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Awesome Kajukenbo Seminar..!!!!!!!!! 2-27-10
Professor Vera broke out all the stops for this seminar, the techniques were so devastating an fast, and he is so much fun .Nothing like this anywhere in Tallahassee.Everyone had a great time.!!!!!And we all enjoyed Sigung Mike Brennen stopping by and joining in he is alot of fun too..!!!

Congratulations to students who tested 02-13-10 Adults:
Emily Hodges-Blue Belt, Ryan Gagne-Orange Belt, James Scruggs-Orange Belt, Thomas Cook-Yellow Belt, Alex Cook-Yellow Belt, Stephen Birch-Yellow Belt

Congratulations to our students who tested 02-13-10 Kids Test:
From left to right; Ethan Eudy-Orange Belt, Chloe Smith-Purple Belt, Anna Noonan-Orange Belt, Storm Williams-Orange Belt, Xavier Patterson-Orange Belt, Benjamin Bridges-Yellow Belt, Andrew Cook-Yellow Belt. Great Job!!!!!

Seminar Professor Jay Vera February 27th !!!!! 12:00 - 2:30
Professor Jay Vera holds an 8th degree Black Belt in the devastating style of Kajukenbo, which incorporates the techniques of Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Kenpo, and Chinese Boxing. He is also a 9th degree Black Belt in Aiki Jujitsu, which incorporates the techniques of Aikido, Judo, and Jujitsu. Professor Vera has focused on learning a variety of styles, including Penjak Silat, Shaolin Praying Mantis Kung Fu (both under Pete Soliz), Gung Fu (under Professor Ron Pierce), and laido, The art of drawing the sword (under Shihan Ted Tabura). Over the years, Professor Vera has earned numerous accolades and was designated as one of the top instructors of Kajukenbo; an award given to him by Kajukenbo founder Sijo Adriano D. Emperado, who personally taught Professor Vera over the years. Professor Vera is one of the top Masters that continues to train and promote the Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute, better known as the Black Belt Society. SPACE IS LIMITED.(Sensei Bill an Miss Tammy are 2nd degree Blackbelts in Kajukenbo as well as 5th an 4th degrees in Kenpo)

Congratulations to all who tested January 30, 2010
From left to right: Lindsey Miller-Orange Belt, Adrianna Williams-Orange Belt, Robbie Mooneyham-Orange Belt,Byron Williams-Orange Belt, Tony Mooneyham-Orange Belt, Chris Coutts-Yellow Belt, Tristan Kopczynski-Purple Belt, Preston Baker-Blue Belt, Jason Letchworth-Purple Belt, Lauren Pearce-Purple Belt, Alan Madsen-Purple Belt, Jens Flock-Yellow Belt, Kevin Letchworth-Purple Belt, Mary Anderson-Purple Belt,James Gillman-Orange Belt, Juan Harper-Orange Belt,

Rank Test 12-5-09
Congratulations to Ethan Eudy,Damien Baker,Brandyn Smyth,Xavier Patterson,Anna Noonan,Storm Williams for earning there Yellow Belts. GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

********* 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY**********
WOW what a year!!!!!!! And what a great party, we had tons of good food and lots of people who came to celebrate with us. We want to say thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Our school has more than doubled this year a feat that earned us "School of the Year" We are coming into this next year STRONGER THAN EVER.!!!!!

Party Photo's

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*****Reminiscing Then and Now***** Click Pictures to Enlarge
Then: Master Bill teaching his students several years ago prior to us moving to our current location, Justin Tadlock and Amos Hill - first picture and Monica Alday second picture.

****Reminiscing Then and Now***** Click Pictures To Enlarge
Now: Look how far they have come!!!! Justin Tadlock 4th Dan, Amos Hill 3rd Dan and Monica Alday 2nd Dan.

Congratulations to all who tested October 17, 2009
From Left to right: Joe Diamond-Green Stripe, Ashley Cox-2nd Brown, Dakota Zaharis-2nd Brown, Bernie Hernandez-Brown Belt, Jenny Reynolds-Brown Belt, Nathan Dennis-Green Stripe, Tom Formato-Green Stripe.

Congratulations to all who tested September 26, 2009
From left to right: Adriana Williams-Yellow Belt, Penelope Kirby-Orange Belt, Robbie Mooneyham-Yellow Belt, James Gillman-Yellow Belt, Emily Hodges-Purple Belt, David Okerland-Blue Belt, Tristan Kopezynski-Orange Belt, Leslie Heffner-Blue Belt,Lewis Buford-Blue Belt

Kajukenbo Seminar
Everyone had a great time at our seminar with Professor Jay Vera !!! We learned a lot.

Rank Test - August 29, 2009:
Congratulations to all who tested.

2009 United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Sensei Bill and Ms Tammy they were inducted into the 2009 United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame for School of The Year!!! Check out the gallery for more pictures of the event.

2009 International Martial Arts Council Training Camp
We had a fantastic time at the IMAC training camp in Nashville we trained with Grand Masters and top marital arts instructors from all over the US check out the gallery for more pictures!

Black Belt Portrait
Our Black Belt photos came out great!!! Check out the Gallery for more pictures. We really appreciate all of you staying late to take the pictures. Seth Stoughton stopped by for a visit and couldn't resist jumping in with the class and learning some new material. It was a pleasure seeing him and his family again.

BLACK BELT TEST - March 7, 2009:
Congratulations to Collin Roehner who has acheived the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt. It was a very hard test and he did a splended job!!!

School Picnic - June 2009
We all had a great time at our school picnic at Lee Vause Park!!

Women's Self Defense Seminar - May 2, 2009
We held a free self defense seminar for the Women's Belly Dance Center. Many Thanks to all of you who attended!

Rank Test - April 25, 2009:
Congratulations to all who tested.

Rank Test - February 28, 2009:
Congratulations to all who tested.

Rank Test - February 21, 2009:
Congratulations to all who tested.

Katana Seminar - February 7, 2009 @ 1:00:
We had a huge turnout for our Katana seminar. The seminar's price included a free Boken for each attendee.

Seminar - March 21, 2009 @ 12:00pm:
Another great seminar taught by Mike Jennings everyone had a blast. Please check out the "Latest Seminar" section of our gallery page for pictures of the action. Guro Mike of Tallahassee FCS is currently one of six active FCS Guros in the world.

Congratulations to Sensei Bill:
Sensei Bill recently received his Master Instructor Certificate and was accepted as a member on the Board of Directors for the International Martial Arts Council of America and will be representing North Florida. You can find him on the directors page on the web site for IMAC. They will be linking to our page soon.

See our schedule for class times