Black Belts Since 1957 | Buck's School of the Tiger

Buck's School of the Tiger has kept its black belt record as a living part of the dojo's history. The roster below is organized by rank and drawn from the records of Buck's School of the Tiger and the American Kyokushin Karate Organization since 1957.

9th Dan — Kudan

Frederick S. Buck — American Kyokushin Karate Organization President

7th Dan — Shichidan

Marriette Buck
Birney Jarvis
Raymond "Duke" Moore
Armando Cappa
Jon Rynearson
Steve Senne — American Kyokushin Karate Organization Vice President

6th Dan — Rokkudan

Mike Bristow
Larry Giordano
Ron Fugiel
Mike Armstrong — American Kyokushin Karate Organization Council

5th Dan — Godan

George A. Cabano — American Kyokushin Karate Organization Council
Gary White
Calvin Hartzog — American Kyokushin Karate Organization Council
Carlos Velez III
Terry Hotchkin
Charles V. Gruznski

4th Dan — Yondan

Mike Sales
Tyrone Wah
Ed Schaefer
Kees Twinging
James Mohlman
Michael Nicol
Angel Laguerre
Cervando Lara
Stan Klaus
Bill Landers
Alice Eguchi
Mike Dayton
Steve Hood
Mike Garlock
Jim Farrant
Ralph Beckman
James Beckman
Walter Alves
John Raderchak
Dan Layne
John Walsh
John Pell
Mike Jones
Harley Don Buck
Wes Bales
Zakaria Benfafres

3rd Dan — Sandan

Brandy Wright
Paul Cabano
Norm Hines
Delmas Vandine Jr.
Stephani Veselka
John Welsh
John Thompson
Ingrid Senne
Chris Raderchak
John Ingles
Dennis Hull
Willie Hernandez
Tod Cash
Daryl Carpenter
Dana Bennetts
Adrian Becerrill
George E. Barantseff
Dan Andrews
James Hedricks
Trey Bland
Ed Allen
Julius Steiger
Alstair Muir
Charlie Bauman
Patrick Moore
Joe Theis
Michael Laporte
Chris Bristow
Len Guthrie
Jennifer Stieger
Jerry Grove

2nd Dan — Nidan

Ken Alford
Shurlyne Buck
Lee Amidon
David Beal
Robert Burres
Don Brenan
Justin Bunn
Jim Cahill
Jacob Crabtree
Tom Cronin
Keith Brown
Dennis Binkley
Michael Couch
Darryl Carpenter
Michael Dunn
Mike Dryall
Trane DePriest
Scott Duncan
Bill Allard
Anthony Engelhart
Gustavo Fernandez
Dan Freitas
Gustav Dahl
Joan Davis
Roger Gibbs
Peter Gladd
Robert Grant
Robert Holm
Daryl Jordan
Suzie Hood
Robert Lavarro
David Lomas
Michael Longo
William Lee
Stephen Krosen
John Jackson
Lawerence Lite
Denise Levelle
Alex Mora
Saundra Mayhall
Al Muir
Steve Mayhall
Jennifer Nance
Jason Praansky
Carlos Martinez
Clay Quint
Dottie May
Erin Pinkston
Charles Smith III
Robert Sharp
Terri Sands
Mas Shinya
Cheryl Saxton
Dale Thomson
Sharon Takai
Charles Saxton
Lance Voorhees
Ronald Stevens
Derek Velasio
Craig Wilde
Jayson Wilde
Harry Wilson
Darrell Wilson
Kenneth Zimmerman
Jerry Wernert
Edwin Perez-Castro
Robert Ruiz
Tim Harrington
Tim Swanson
Jerry Camarron
Deborah Marchese
Marc Dickson
Gaxton Couyet

