 Deutscher Karate Verband e.V. (German Karate Association)
 
 TAEKIDO Grand Master
 INTERNATIONAL TAEKIDO ASSOCIATION
 International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federation
 United States Martial Arts Association
 Hawaii Martial Arts International Society
 World Martial Arts League
 Internationale Taekwon-Do und Budosport Feration
 Deutschland e.V.
 AWARDS:
 
 Inducted to the "Hall of Fame" of Hawaii Martial Arts International Society, 2002
 Grand Master of the Year of United States Martial Artist Association, 2002
 Inducted as nominee to the "Hall of Fame" of World Martial Arts League, 2002
 Inducted to the "Hall of Fame" of United States Martial Arts Association, 2002
 Awarded with the medal of honour because of his extraordinary lifework in Martial Arts from German Karate Association Inc.
 
 Inducted to the "Hall of Fame" of Hawaii Martial Arts International Society, 2003 for honorary achievement & dedication to
 Martial Arts.
 
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 Supreme Grandmaster William Rankin
 
 Supreme Grandmaster Bill Rankin is a 10th Degree Black Belt of the Uchuno Shorin-ryu Karate Style. April 1, 2001 International
 Matsumura Seito Society Senior Advisor Lifetime member. 2001 International Matsumura Seito Society Grasshopper Award Supreme
 Grandmaster of the Year. World Head of Family Sokeship Council 2000 International Martial Artist Hall of Fame "Founder's Award".
 Member of the World Head of Family Sokeship Council as of September 2000. 1998 World Karate Union Hall of Fame Inductee as
 Grand Master of the Year. 1988 World Karate Grand Champion. Began training in hand to hand combat 1965, jungle warfare 1967,
 and studied Shito-ryu, Jujitsu, Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Escrima, Tai Chi, Kenpo, Kempo, Iaido, Judo, Aikido and several
 styles of Kung Fu. Trainer of several police officers in Maryland, North Dakota, California, New Mexico, Texas and Florida.
 Click on the photo for additional information about Supreme Grandmaster William Rankin
 
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 Grandmaster Bernd Hohle
 
 "Gin Lung" ( Golden Dragon Jr. )
 Founder & Chief-Instructor of the "Martial Arts Institut" - established 1992
 Shaolin Lohan Kung Fu - Master & 33th Generation
 Inheritor & Master-Student & # 1 Disciple of Shaolin-Grandmaster Prof. Gu Ping/ China
 Instructor-Disciple of the Shaolinmonk-Inheritor Grand Grandmaster Prof. Dr. Jao
 Student & Friend of the Shaolinmonk Master Shi Xu Ping ( Monastery Henan )
 Long time Student of the legendary "Iron Head" Grandmaster Prof. Dr. Lee 10. Dan
 Wing Chun Kung Fu - Sifu & 10th Generation
 Private-Student of Grandmaster V. Kan Wei Kit
 ( Top 5 Student of the Great Grandmaster Yip Man & Teacher of Bruce Lee )
 German Branch Representative (2001-2002) & qualified Instructor of Victor Kan Classical Ving Tsun
 # 1 Disciple & Successor of Sifu Badura - Chi Fu Chao ( Shaolin Kung Fu & Wing Chun )
 Budo-Ryu Jiu Jitsu ( Bujutsu ) - Bujutsu Grandmaster & Ni-Dai Soke
 Ni-Dai Soke, Successor, 1 Disciple and Close Door Student
 of the late Grandmaster & Founder Prof. Dr. K. Wagn 10. Dan
 Seminar-Student of Grandmaster Prof. Keido Yamaue 10. Dan
 Pioneer of Bujutsu ( Gendai-Ryu ) in Germany
 Thaiboxing & Kickboxing - Master
 Private-Master-Student of Grandmaster J.g. Digulla
 Jeet Kune Do - Trainer
 Under the authority of Bruce Lees Master-Student Sifu Ted Wong
 Filipino Martial Arts - Guro/ Full-Instructor
 Full Instructor of SinaTersiaWali under the authority of Grandmaster Jerson "Nene" Tortal
 Affiliate School of the Int. Philippine Martial Arts Fed. Under the authority of GM. Prof. E. Presas
 Martial Arts Concepts - Founder of his own Way
 over twenty ( 30 ) time Hall of Fame Inductee / Academy Awards of Martial Arts
 World Record Holder in Breaking & World Champion
 Writer & Publisher of Martial Arts Books, Video Tapes & Magazines
 Member/ Director/ Representative of over 30 international Martial Arts Organizations
 Professor & Doctor of Philosophy, Martial Arts and Sports Science, Dean of a US-University
 Headmaster of the Martial Arts Association - International www.MAA-I.com ( since 1964 )
 with over 1000 Martial Arts Schools and Members in over 90 Countries
 Film-Actor & Stuntman: Several Time on TV ( Sport-Shows, TV-Series, Action Film and Events )
 Over twenty years experience! Trained in Asian, USA, Africa and Europe
 
