NEO LEGEND TIGERS TAEKWONDO BLACK BELT HOLDERS
Neo Legegend Tigers Taekwondo School was founded in Piscataway in New Jersey in 1996 and Grand Master Dae Cheol Song taught his students approximately 3 years and 6 months in this state before he moved down to Virginia. In school in New Jersey, he produced 22 black belt students. These students took the official black belt exam conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the World Taekwondo Federation and the certificates issuded by the WTF were presented.
In 1999, Grand Master Dae Cheol Song moved down to Virginia and opened his school in Herndon. Since 1999, Grand Master Song produced 18 masters, the 4th degree black belt holders, 23 assistant masters, the 3rd degree black belt holders, 35 teachers, the 2nd degree black belt holders, and 117 instructors, the 1st degree black belt holders. If the numer of black belt holders in New Jersey is included, he has produced the total 215 black belt holders so far. Like in New Jersey, all black belt students in Virgina took the official black belt exam and the certificates issued by the WTF were awarded. Grand Master Dae Cheol Song with other masters is still dedicating himself to teach color belt and black belt students in Taekwondo for the future of American martial arts.
The list of black belt holders is shown below.
4TH DEGREE BLACK BELT HOLDERS (MASTER LEVEL)
| Image | Name | Current Degree | Testing Date | Ki | Position |
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Aadarsh Natarajan |
4th Degree Black Belt |
January, 2018 | 6th Ki |
Master |
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Daniel Teixeira |
4th Degree Black Belt |
August, 2010 | 1st Ki |
Master |
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Daniel Greaves |
4th Degree Black Belt |
July 13, 2019 | 7th Ki |
Master |
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David Cyncynates |
4th Degree Black Belt |
September, 2011 | 3rd Ki |
Master |
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Dylan Evans |
4th Degree Black Belt |
August, 2010 | 1st Ki |
Master |
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Gagan Manjunatha |
4th Degree Black Belt |
January 18,2020 | 8th Ki |
Master |
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Hiranya Kamdar |
4th Degree Black Belt |
April 11, 2015 | 5th Ki |
Master |
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Jaya Allam |
4th Degree Black Belt |
June 28, 2019 | 7th Ki |
Master |
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Kaushal Siruvuri |
4th Degree Black Belt |
July, 2020 | 9th Ki |
Master |
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Kaushik Siruvuri |
4th Degree Black Belt |
January 18,2020 | 8th Ki |
Master |
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Nandin Padheriya |
4th Degree Black Belt |
December, 2013 | 4th Ki |
Master |
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Pachu Chembukave |
4th Degree Black Belt |
July, 2011 | 2nd Ki |
Master |
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Richard Chung |
4th Degree Black Belt |
April 11, 2015 | 5th Ki |
Master |
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Rohan Ravulapalli |
4th Degree Black Belt |
January, 2022 | 9th Ki |
Master |
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Sean Chung |
4th Degree Black Belt |
August, 2012 | 5th Ki |
Master |
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Shaan Sabharwal |
4th Degree Black Belt |
November, 2022 | 9th Ki |
Master |
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Sonakshi Rout |
4th Degree Black Belt |
July 13, 2019 | 7th Ki |
Master |
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Ted Wolf |
4th Degree Black Belt |
April 11, 2015 | 5th Ki |
Master |
3RD DEGREE BLACK BELT HOLDERS (ASSISTANT MASTER LEVEL)
| Image | Name | Current Degree | Testing Date | Ki | Position |
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Aayush Raman |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
February, 2009 | 6th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Akanksha Padheriya |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2015 | 16th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Akshat Rout |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2018 | 19th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Biriva Frith |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2013 | 11th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Bryan DeLaine |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
June 8, 2013 | 13 Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Don Gamble |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
May, 2006 | 1st Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Ganesh Arvapalli |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2010 | 8th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Geeta Mjavanadze |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
October, 2021 | 23Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Jacob Tonsey |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2012 | 10th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Jose Castro |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
May, 2006 | 1st Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Kabir Brar |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2008 | 4th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Keith Eyer |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
December, 2014 | 14th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Lakshimi Katikala |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2008 | 4th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Linda Reyes |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
October, 2007 | 3rd Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Matthew Song |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2013 | 14th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Michelle Song |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2013 | 14th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Nithin Joshph |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
October, 2013 | 15th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Sai Katikala |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2007 | 2nd Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Shuaib Khan |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
June, 2019 | 20th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Shubham Kamdar |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
December, 2015 | 17th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Sri Allam |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2017 | 16th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Stanley Milan |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
February, 2016 | 17th Ki |
Assistant Master |
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Varun Natarajan |
