Grandmaster Richard Byrne would like to acknowledge some of the attendees
for the 2012 Tang Soo Do World Championship.
Grandmaster Joe Lewis, World Karate and Kickboxing Champion
Grandmaster Lewis is known as one of the greatest fighters of all time. He has authored numerous books and has recently finished his latest movie entitled, “Kill Them All”. We are honored to have him conduct a seminar on Sunday morning at the Hilton Hotel (see the tournament brochure for details).
Grandmaster Robert Cheezic, Connecticut
Grandmaster Cheezic began teaching Tang Soo Do in Waterbury, CT in 1961 and established one of the first Tang Soo Do dojangs in the Northeast region of the United States. Since then, the Cheezic Tang Soo Do Karate Federation, an independent martial arts organization, has been remarkably successful and maintains six college-based TSD schools, 51 domestic branches and 4 international programs.
Grandmaster Fred Scott, Pennsylvania
Grandmaster Scott is founder of the Traditional Tang Soo Do International Organization and chief instructor of Amkor Karate Institutes. He established the first Amkor Karate Institute in 1977 and to date has numerous schools throughout the state of Pennsylvania. He is recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the leading American instructors of traditional Tang Soo Do.
Grandmaster Dennis Nackord
Grandmaster Nackord has been training since 1966 and is head of the Nackord Karate System in Wayne, PA. He is a 9th Dan under the Joe Lewis Karate Systems and will be in attendance on Friday & Saturday, as well as assisting Grandmaster Lewis during his seminar on Sunday.
Grandmaster Dominick Giacobbe
Grandmaster Giacobbe has been training in the martials arts since 1968 and is the Grandmaster and President of the Intercontinental Tang Soo Do Organization headquartered in Pinehill, New Jersey. He has raised thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society with his yearly tournament in Atlantic City, NJ.
Master John Trudgill, Wales
Master Trudgill founded the Traditional Tang Soo Do Federation in Treorchy, Wales and has since opened up dojangs in Briton Ferry and Baglan. Treorchy Tang Soo Do has been running for 22 years, with well over 180 practicing members which makes it one of the largest and most successful Tang Soo Do classes in the United Kingdom. It was with Master Trudgill’s directorship that the 2011 World Championship was such an overwhelming success.
Please check in again for updates on those attending!
