Grand Master Velez's training of Martial Artists spans over 50 years. The "Honor List" is maintained by Gm Velez and is an account of Black Belt students and Master Black Belt students as trained and certified by Gm Velez. Rank is earned through time, hard work and dedication to the Martial Arts. Gm Velez believes that rank should be earned and never bought.
Masters listed below have personally trained with and are certified as Masters by Grand Master Velez. They have spent the time, dedication, and physical application necessary to be awarded the rank of Master. Black Belts listed below have trained with GM Velez and are worthy of the rank awarded to them by GM Velez.
Masters listed below have personally trained with and are certified as Masters by Grand Master Velez. They have spent the time, dedication, and physical application necessary to be awarded the rank of Master. Black Belts listed below have trained with GM Velez and are worthy of the rank awarded to them by GM Velez.
Grand Master Jason M. Velez
SiJo - Founder
SiJo - Founder
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West Coast Regent
Grand Master
Chris Barela 9th Dan - Special Forces Hapkido JKD Kali Silat (Full Instr.) Master CQC Instructor Advisor: NLP & Life Coaching COO, Martial Arts Society Int'l |
East Coast Regent
HwaRang Do (6th Dan) JKD Kali Silat (Full Instr.) Master CQC Instructor Advisor: Korean Arts & Ninjutsu |
Advisory Board
Sr. Grand Master
Jim Rivera 9th Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: Self-Defense JuJitsu-Judo |
Chief Master
Jerome Fonseca 8th Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: KaJuKenBo & Kenpo JKD Kali Silat |
Master Instructor
Ben Franken 8th Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: Law Enforcement DT Aikido & Karate |
Master Instructor Ryan Yarbrough 6th Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: MMA & HapKiDo |
Master Instructor Aaron St Louis 8th Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: MMA & KunTao |
Certified Instructor Fernan Vargas 4th Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: Combatives/KunTao |
Certified Instructor Tina Albright 3rd Dan - SF Hapkido Advisor: Women's SD |
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MASTERS
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Black Belts
Aaron D. Pullen Abraham Williams Adam Laughlin Adam P. Rosegren Alexander Bentley Allan Jilani Alma Goynes Andrew Letch Andrew M. Hollingsworth Anthony Price Antonio Aguilera Campana Antonio De La Cruz Armando Verdugo Barry Bostain Barry Dykes Barry G Carpenter Barry Jenkins Ben Joseph Bill Debuque Bill Kneitinger Bill Poteet Billy R Smith Bob Webb Bobby J McKnight Bomani Goynes Brad Nicholson Brett Halem Brian Constantino Bruno Boggi Bruno Daniel Carvalho Marques Carlos Gomez's Christopher LaBriola Carlos H Letelier Chad A. Wolenhaupt Chad Dailey Chad R Diddle Charlene Martel Charles Richards Chris A Breslin Chris Tait Christian Whitney Christopher Burgess Clinton M Brannon Colin Silverman Conrad Bui Conrad Reeves Dale J Palumbo Dallas Ferrell Daminh Tran Dan Hazen Dan Kraus Daniel Shioi Danny Joines Darren Kojima David Bernstein David Doyle Anak Lasa David Goff David Hogan David Ironside David J. Bernstein David Reynolds David Reynoldy David Stephens David Stephens David Weatherly David Weatherly Dayang Nazahah Abang Ballia Dennis Bozeman Don Zerrudo Ed Anderson Ed Johnson Eddie Goynes Jr Erick Hayden Erik Johnson Erik Teegaeden Eugene D Jarrell Frank DiBendetto Frank Russell Frank Smith Frank Spinazzola Gary Weiss George Malouf Gonzalo Martinez Gowri Rajaram Gregg A. Loney Gregory James Hanzel Mirador Harlan D. Hankins II Harold Golob Harry Duhon Henry G Ortaliz Henry Ly Hope Anne Diddle Hye Jin Kim Israel Cruz Ray Wiggins Jack Clark James Alexander James Dains James Elmore James Floyd James Latzel Jr James Porter James Smith James T Payne Jamie Rivera Jason M Palumbo Jay Medley Jeff Sasser Jeffrey J. Albright Jeffrey L. Stout Jeremiah Hosch Jeremy Parr Jesus Castillo Jim Park Joe Fores Joe Mendez Joesph Aimetti John Espinoza Joey Dorriety John Casey John Cornett John Griffin John Kress John Leach John Mcmillan John Morgan John Oliver John Tran Johnny Nguyen Johny Nguuyen Jonathan Constantino Jonathan Duke Jonathan Ferrell Jonathan Wells Joseph Bannon Joseph Rock Martin Justin Boyce Justin Everman Keith Wozniak Kelvin Fehr Kenneth E Roling Kenneth E Roling Kenneth Strode Kim Nguyen Kris S Fager Lance Aeschliman Lawrence Putt Lee Carroll Lee M Kull Lexander Garces Lexander Garces Licesio Prieto Blanco Lois Rosario Lonnie Muhammad Lorenzo Bonilla Luke Ward Manuel Nunez Mariusz Misiewicz Mark A Thevenin's Marlon Pryor Mathhew Paolillo Matt Kulikowski Matthew Caraher Max Martinez Mel Burgess Michael Attanasio Michael B. Clark Michael Barnes Michael E Thau Michael Gates Michael J. Shields Michael Jackson Michael Johnson Michael Kearns Michael Kennedy Michael Kinsey Michael M. Leonard Michael McLaughin Michael R. Frazier Michael Schneider Michael Simpson Michael Trester Micheal A Swanner Michele A. Wolenhaupt Michelle Calderon Miho Albright Mike Krever Mike Tabor Miklos Major II Mohammad Arzmi Bin Lokman Moses Pascua Nolan Pillay Patsy Calderon Paul Edgeworth Paul M. Raymon Paul White Peter Grof Phil Holland Phil Ochoa Phillip Rains Randall Cook Raymond Karakas Ricardo Navarro Silva Richard D. Ouimette Richard Mathis Rick Rogers Rick Vargas Ricky Nguyen Rob Marks/TX Robert Boger Robert Copeland Robert Fass Robert J Harman Robert McClung Robert Ryan Robert W. Pettit Roge Abergel Roger Cooksey Roger Wong Ronald Long Ross Tompson Roy Rogers III Rudy Corrales Rudy Diaz Ruel Cruz Sakhu Mesura-el Scott Newbern Scott Shad Scott Walker Sean Hyde Shawn Greene Shawn Lee Thomas Shayne Kennedy Sifu Adam Heath Sifu Brandon James Schild Sifu Shepherd's Smiley Calderon Soren Laica Stavros Kokkinos Stevan Wiedeier Steve Binge Steve Darius Steve Godwin Steve Romero Steven Spencer T. David Binns Ted Jones Teddy Hickman Terrence D Bryson Terry Chapman Thomas Hotz Tim Birmingham Timothy V. Shultz Timothy Wolf Tina Albright Tina Thevenin Tony Birmingham Tony Vasbinder Torrence White Troy Schott Vencent E William Ward Konrad William Binaxas William Bolton William Evans |