3rd Degree Black Belt |
September, 2017 | 18th Ki |
Assistant Master |
2ND DEGREE BLACK BELT HOLDERS (TEACHER LEVEL)
| Image | Name | Current Degree | Testing Date | Ki | Position |
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Abhiram Kopparapu |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
December, 2018 | 26th Ki |
Teacher |
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Andrew Park |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 6th Ki |
Teacher |
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Andy Lam |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
October, 2006 | 8th Ki |
Teacher |
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Arvin Tirona |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
Feburuary, 2003 | 2nd Ki |
Teacher |
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Benjamin Redlin |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2013 | 17th Ki |
Teacher |
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Benjamin Choe |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
April, 2014 | 19th Ki |
Teacher |
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Chamin Goonewardane |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2010 | 10th Ki |
Teacher |
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Dana Nguyen |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
September, 2020 | 27th Ki |
Teacher |
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Diego Rodriquez |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2004 | 4th Ki |
Teacher |
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Edvardo Molina |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 7th Ki |
Teacher |
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Gautham Ramachandran |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
December, 2015 | 23rd Ki |
Teacher |
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Hamidul Chowdhury |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 6th Ki |
Teacher |
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Harsha Balla |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
June, 2016 | 24th Ki |
Teacher |
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Hasibul Chowdhury |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 6th Ki |
Teacher |
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Hieu Ta |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2001 | 1st Ki |
Teacher |
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Huy Nguyen |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
September, 2020 | 27th Ki |
Teacher |
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Iulia Zbarcea |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2022 | 28th Ki |
Teacher |
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Jaiden Sabharwal |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
Aprill, 2017 | 23rd Ki |
Teacher |
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Jessica Chung |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2015 | 22nd Ki |
Teacher |
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Kim Phan |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
September, 2020 | 27th Ki |
Teacher |
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Lamanh Nguyen |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
September, 2020 | 27th Ki |
Teacher |
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Mahmoud Elwaraky |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 7th Ki |
Teacher |
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Marc Albertsen |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2012 | 15th Ki |
Teacher |
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Marc Zbarcea |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
July, 2022 | 29th Ki |
Teacher |
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Margaret Turner |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
May, 2005 | 5th Ki |
Teacher |
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Matthew Grisdela |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 7th Ki |
Teacher |
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Mekinsa Frith |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
December, 2011 | 12th Ki |
Teacher |
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Monark Patel |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2004 | 4th Ki |
Teacher |
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Mustafa Khan |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2007 | 9th Ki |
Teacher |
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Quocanh Nguyen |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
September, 2020 | 27th Ki |
Teacher |
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Suverino Frith |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2010 | 10th Ki |
Teacher |
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Thi Ta |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2001 | 1st Ki |
Teacher |
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Tionge Johnson |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 6th Ki |
Teacher |
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Yuraj Puri |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
October, 2006 | 8th Ki |
Teacher |
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Zoie Tirona |
2nd Degree Black Belt |
March, 2011 | 13th Ki |
Teacher |
1ST DEGREE BLACK BELT HOLDERS (INSTRUCTOR LEVEL)
| Image | Name | Current Degree | Testing Date | Ki | Position |
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Abhi Sinha |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2012 | 28th Ki |
Instructor |
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Adeeb Rabie |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Aditya Komanduri |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 14th Ki |
Instructor |
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Akaash Sheelam |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2007 | 17th Ki |
Instructor |
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Akshit Kumar |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2018 | 40th Ki |
Instructor |
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Alex Kim |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2005 | 12th Ki |
Instructor |
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Aman Gupta |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2012 | 29th Ki |
Instructor |
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Anandarup Basuroychoudhury |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Ananya Mishra |
1st Degree Black Belt |
Decenber, 2004 | 11th Ki |
Instructor |
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Andrew Rhim |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2002 | 5th Ki |
Instructor |
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Antony Guerrisi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2000 | 1st Ki |
