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THOMAS E. KELLY
9th DEGREE BLACK BELT
"MASTER Of THE ART" in KENPO KARATE

Over 44 years of Martial Arts Teaching Experience.

Karate Tournament Competitor for 18 years (112+ Tournaments)

1971 3rd PLACE HEAVYWEIGHT "1st NATIONAL ALL-BLACK-BELT" CHAMPION.
1971 HEAVYWEIGHT "NEW MEXICO STATE" CHAMPION.
1971-72-73 HEAVYWEIGHT "ALL-AMERICAN KARATE" CHAMPION.
1972 HEAVYWEIGHT "WASHINGTON STATE" CHAMPION.
1972 HEAVYWEIGHT "CALIFORNIA STATE" CHAMPION.
1972 HEAVYWEIGHT "INTERNATIONALS" CHAMPION.
1998 HEAVYWEIGHT (OVER 50) "INTERNATIONALS" RUNNER-UP.

Instructor for: Pricilla Presley, John Ritter and Peter Cetera (Chicago).

Taught the children of : Buddy Hackett, Anthony Quinn, Kirk Douglas, Doris Day, Bill Cosby, Robert Gulp and Robert Mitchum.

Provided Security for: Elvis Presley, Freddy Hart, Sonny James, Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.

1970-1980 Tournament Director for the "Internationals", the Worlds Largest Karate Tournament (averaging 4,600 competitors per year).

1972-1981 Vice President of the International Kenpo Karate Association.

1981-1999 Accredited Self-Defence Class at the University of Utah.

1991-1997 P. E. Faculty Staff for Combatives Courses at Wichita State University.

1992 National rated Head Referee (A.A.U. Chinese Martial Arts Division) with Six 1st place Nationally Rated Champions.

1993 National rated Head Referee (A.A.U. Chinese Martial Arts Division) with fifteen 1st Place Nationally Rated Champions and Four All-American team members.

1993-1996 Co-Founder of Chinese Martial Arts Circuit (Four State Circuit).

1994 Elevated to the rank of 9TH Degree Black Belt by 24 (4th Degrees or Higher) Black Belts from the "ED Parker Kenpo System" along with Steve La Bounty.

1995-1996 Co-President of the American Kenpo Senior Council.

1997-1998 President of the American Kenpo Senior Council.

SI-Bok Tom Kelly
9th Degree Black Belt

 

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