This section is devoted to all the head instructors and
their assistants who have given unselfishly their time and efforts to promote
the martial arts and sports.
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Constantine S. (Gus) Panos, 34, was born in Yonkers, New York. Gus Panos attended Florida State Univ. after his graduation from Yonkers High School. Capt. Panos received a degree in Meteorology and is now stationed at Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin. He received his Black Belt in May of 1964 and since has instructed at the Truax Field Karate Club. This club is affiliated with both the Japan Karate As-sociation and the All American Karate Federation. | |
Jim Crocker, 29, was born in Boston, Mass. and is now a police officer for the Wakefield, Mass. Police Department. He has just recently received his Black Belt in Judo. Jim has completed the Judo and Combative Measures instructor's course at Stead, Nevada Air Force Base. He be-gan in 1957 at Pease Air Force Base and is affiliated with both the AFJA and the J BBF. |
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Winfred E.S. Ho, 37, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mr. Ho is a graduate of Far-rington High School in Honolulu, married, and the father of six children. He is em-ployed as a heavy equipment shop super-visor. Mr. Ho has a Black Belt in Karate is affil iated with the All Japan Karate Do Federation, instructs at Ho Shukan Ka-rate Academy, Honolulu; and is treasurer of the Hawaiian Karate Congress. |
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Ken Regennitter, 37, was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from the Uni-versity of Kansas and is now employed by the Ford Motor Co. He is now head in-structor at the Sunflower Judo Club, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Some of the honors Mr. Regennitter has received are: 1963 Olympic Representative for the A.J.J.F., former AAU Judo Co mmittee-man, Midwest director of the A.J.J.F., and 1958 A.A.U. Mo. Valley Judo Champion. |
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Masachilo Fujii, 24, was born in Hiroshima, Japan, but attended high school in Belmont, California. He is also graduated from L.A. Trade Tech and is now em-ployed as a mechanical draftsman. Fujii was champion of the 1st U.S.A. Nippon Kenpo Tournament. He now instructs for the American Nippon Kenpo Association, El Monte, California. |
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Lee Cleveland, 25, was born in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Union High in Mer Rouge and Southern Univ. in Baton Rouge, graduating with a Physical Educa-tion degree. Cleveland now works for a Los Angeles auto dealer and devotes all his spare time to his job as assistant instructor at the American Nippon Kenpo Club, Los Angeles, Calif. He received his Black Belt in Kenpo on August 8, 1964. |
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Earl Robbins, 30 was born in Kentucky, moved to Goshen, Ohio where he at-tended high school and graduated with a certificate in Commercial Art from the Cincinnati Academy of Applied Sciences. He now resides in Southern Calif. and con-ducts Judo classes at the Costa Mesa County Judo Academy. Robbins received his Black Belt in 1964 after studying with John Osako of the Cincinnati Judo Club. | |
Mikasa Tsugiy, 21, was born in Kamakura, Japan and arrived in the U.S in 1957. Mr. Tsugly is employed as a land-scaper and holds a 1st-Degree Black Belt in Nippon Kenpo. He is the assistant in-structor at the Nippon Kenpo in Boyle Heights. At the First Nippon Kenpo Tournament of the U.S.A. Mr. Tsugly took 3rd place. |
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Santy Josol, 25, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Belleville High School in Belleville, N.J. Mr. Josol ma-jored in music and drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City. He received his Shodan from the Tokyo Karate Federation in 1963 and is the head instructor at the Tokyo Karate Kai dojo, Hollywood, Calif. and its branch, Calif. State College Karate Club. Mr. Josol is affiliated with the American Karate League. | |
Raimundo Machado da Silva, 43, was born in St. Michael, Azores. He attended the lyceum "Antero do Quental" and is presently employed by the Bank of Portugal. He is a Judo Black Belt affiliated with the MAS and the AIM. da Silva is assistant instructor at the "Judo Clube de Portu-gal" Lisbon, Portugal. |
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