Biography

GRANDMASTER FRANK E. SANCHEZ is a 10th Degree Black Belt and one of the true modern day Sokes of martial arts in America. His system of SAN-JITSU is Guam's first Internationally recognized martial art style. Born April 21, 1948 in the Village of Tamuning, he was made an Honorary Ambassador-At-Large for Guam in 1976. He also holds a Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Great Plains Baptist College in South Dakota. A student of martial arts since age 11, Sanchez holds Black Belts in Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Karate and a Red Sash in Jing Jow Pai Kung-Fu. He also studied boxing as a youth from his Father, Francisco Sanchez who was a Boxer in the Pacific Fleet & learned wrestling to supplement his martial arts training. His most famous instructors include Hawaiian born Professor Siegfried Kufferath who was one of the legends of the popular worldwide Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jiu-Jitsu System and Yushitoshi “Moon” Watanabe, former all Hawaiian Islands Judo Champion. His system of San-Jitsu which was formulated in the Village of Toto, Guam in 1971 has received worldwide attention in magazines and seminars as one of the more brutal and unique styles of Jiu-Jitsu practiced today.


A Senior Advisor to the HAWAII MARTIAL ARTS INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY headquartered in Hawaii; Ambassador for the MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION – INTERNATIONAL in Germany; and Supreme Advisor for the MARTIAL ARTS COLLECTIVE SOCIETY in California; Sanchez is also the Founder and Executive Director of the WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL which is the largest and most elite of the martial arts grandmasters organizations in existence today. He has also been given Honorary Membership in over 30 martial arts associations worldwide and is one of the few civilians certified by ASLET (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINERS) as a Police trainer.


Articles on Sanchez and his SAN-JITSU system have appeared in International publications such as BLACK BELT, INSIDE KUNG-FU, INSIDE KARATE, KARATE/ KUNG-FU ILLUSTRATED, THE WORLD OF MARTIAL ARTS, BUDO DOJO, THE KARATE VOICE, FULL CONTACT, TAEKWONDO TIMES, THE KARATE STAR (from India), CINTURON NEGRO (from Spain), KAMPFKUNST INTERNATIONAL (from Germany), COMBAT (from England), LATTE (from Guam), etc. His book on the subject of SAN-JITSU written in 1976, can also be found in the Reference Section of Guam’s Libraries, the Pacific Islands Collection of the University of Guam, the Guam Museum & England’s Cambridge University Micronesian Center. Sanchez’s picture & bio can also be found in the R.O.S.S. Martial Art Museum in Russia. He has also appeared nationally and internationally on TV and is featured in various videos in Russia, Canada & the U.S., including the video documentaries, AMERICAN MASTERS & CHAMPIONS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS and THE GATEWAY.

In constant demand for personal appearances and seminars all over the world, Professor Sanchez has been inducted into martial arts Halls of Fame both nationally and abroad for his work in the arts, garnering “Living Legend” and “Most Distinguished Grandmaster” Awards for his lifetime dedication to the martial arts.