1st Dan — Shodan

Phil Eicher
Mark Evans
Peter Edridge
Greg Endries
Rick Eidson
Williams Evans
Douglas Espinoza
Baldomero Flores Jr.
Karen Fowler
Terry Feirer
Rocky Forte
Jerry Flores
Jonathan Fugiel
Steve Flores
Frankie Foster
Scott Fuguay
Matt Gibbs
David Goller
Jeremy Groom
Dave Gehung
Gregory Gmuca
Jordan Green
Stephen Grinell
Rodolfo Guerra
Lawrence Garrett
Pete Gill
Joe Goller
Brian Griggs
Bob Guelld
Susan Henry
Lester Higashi
Sharon Hooman
David Hanna
Ann Helmholz
Brian Hom
June Hutchison
Mark Hickman
Warren Harris
Frank Hambrick
Shelly Hahn
Matt Harnest
Denise Henson
Fernando Herrera
Taryn Herrera
John Hoar
Michael Hulett
James Hedrick
Dan Iman
Johan Jacobsson
Lisa Jacobsen
Jane Jordan
Thomas Jones
Derek John
Jino Kang
Jeff Ketcherside
Philip Kiser
Mike Karasek
Rick Kieffer
Eric Kroesen
Ronald Koebere
Theodore Keller Jr.
James Knight
David Lee
Sarah Ann Little
Steven Luce
Mary Layne
Carolyn Lindley
Michael Lock
Tim Lund
Jason Landers
Steve Limitone
Terry Little
Paul R. Lugo
Helen Lee
Norberto Martell
Lisa Martin
Glenn Martin
Jim Mautner
Roy Monzello
Robin Motono
Michael Marchese Jr.
Diego Mariano
Nate Mason
Michael McGirr
David McDonald
Claudio Malcon-Rivera
Robin Mark
Kathleen Matthews
Charlene Miller
Abram Morris
Lane W. McNealy
Bobby Nicholas
Rock Norton
Tom Nirschl
Pedro Nunez-Jimenez
Jorge L. Nunez
Nodar Narsavidze
Billy Todd Overbey
Jason Oval
Andy O'Keefe
Grace Eki Oyama
Michael O'Neill
Juan Perez
Dorothy Pacheco
Victor Paveglio
Carol Peterson
Larry Poore
Vaughn Paulson
Angelina Peralta
William Piasecki
Geoff Parkerson
Jeanine Paye
Percy Phillips
John Purdie
Laura Phearson
John Quiming
Clay Quist
Bea Quint
Coy Reid
William Rhodes
Charles Russell
Gerald H. Ricci
Jason Rynearson
Shannon Ricciardi
Brian Rochester
Jeffrey Rogers
Mark Rowland
Jon L. Rynearson
Ken Regienitter
John Remacle
Deanne Ricciardi
Edward Rogers
Elizabeth Rowlan
Randall Ruth
Francisco Rodriguez
Eric Ralphs
Kimberly Reitan
Barbara Ridenour
Vincent Roth
Robert Ruiz Jr.
Packard J. Roundtree
David Singleton
Ken Sickes
Michael Sisler
Stephanie Stark
Bill Shaw
Chuck Saxton
Hillary Sisler
Steven Spurling
Kelly Surratt
Richard Sparks
Betty Stobele
Anthonio Sarganis
Dan Stover
Kevin Shimko
Steven Teeters
Brian Thomas
James Tippons
Jason Tsai
Reinier Twinging
Fred Taylor Sr.
Richard Thompson
Mary Turman
Paul Takayama
Betty Tran
Mike Tunner
Ross Tyler
Alex Teckenburg
Eduardo Vallejos
George Vilner
Diane Vincent
Gregory Vilner
Celena Vitti
Israel Vilner
Martin Vitti
Michael Ware
George Wheaton
Ken Williams
Pamela Wilson
Paul Wallace
David Werrholm
Greg Will
Kerry Wong
Larry Wadford
William Walkins
Charles Willrich
Christopher Wood
Chris Yeaton
Ben Yakobi

Honorary Black Belts

Lenora (Bunny) Cabano
Bobby Riggs
Lori Zonneveld
John Ireland
Bernie Wiess
William Alfred
Jerry Carroll
Capt. Joe Corfield
Gussy Crawford
Anthony Daniels
Cecil Espinoza
Bernard Favaro
Dr. Victor Frank
James Gass
Ken Hoffman
Shufen Chan
Robert Holm Jr.
Kevin Leary
Jack O'Shea
Jean Pascal

Junior Shodan

Justin Armstrong
Layton Cunningham
Jason Dicochea
Alex Davis
George Matar
Gerald Matar
Sean Wurst

In Loving Memory

The dojo honors those who shaped this tradition and have since passed on.

Sosai Mas Oyama — 10th Dan, Founder of Kyokushin
Donald Irving Buck — 10th Dan, Founder of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization
Raymond "Duke" Moore — 7th Dan
Birney Jarvis — 7th Dan
Charles V. Grunanski — 5th Dan
Ray Green — 4th Dan
Norm Hines — 3rd Dan, American Kyokushin Karate Organization Artist
John E. Thompson — 3rd Dan
Mark Zimmerman — 3rd Dan
Tom Cronin — 2nd Dan
Tim Richardson — 2nd Dan
Henry Augusto — 2nd Dan
Dion Burns — 1st Dan
Randall Ruth — 1st Dan
Brian Rochester — 1st Dan
Richard "Grizzly" Brown — 1st Dan
Shane Martin — 1st Dan
Dan Duffy — 1st Dan
Carlos Valez II — American Kyokushin Karate Organization Investigator and Advisor
Ron McDowell — American Kyokushin Karate Organization Judo Advisor
Lori Zonneveld — Honorary
Cecil Cooke — Honorary
Jack O'Shea — Honorary
Birney Weiss — Honorary
Lenora "Bunny" Cabano — Hanshi Fred Buck's Mother