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 Professor Taxiarhis Karalis, Grand Master, Soke
 
 Founder & Director, United Martial Arts Alliance
 Professor Taxiarhis Karalis, was born in Athens, Hellas-Greece, in January 18th 1966. He attended public school Academy through
 1983 and has graduated of the Athens Theological University.
 In 1974 Professor Taxiarhis Karalis started his Martial Arts training with art of Boxing and continued with Kick-Boxing (in
 that time). Over the last years, Professor Karalis has studied and earned Black Belt ranks in the arts of Karate, Taekwon-Do,
 Hapkido, Kick-Boxing, Aiki-Jujitsu, JuJitsu etc.
 He has been champion of All-Styles Hellas Karate Championships, under WKF (WUKO'S) regulations. Also he has been member in
 Hellas All Styles Karate Team with European and Mediterranean participation.
 In 2000 Professor Karalis founded the United Martial Arts Alliance. His systems SeiTo Ryu Karate and GoShin SenJutsu Kempo
 is a mixture of all the arts that he has trained with emphasis on all aspects of Martial Arts and special in street survival.
 
 Professor Karalis is available for seminars in various Martial Arts and Pressure Points for Self-Defense.
 
 PROFESSOR KARALIS RANKS:
 
 6th Dan, Free Style Kick-Boxing
 6th Dan, Gung-Fu
 6th Dan, American San Do Jutsu Kempo
 6th Dan, Shotokan Karate Do
 6th Dan, Taekwon-Do (WTF & ITF)
 6th Dan, Kali / Escrima
 7th Dan, HapkiDo
 7th Dan,Traditional TaeKwonDo
 8th Dan, Submission Kenpo System
 8th Dan, JuJitsu
 8th Dan, Aiki-Jujitsu
 8th Dan, Sungja-Do
 8th Dan, GoShin SenJutsu Kempo
 8th Dan, Bushi Ryu Jujitsu
 GrandMaster in SeiTo Ryu Karate
 Soke in UMAA - Martial Arts
 
 PROFESSOR KARALIS MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION SERVICES
 
 Life Member, United States Martial Arts Association (USMA)
 Life Member, International Society of Combat Martial Artists (ISCMA)
 Life Member, United Sokeship Alliance (USA)
 Life Member, San Do Jutsu International (SDJI)
 Life Member, International Sung Ja Do Association (ISA)
 Life Member, International Combat Martial Arts Union Association (ICMAUA)
 Life Member, Martial Arts Association - International (MAA-I)
 Life Member, Cristian Sokeship Federation (CSF)
 Life Member, International Board of Black Belts (IBBB)
 Life Member, International Grandmaster Committee (IGC)
 Life Member, Council of Worldwide Grandmasters (CWWG)
 Life Member, World Headmaster and Sokeship Union (WHSU)
 Life Member, International Founder and Headmaster Council (IFHC)
 Life Member, Black Belt Warrior Brotherhood (BBWB)
 Member, Nippon Traditional Karate Association (NTKA) &
 Member, Federation of English Karate Organization (FEKO) &
 Member, English Karate Governing Body (EKGB)
 Member, Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA)
 Member, Hellenique Karate Federation (HKGF)
 Member, American JKA Association (AJKA)
 Member, United States Karate Alliance (USKA)
 Member, United States National Taewkwondo Federation (USNTF)
 Member, Amateur Martial Associations (AMA)
 Member, International Warrior Foundation (IWF)
 Member, World Jidokwan Federation (WJDKF)
 Member, Bushi Ryu Jujitsu Kai ( BRJK)
 Representative for Hellas, International Sung Ja Do Association (ISA) &
 Hellas Director, Hellas Sungja-Do Association (HSA)
 Representative for Hellas, International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federations (ITBF)
 Ambassador for Hellas, Martial Arts Association - International (MAA-I)
 Ambassador for Hellas, American College for Martial Arts Science (ACMS)
 National Chairman and Executive Council Member of the I.W.F
 PROFESSOR KARALIS MARTIAL ARTS AWARDS
 
 Ex-Champion in National All-Styles Karate Championships
 Ex-Member in National Karate Team
 Nominated Professor in Martial Arts
 Gold Metal in Karate Games
 Self-Defense Tactics Instructor
 Protection & Security Consultant
 Nominated Grand Master in SeiTo Ryu Karate
 Certificated Karate Trainer
 Certificated Master Instructor
 Certficated Martial Arts/Budo Examiner
 Certificated Fighting/Demonstration Referee
 Inductee in United Sokeship Alliance Millenium Hall of Fame
 Inductee in United States Martial Arts Association 2001 Hall of Fame
 Chairman of United States Martial Arts Association 2001/2002 Hall of Fame for Hellas
 Inductee in Martial Arts Association-International's International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Supreme Grandmaster of the
 year.
 
