Loews
Royal Pacific Resort
WHFSC Founder/ Executive Director GM Sanchez greets guest as Technical
Committee member & Seminar
Coordinator, Sensei Phillip Spears looks on in background
. Attendees wait for meeting to begin
GM Glenn Wilson addresses crowd
Signing of new members certificates
Seminar leaders group shot
SEMINAR HIGHLIGHT - Soke Jimmy Keido Yamaue from Japan/ Denmark conducts a
seminar in his system of Yamaue Aiki-Jutsu
Master Jill Hernandez demonstrates a knife technique from SDS combatives
using SDS
Founder and Jeet Kune Do Grandmaster, Professor Gary Dill as her Uke
Grandmaster Bram Frank, Black Belt Magazine Hall of Famer demonstrates
a
blade technique from his CSSD system on Master sonia Waring
Soke Harris Warren demonstrates a takedown and submission from
his Nisei Bu-Jutsu system
Master Bernd Hohle from Germany conducts a seminar in his system
of knife
combatives with the assistance of Sensei
Thorsten Isringhausen
New WHFSC Member, Hanshi Moti Horenstein of Israel/ Florida
demonstrates
his system of Extreme Hisurdat with volunteer, Master Shuki Drai
Grandmaster Neal Hummerstone teaches seated defense from his
system of Aiki Tora Ryu
Grandmaster Daniel Verkerke of Canada shows a submission
technique from his Seicho-Jutsu system
An Island Gourmet buffet greets guests, complete with gourmet desert table
Guests enter the Ball Room of the 17th Annual WHFSC Awards dinner
A guest partakes of the Island gourmet buffet
Soke Sanchez's students in foreground from Germany and Florida enjoy the
festivities along with a packed house of attendees from all over the world
Soke Sanchez addresses the crowd from podium
Soke Sanchez's Son, Sensei Matthew Sanchez (at podium) takes over the
emceeing responsibilities for the night
Seminar leaders are introduced and take a bow before crowd
Soke Sanchez performs "lighting of the candles of peace" ceremony with world
martial arts spiritual
advisor, Grandmaster Sri Dinesh of India/ France as
Grandmaster Phil Little looks on from Head Table
Grandmaster Sri Dinesh and family perform martial art dance
Cane Master, Grandmaster Mark Shuey performs a cane kata for attendees
GM Ron Balas gives Memorial tribute to fallen veterans in honor
of Memorial Day as Soke Sanchez listens from Head Table
GM Jim Arvanitis, the "Father of Modern Pankration" accepts his
WHFSC "2010 Man of the Year" Award
28. HIGHLIGHT - GM Ron "The Black Dragon" Van Clief accepts his
"Legend
Grandmaster - World Martial Arts Ambassador" Award from the WHFSC
GM John Prevatt is awarded a "Historical Figure - Sport Karate"
Award for
his accomplishments in tournament Karate as both a fighter and
promoter
Professor Eugene Humeksy is given a "Living Legend" Award for
being
one of the few 9th dans in TaeKwonDo and for his Founding of UTB TaeKwonDo
GM John Casarez accepts WHFSC "Warriors" Award for never letting
diversity stop him. Despite a heart by-pass and several amputations
due to
Diabetes, Professor Casarez has never stopped training, teaching or doing
seminars and has never missed a WHFSC event
Sensei's Nick and Chris Mechling are honored with a certificate
from the WHFSC acknowledging
them as the Inheritors of the late Professor John DeNora's system of Daito Ryu USA
International awardees line up for photo shoot at end of
17th Annual WHFSC awards dinner
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