SOKE RAYMOND A. COLE

HAS TRAINED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS FOR OVER 25 YEARS. IN 1976 AT AGE 10 HE BEGAN BOXING AND WON A GOLD MEDAL. HIS FORMAL MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING BEGAN IN 1978 AT 12 YEARS OLD.

IN 1980 AT AGE 14 HE BEGAN FULL-CONTACT KARATE & KICKBOXING AS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST FIGHTERS ON THE U.S.A.K.F.L. (U.S.A. KICKBOXING FIGHTING LEAGUE). HE HAS STUDIED KARATE, TAE KWON DO, KUNG-FU,KICKBOXING, JUJITSU, BOXING AND GRAPPLING. IN 1988 HE FOUNDED COLE'S COMBAT KARATE AND KICKBOXING(1998 HE CHANGED THE STYLE NAME TO CO KAN KIBO). IN 2000 HE FOUNDED AI KWON DO WHICH MEANS "THE WAY OF HARMONIZED HANDS." SOKE RAYMOND A. COLE IS INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED / RECOGNIZED BY THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:

WORLD MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION ALLIANCE (MASTERS COUNCIL MEMBER)

MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL

TOKOSHI MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION

INTERNATIONAL COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS FOUNDER'S UNION

UNIFIED MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JUJITSU

COBRA MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF YOSHIN RYU JUJITSU

WORLD MARTIAL ARTS MASTERS FEDERATION

KARATE FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL BUDO SPORTS FEDERATION