Instructor |
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Anushka Ahmed |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 14th Ki |
Instructor |
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Aravind Sridhar |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 13th Ki |
Teacher |
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Arjun Malhotra |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Arneson Sambile |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2006 | 15th Ki |
Instructor |
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Arnold Lee |
1st Degree Black Belt |
November, 2003 | 8th Ki |
Instructor |
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Arslan Wasi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2006 | 16th Ki |
Instructor |
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Arushi Sinha |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2012 | 28th Ki |
Instructor |
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Bajjwal Bhattarai |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2006 | 15th Ki |
Instructor |
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Balaji Sridhar |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2008 | 19th Ki |
Instructor |
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Bassam Estwani |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2006 | 16th Ki |
Instructor |
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Brody Cook |
1st Degree Black Belt |
April, 2014 | 33rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Bryant Davis |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2003 | 7th Ki |
Instructor |
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Buffie Payne |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2003 | 6th Ki |
Instructor |
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Carlos Leon |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 14th Ki |
Instructor |
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Christopher Jimenez |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2008 | 19th Ki |
Instructor |
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Daniel Rhim |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2002 | 5th Ki |
Instructor |
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Daniel Knight |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2018 | 40th Ki |
Instructor |
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David Knight |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2018 | 40th Ki |
Instructor |
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Diminique Smith |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Duy Do |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2004 | 10th Ki |
Instructor |
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Elijah Forchion |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2003 | 7th Ki |
Instructor |
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Eran Brown |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 14th Ki |
Instructor |
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Eugene Lee |
1st Degree Black Belt |
November, 2003 | 8th Ki |
Instructor |
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Evinn Herring Jr. |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2016 | 39th Ki |
Instructor |
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Fahad Alam |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Fatima Tariq |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2010 | 23rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Felecia Hemphill |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Gautam Mehra |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Grace Wolf |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2003 | 7th Ki |
Instructor |
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Harshith Motipalli |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2016 | 39th Ki |
Instructor |
|
Hena Khan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 13th Ki |
Instructor |
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Indrasish Basuroychoudhury |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Iram Saqib |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 13th Ki |
Instructor |
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Jack Cook |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June 8, 2013 | 32nd Ki |
Instructor |
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Jean - Claude Guill |
1st Degree Black Belt |
December, 2004 | 11th Ki |
Instructor |
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Jesus Olaneta Saenz |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2021 | 44th Ki |
Instructor |
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Jjoulensi Frith |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2012 | 29th Ki |
Instructor |
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Kabir Khanna |
1st Degree Black Belt |
Decenber, 2004 | 11th Ki |
Instructor |
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Kanishk Singh |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2007 | 17th Ki |
Instructor |
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Kartik Chokkavarapu |
1st Degree Black Belt |
November, 2013 | 29th Ki |
Instructor |
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Kartikeya Vinaykumar |
1st Degree Black Belt |
December, 2014 | 36th Ki |
Instructor |
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Khai Nguyen |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2011 | 25th Ki |
Instructor |
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Khang Nguyen |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2011 | 25th Ki |
Instructor |
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Konrad Drapela |
1st Degree Black Belt |
Feburuary, 2003 | 6th Ki |
Instructor |
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Kristina Wilson |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Lakshya Kaushal |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2007 | 17th Ki |
Instructor |
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Lani Wolf |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 14th Ki |
Instructor |
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Lexis Guerrisi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2000 | 1st Ki |
Instructor |
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Linh Ta |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Maame Biney |
1st Degree Black Belt |
December, 2014 | 36th Ki |
Instructor |
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Manvi Parkish |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Mariam Khan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
July, 2020 | 44th Ki |
Instructor |
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Mark Pavlichenko |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 13th Ki |
