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THOMAS E. KELLY 9TH DEGREE BLACK BELT

• "MASTER OF THE ART" IN KENPO KARATE
• OVER 41 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 CULP 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 (AVERGING 4,600 COMPETITORS PER YEAR).
• 1972-1981 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL KENPO KARATE ASSOCIATION.
• 1981-1999 ACCREDITED SELF-DEFENSE 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 (6) 1ST PLACE NATIONALLY RATED CHAMPIONS.
• 1993 NATIONAL RATED HEAD REFEREE (A.A.U. CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS DIVISION) WITH FIFTEEN (15) 1ST PLACE NATIONALLY RATED CHAMPIONS AND FOUR (4) ALL-AMERICAN TEAM MEMBERS.
• 1993-1996 CO-FOUNDER OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS CIRCUIT (FOUR (4) STATE CIRCUIT).
• 1994 ELEVATED TO THE RANK OF 9TH DEGREE BLACK 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 I WAS THE ONE WHO GOT MR. PARKER TO:  

• IMPLEMENT THE BUSINESS PROCEDURES WE ALL USE TODAY. (1969) (MR. PARKER HAD SOME OF THE MATERIAL, BUT NO ONE TO IMPLEMENT IT)
• START WEARING A BLACK GI. (1969)
• PUT THE YELLOW BELT INTO HIS KENPO SYSTEM. (1970) (I ORIGINALLY WANTED IT FOR A YOUTH BELT ONLY)
• DEVELOP THE LARGE BLACK BELT DIPLOMAS. (1979) (I HAVE THE FIRST DIPLOMA (1001) PRINTED)
•  DEVELOP THE IKKA COLORED BELT CHART.
• MAKE UP THE UNIVERSAL PATTERN PATCH. (ORIGINALLY USED FOR OUR (4) UNIVERSAL PATTERN TOURNAMENTS)
• START PUTTING TIPS ON BLACK BELTS. (TO SHOW THE RANK OF THE INDIVIDUAL)
• START THE I.K.K.A. TESTING BOARD. (TO INSURE QUALITY AND TO KEEP INSTRUCTORS TRAINING AND UPDATED)

AS FOR MYSELF:

• I ORIGINATED KICKING SET # 1 IN THE "ED PARKER KENPO SYSTEM". (1970)
• I ORIGINATED THE LEG EXERCISE SET IN THE "ED PARKER KENPO SYSTEM". (1970)
• RICHARD PLANAS AND I HELPED MR. PARKER PUT TOGETHER THE ORIGINAL YELLOW, ORANGE AND PURPLE BELT MANUALS OF WHICH I HAVE THE ORIGINALS. (1969)
• THE FIRST 7TH DEGREE BLACK BELT PROMOTED IN THE "ED PARKER SYSTEM" BY MR. PARKER. (1979)
• THE SECOND KENPO BLACK BELT TO WIN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION AT THE "INTERNATIONALS". GREG BAINES (1969) (1972 FOUGHT 7 MATCHES AND THEN JOE LEWIS)
• THE SECOND KENPO BLACK BELT TO WIN THEIR WEIGHT DIVISION (SAME YEAR) AT THE "INTERNATIONALS" AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. (1972) (STEVE SAUNDERS WAS THE FIRST)
• A MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL "UNDEFEATED" I. K. K. A. BLACK BELT TEAM. (1975) (STEVE SANDERS - LOU OLIVA - CHRIS ARMSTRONG - JOHN HENDERSON - TOM KELLY)
• THE FIRST KENPOIST TO FIGHT ON AN "OPEN BLACK BELT TEAM" (UNDEFEATED) IN EUROPE. (ENGLAND AND BELGIUM) (1975) (JOHN NATIVADA - RON MARCHINI - DARRNEL GARCIA - BENNY "THE JET" URIQUDEZ - TOM KELLY)

 Si-Bok Tom Kelly