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Official Black Belts promoted by Master Alan Shen L Cheung

Names below are Black Belts Officially Recognized by Master Alan Cheung

1987
Marc Shay
Nancy Shay
Bob Conneen

1989
Fran Smith

1991
Angie Arlen Facciolo

1996
Pam Loeb
Glen Adams
Eric Zimmerman



2006
Kayla Conneen
Benjamin Valdes
Nelson Alers


2007
Dave Miller
John Fulton
Gary Cheung
Tami Casey

2008
Ramon W Santiago Jr.
Josh Reilly
Jillian Santacroce
Laura Kwasnoski
Bridget Deveny
Brain Stein M.D.

2009
Mike Andrus
Pat Reilly
Stephen Reilly
Josh Blockus
Casey McDonald
Elisa Greene
Carmen Cheung

Our Old School

Our old school have holes all over the wear down rug. There were holes on the walls from people sparring. There were blood stains all over the punching bag. There was no air conditioning in the summer and no heat in the winter except a space heater. We did basics for hours everyday. We did forms over and over and over again. We sparred for three to four hours without stopping. Most people start quitting between 2 to 4 weeks of training. Those who didn’t got their humiliation tested by failing their belt tests. Our instructor knew if you come back and train harder after you fail you most likely will earn your black belt. It usually takes about five years to reach 1^st degree black belt level. Black belt instructors beat the fear out of you in the 8 hours straight black belt test. A black belt was real black belt in those days.

To my new black belts:

Reaching 1st Degree Black belt is not the end of the journey, in fact, it is the beginning of a whole new learning level. That journey cannot be told, but experienced. If the student is willing to open his or her mind, then he or she will be able to enjoy a whole new enlightenment.

Dedication, Hard Work, Discipline, Unity, Trust, Humility, Perseverance, Pride, and Indomitable Spirit