Instructor |
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Marko Garcia |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2015 | 38th Ki |
Instructor |
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Marteen Ghassemi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
July, 2011 | 26th Ki |
Instructor |
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Maurice Gilmore |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Michael Miller |
1st Degree Black Belt |
December, 2001 | 2nd Ki |
Instructor |
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Mostafa Morrad |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2004 | 10th Ki |
Instructor |
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Myles Shealey |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2003 | 7th Ki |
Instructor |
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Nakul Kumar |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2015 | 37th Ki |
Instructor |
|
Natalia Doan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2005 | 12th Ki |
Instructor |
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Nayan Nathi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2017 | 39th Ki |
Instructor |
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Nephi Cadima |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2011 | 25th Ki |
Instructor |
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Nicholas Brinson |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2006 | 15th Ki |
Instructor |
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Nicolas Cadima |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2011 | 25th Ki |
Instructor |
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Nils Albertsen |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2009 | 21st Ki |
Instructor |
|
Obaid Zamani |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2005 | 12th Ki |
Instructor |
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Oscar Garcia Perez |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2022 | 45th Ki |
Instructor |
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Pallavee Trehan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Paul Day |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2009 | 20th Ki |
Instructor |
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Peeramu Frith |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2012 | 29th Ki |
Instructor |
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Prithvi Hemanth |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2002 | 5th Ki |
Instructor |
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Priya Nargaajan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2011 | 27th Ki |
Instructor |
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Quency Smith |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
|
Rahul Admala |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2009 | 20th Ki |
Instructor |
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Ravi Nistala |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2012 | 28th Ki |
Instructor |
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Rehan Siddiqui |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2008 | 19th Ki |
Instructor |
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Rishi Malhotra |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Rohan Parkish |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
|
Ronald Cadima |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2006 | 14th Ki |
Instructor |
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Sagar Mehra |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Sahasra Kondabolu |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2018 | 40th Ki |
Instructor |
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Sahil Trehan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2002 | 3rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Satvik Kondabolu |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2018 | 40th Ki |
Instructor |
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Sean Sweeney |
1st Degree Black Belt |
December, 2010 | 24th Ki |
Instructor |
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Seferina Starr |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2022 | 45th Ki |
Instructor |
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Sharvesh Bhopathy |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2015 | 38th Ki |
Instructor |
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Shehmeer Wamiq |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2010 | 23rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Shukib Khan |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 13th Ki |
Instructor |
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Simon Delao |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2008 | 18th Ki |
Instructor |
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Siva Somayyajula |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2008 | 18th Ki |
Instructor |
|
Sonia Alam |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Soumya Mishra |
1st Degree Black Belt |
Decenber, 2004 | 11th Ki |
Instructor |
|
Sumav Ang |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2003 | 7th Ki |
Instructor |
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Syed Rizvi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2006 | 16th Ki |
Instructor |
|
Talha Tariq |
1st Degree Black Belt |
March, 2010 | 23rd Ki |
Instructor |
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Tamir Batmend |
1st Degree Black Belt |
February, 2009 | 20th Ki |
Instructor |
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Tanvir Sublok |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2006 | 15th Ki |
Instructor |
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Terrell Gilmore |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June, 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |
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Thomas Drapera |
1st Degree Black Belt |
December, 2001 | 2nd Ki |
Instructor |
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Trang Do |
1st Degree Black Belt |
September, 2004 | 10th Ki |
Instructor |
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Vaishnavi Nistala |
1st Degree Black Belt |
January, 2012 | 28th Ki |
Instructor |
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Valerie DeLaine |
1st Degree Black Belt |
May, 2005 | 12th Ki |
Instructor |
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Viraj Puri |
1st Degree Black Belt |
October, 2006 | 16th Ki |
Instructor |
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Wahab Saqip |
1st Degree Black Belt |
August, 2005 | 13th Ki |
Instructor |
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Yaqub Safi |
1st Degree Black Belt |
June. 2002 | 4th Ki |
Instructor |