Soke Ronald F Balas, Judan
Military: United States Army, Korea 1951-1952
USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME |
1992 |
INTERNATIONAL KARATE CLUB, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA |
1993 |
USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME |
1995 |
WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL INDUCTION |
1996 |
WHFSC INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR |
1996 |
WHFSC INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR |
1997 |
GOLDEN DRAGON AWARD INTERNATIONAL: (GREECE) |
1997 |
WORLD KARATE UNION HALL OF FAME |
1998 |
WORLD JUG-TAI SOCIETY: (Founders) (Europe) |
1998 |
WHFSC GRANDMASTER GOLDEN LIFE ACHIEVEMENT |
1998 |
INTERNATIONAL FREE STYLE MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION: |
1998 |
USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME: (Advisory Board; Ohio State Representative) |
1998 |
Millennium Grandmaster by WHFSC |
2000 |
Title of Soke awarded by World head of Family Sokeship Council |
Founders Certification by World Head of Family Sokeship Council |
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Founders Certification by World Jug Tai Society |
Founders Certification by EUSAIMAA |
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Soke of Tai Shin Doh Certification by WHFSC |
Soke of Tai Shin Doh Certification by EUSAIMAA |
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Soke of Tai Shin Doh Certification by World Jug Tai Society |
Grandmaster Instructor Recognition by |
1998 |
Director: Police Martial Arts Association - Canada |
1998 |
Grandmaster Instructor Certification by EUSAIMAA |
1999 |
International Grandmaster Certification by EUSAIMAA |
2000 |
Presented 7th Dan , Taekwondo - MOO DO WON USA |
2000 |
Member: World Martial Artists Association, Germany |
2001 |
Member: International Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido |
2002 |
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FOUNDER: The United States Martial Arts Association: (Ohio) |
1968 |
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FOUNDER: Tai-Shin-Doh Karate |
1966 |
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DIRECTOR: Tai-Shin-Doh Karate |
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HOLDER: Judan/Soke Tai-Shin-Doh |
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BEGINNING: 36th consecutive year of teaching Martial Arts: |
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TRAINED: coached over 3500 students for competition at Local, Regional, State, Inter-State, National and International levels |
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DIRECTED: Training for more than 11,000 students during Karate career |
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STUDENTS: Have won 200 Team Awards and more than 1500 trophy's and medals in past 10 years, |
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GUEST INSTRUCTOR: U.S. Army Special Forces (Res.) |
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ADVISORY: Tai-Shin-Doh, South Eastern United States: Headquarters, St. Petersburg, Florida |
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ADVISORY: Tai Shin Doh, Western United States, Headquarters, Los Angeles, California. |
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ADVISORY: Tai Shin Doh, Cambridge, England, UK |
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CHAIRMAN: Lake Erie AAU Karate Association, |
1985 - 1986 |
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PRESIDENT: Lake Erie Judo/ JuJitsu Yudan Shikai |
1972 |
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FEATURED: Black Belt Magazine, September |
1977 |
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INTERNATIONAL: Judge and Referee |
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STATE Representative: Region #1 Eastern United States Martial Arts Association |
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TAI SHIN DOH: listed in "The Martial Arts Sourcebook" (Corcoran, J. -- Harper Perennial) |
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ESTABLISHED: Martial Arts programs for Persons of Special Needs |
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ESTABLISHED: Martial Arts programs for Persons with physical impairments |
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ESTABLISHED: Self Defense (personal safety) programs for local area Senior Citizens |
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ESTABLISHED: Martial Arts programs in area Public and Private School systems as part of Physical Education |
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LAW Enforcement Training Instructor, Cleveland, Ohio |
1972 |
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FORMER: Radio and Television Talk Show host and guest, major networks on Self Defense and Karate |
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CURRENTLY: Director Martial Arts programs Public School Systems |
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DESIGNATION: SOKE (founder) International honor from World Sokeship Council - WHFSC |
1996 |
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INDUCTED: International (European) Martial Arts Club, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA |
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MEMBER: World WHFSC SOKE Grandmaster Council |
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MEMBER: World WHFSC Grandmaster Hall of Fame |
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MEMBER: U.S.A. International Black Belt Hall of fame |
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AWARDED: Grandmaster of the Year, WHFSC World Sokeship Council |
1997 |
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AWARDED: Golden Dragon Award International, Official Book of Styles, Published, Arta, Greece |
1997 |
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MEMBER: World Jug-Tai Society of Acknowledged Heads and Founders of International Karate Styles |
1998 |
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AWARDED: World Head of Family Sokeship Council, Golden Life Achievement Award |
1998 |
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AWARDED: World Karate Union International Black Belt Hall of Fame International Grandmaster Instructor of the Year Award |
1998 |
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MEMBER: World Daito Ryu Aiki Ju Jutsu USA |
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AWARDED: International Grandmaster of the Year; EUSAIMAA Black Belt Hall of Fame |
1998 |
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FEATURED: CHUAN NEWS: International Magazine of the Martial Arts, European edition. ARTA, GREECE |
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AWARDED: The 2000 Millenium Medal of Honor; The American Bibliographical Institute: The United States of America |
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FOUNDER : KIDS KARATE WORLD www.kidskarateworld.com |
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AWARDED: Millennium Grandmaster by World Head of Family Sokeship Council: 2000 |
2000 |
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AWARDED: Diamond Crystal Award of Knowledge by USA International Black Belt Hall Of Fame |
2000 |
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AWARDED: Most Distinguished Grandmaster, by WHFSC |
2001 |
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Police Martial Arts Certification through WHFSC, Orlando, Florida |
2001 |
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AWARDED: International Circle of Masters & Grandmasters |
2002 |
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AWARDED: International Circle of Masters & Grandmasters, |
2002 |
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PRESENTED: USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME Pewter International Award of Excellence 2001 |
2001 |
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PRESENTED: INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL 2002 |
2002 |
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PRESENTED: USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMAT |
2002 |
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Inducted: Ohio PKC Black Belt Hall Of Fame |
2003 |
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Awarded Grand Patriarch by the World Head Of Family Sokeship Council |
2004 |
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Awarded: Humanitarian Award USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame |
2004 |