Senior Black Belts
10th Degree Senior Black Belts
Senior Master of the Arts
Sigung Stephen LaBounty
Mr. Bob White
Mr. John Sepulveda
Mr. Lee Wedlake
Mr. and Mrs. Knight were privileged and honored to have hosted the event where Sigung Stephen LaBounty and Mr. Lee Wedlake were formally recognized as Senior Masters of the Arts on December 2, 2018. Mr. Bob White and Mr. John Sepulveda (who had also been formally recognized as Senior Masters of the Arts earlier that same year) also graciously agreed to join in the ceremony to complete the Four Horsemen of Kenpo Karate.
The Knight's are so grateful for the opportunity to serve and honor those who have paved the roads that we walk today...
We affirm the belief that the lineage and legacy of any system should only be governed by those who have spent a lifetime serving and protecting it! We affirm that the Senior Masters above embody the Art of Kenpo with Spirit, Honor and Discipline! We affirm that the Senior Masters above embody the Laws of the Scholar & Warrior: Truth, Bravery, Courtesy, Compassion, Sincerity, Discernment, Loyalty & Faith! We affirm that the Senior Masters above have dedicated a lifetime to training & teaching the art of American Kenpo! We affirm that: Stephen LaBounty, Bob White, John Sepulveda & Lee Wedlake honorably represent the art of Kenpo and the rank of Senior Master!!!
9th Degree Senior Black Belts
Master of the Arts
Brian Duffy
Gary Swan
Mr. Duffy and Mr. Swan were promoted and recognized at the Tribute to Sigung Stephen LaBounty in December of 2018. We are privileged to celebrate and to honor the achievements of these two great leaders within Kenpo Karate. They are our elder brothers in the art, they were promoted by the Four Horsemen, and we are forever grateful for the opportunity to host!
8th Degree Senior Black Belts
Associate Master of the Arts
Art Monsivias
Mike Winkeljohn
7th Degree Senior Black Belts
Senior Professor of the Arts
Jeremy Howden
Lee Sprague
Rebecca Knight
Shawn Knight
Steve McCoy
6th Degree Senior Black Belts
Professor of the Arts
Greg Cole
Matt Fenton
Scott Yurcic
5th Degree Senior Black Belts
Associate Professor of the Arts
David Wampler
Jason Brick
John Phan
Kien Phan
Steve Howard
Tobin R. Beach
William Hawkins
4th Degree Senior Black Belts
Senior Mentor of the Arts
Bill Jones
Cindy Knowlton
Dawn Forrest-Armstrong
Joe Morgan
Lynn Finger
Scott French
VallieRae Gerl
Vince Salvatore
3rd Degree Senior Black Belts
Mentor of the Arts
Brahm Payton
David Berry
Daniel Salgado
Darren Johnson
Dylan Kramer
George Burnett
Jace Waite
Jacob Martin
Jameson Treadwell
Jeremy Micah McCray
Jessica Lynn Carter
Leighton Waih Kwong Ing
Nicole Knowlton *
Robert Schierloh
Ron Hickey
Steven Frost
Tanya Davis
2nd Degree Senior Black Belts
Associate Mentor of the Arts
Alyssa Bell **
Bryan Evans
Candace Prewitt *
Carey Haskins
Carson Maynard
Chris De Haan
Conlan Salgado *
Debbie McCoy
Dennis G. Carter
Deigo Nolasco *
Evelyn Jonikas **
Jacob Arnold **
Jason June
Joaquin Korchmaros *
Joseph Linton
Kailey Reichardt *
Karen Howden
Linda Marino
Luke Carlin *
Magdalena Thomas *
Michael Mayo
Michelle Lee Higgins
Michelle Koon
Noelle Salgado
Rebecca Ferrari *
Ryan Nguyen *
Shane Basham *
Shannon MacMacKen
Shawn Goetz
Stephanie Ann Stevens
Tommy McCrea
Theodore Hacker
Tyler Kluck *
William Berry
Xavier Smith
1st Degree Senior Black Belts
Apprentice of the Arts
Abraham Bowman
Adam Marino
Adrian Cordova *
Aimee Christensen
Amber Villafane
Amy French
Andrew Miller *
Anna Macauley-Houle
Ashnah Strongheart
Barry Green
Bernard Weber
Brien Salgado *
Brennen Sharpe *
Brenton Crozier
Chris Santos
Christy Surrett
Clyde Johnson
Colin Massingill *
Daniel Portillo
Darrell Lord
David Wyatt
Diana Kinne
Diana Payton
Dino Gericke
Don Montgomery
Dillion Price *
Eric Friedenberg
Fransisco Valenzuela
George Angulo
Hellen Yipp
Ian Lynn
Isaac Muir
Jason Potton
J Lightner
Jackson Covey **
Jadon Wham *
JamesDaniel Drinkwater *
James Winslow
Jane Winslow
Jason Cagle
Jessica Lord
Jeff Smith
Jim Mance
Jonah David Lawell
Jorge Angulo
Joshua Hammond
Karl Toledo
Katelyn Delano Rose Morgen
Ken Alward
Kevin Mirlocca
Lanza Gericke
Larry Winslow
Lashae Bryant
Launa Sigars *
Lauren Evans
Lily Waid **
Lori Evans
Lukas MacMacKen
Luke Ramirez *
Matthew Evans
Melissa Devlin
Michael A Seno
Michael Rivera
Mitch Baker
Nicholas Weber *
Noah Kramer
Pam Prewitt
Parker Romney *
Renee Ordonez
Ruben Rodriguez
Scott Anthony Evans
Scott Robert Christensen
Scott DeMent
Scott Neal
Sonja Baker
Stephanie Karelis
Stephanie Faith Hardy
Stephen Rice
Tam Nguyen
Thomas Mestrozi
Thomas Paul Turenne
Tom Spellman
Troy Danner
Tyler Miller *
William French
William Malik
(*) Represents students who have achieved Junior Black Belt, and then went on to achieve KmK Senior Black Belts status!
(**) Represents students who have achieved both Kenpo Kid Black Belt & Junior Black Belt, and then went on to also achieve KmK Senior Black Belts status. These students have been training in Kenpo for most of their entire lives!