 Professor Karalis is the Author of Personal Self-Defense Manual
 
 He is National Director for the Hellas SungJa Do Association (HAS) and Founder for the United Martial Arts Alliance (UMAA)
 
 
 Professor Karalis is one of the USMA International Leaders in Martial Arts
 
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 Grandmaster Stephen Grayston Hanshi
 
 GOOD LINEAGE
 Stephen Grayston first started training in Karate in 1964 aged 8, his teacher, the late Tanaka Meiji-kyoshi 9 Dan was a Japanese by birth, yet had lived for over twenty three years on the island of Okinawa. He taught Kobayashi Shorinryu that he had learned from Choshin Chibana-sensei and had always felt that he was uchinan (a native) and that Okinawa was his real home. Grayston had travelled to Fulham in south London twice a week until Tanaka-kyoshi moved to Belgium (Antwerp) in August 1971 because of a family problem concerning his brother. Tanaka-kyoshi presented Grayston with a black belt on 6th February 1969 during a lesson at his home.
 
 Grayston then trained in Shotokan until 1974 under David Hassard 4 Dan (Essex), he graded Shodan in November 1973 although he never really adapted well to the Shotokan system and much preferred the Okinawan karate he had studied prior to this. In 1984 Grayston decided that it would suit him to combine certain elements of Kobayashi Shorinryu and Shotokan, to which he did and started to train in this newly formed system. Students of other ryu and beginners wished to participate and learn as they heard of its suitability for westerners and its Okinawan type teaching. For the first year the ryu was known as Washindo-Ryu, but was soon to be called Shindo-Ryu because the 'reality' is what the style is really about. However, Grayston felt that there was a missing element to his system. In 1985 he took-up Wado-Ryu karate as he felt there needed to be a lighter, faster side of his Karate and studied this with Shinohara Yoshi-sensei, Paul Geggus-sensei, and a local Wado teacher. He attained Shodan in Wado from the local school and Nidan from Paul Geggus. The ryu then encompassed elements of Kobayashi Shorinryu, Shotokan, and then also, Wado-Ryu. It was then becoming a true system of Karate. For the next three years Grayston set about redesigning the syllabus so that the ryu could be taught in a class environment. In 1988 Grayston taught the system at class level and welcomed beginners to join and train in the ryu. Tanaka Meiji-kyoshi passed away in 1997 aged 82 years.
 
 AMBASSADOR
 Today, Grayston plays a prominent part in Anglo-Japanese relations in the UK and regularly hosts international events with visiting Okinawan and Japanese senior ranked masters. He is an Ambassador for the martial arts in England, and is very proud of this role. The Grayston family name comes from York in England and is a cross mixture of 'Son of Reeve' and the Anglo Saxon Gerefa (Greeve) - the earliest recording of our family being 1379. The family motto is ''Hoc Securior' Latin for 'Safer by this'. The family coat of arms tells us many things about our family's honour and martial background. The first of our family were rewarded by the Romans for being the first to breach the walls of a besieged town or fortress - the sword of our arms indicate military honour as well as civic honour.
 
 On the Natsu Kosu (Summer Course) 1996, Grayston was presented with his hanshi (example teacher) menkyo by Minami Hiroshi-sama (former Deputy Director Embassy of Japan) on behalf of Sekai Shindo-Ryu Karate-Do Renmei. He was presented with his Kudan award in July 2001 by his close friend Dr Vernon Bell-hanshi 10 Dan (first man to introduce Karate to England in 1957). These awards make him one of a small handful of England's most senior ranked masters of Karate.
 Grayston-hanshi 9 Dan
 Founder, President & Senior Master Shindo-Ryu Karate
 Member of 'Ashita Shakai'
 Life Chairman: Hanshi no Iinkai
 President & Senior Master: Kodo Butoku Renmei
 Honorary Member: Tokushima Budo Council
 HeadFounder award 1999 World Martial Arts Hall of Fame
 President & Chairman: Essex Anglo-Japanese Society
 Senior Master (Europe) & Senior Technical Advisor:
 World Federation of Martial Artists
 Member of the Guild of Renmei Yudansha
 Technical Advisor: OIKMA
 2003 Resolution from State of Maryland (USA) for dedication to Karate and Anglo-Japanese relations
 2001 National Award (Contribution & Development)
 British National Martial Arts Association