Riportiamo la nota ufficiale sulla nuova organizzazione della Federazione Mondiale di Kempo/Kenpo, presieduta dal Gran Maestro Jorgensen. Ai vertici mondiali, un italiano, il Gran Maestro calabrese, Giuseppe Cavallo.
Founded in 1999 by Hanshi (GM) Jorgen Jorgensen, Kempo International is a worldwide organization meant to bring practitioners of various Kempo/Kenpo styles together to unite the arts and to learn from eachother and thereby evolve as individuals and arts.
President & Founder:
Jorgen Jorgensen, 9 Dan Grandmaster
Vice President USA:
Joe Rebelo, 10 Dan Grandmaster
Vice President Europe:
Giuseppe Cavallo, 9 Dan Grandmaster
Senior Advisory Board:
SGM Al Dacascos
SGM Rick Alemany
GM Frank Scheneider
GM Jaime Abregana Jr
Country & State Representatives:
Algeria – Djemaa Boualem
Australia – Frank Monea
Belgium – Tom Pintelon
Brazil – Adolpho B. Filho
Canada – Richard Buchan
Canada, Nova Scotia – Kenny Roy
Channel Islands – Richard Matthews
Denmark – Jannie Ellekjaer Nielsen
Egypt – Ahmed Taha
Greece – Nakiakos Spiridon
Guatemala – Mario A. Lorenzana
Iran – Hossein Moghadasi
Ireland – John Ward
Israel – David Natan
Italy – Giuseppe Cavallo
Latvia – Mihails Pupins
Mexico – Démian Escobar
Netherlands – Cees Epema
Norway – Danny Huertas
Peru – Efrain Briceño Sanchez
Philippines – Percival D. Pableo
Portugal – Tiago Santos
Puerto Rico – Carlos Candelaria
Romania – Art Mason
Russia – Yaroslav Y. Lyashenko
Spain – Victor Moreno
Thailand – Tom Yubonchi
Venezuela – Alan Virla Romero
USA:
California – Chris Stewart
Connecticut – Robert Gelinas
Florida – Lewis Whitney
Hawaii – S Kai Li
Iowa – Angelito Bobby Barongan
Maryland – Todd Monis
Massachussetts – Joe Rebelo
Michigan – Geoffrey Spohn
Minnesota – Carl De Los Reyes
Missouri – Gerald Wicklund
New Hampshire – James R. Villemaire
New Mexico – Austin Norris
Oklahoma – Cody Scott
Pennsylvania – Bill C. Kelley
Rhode Island – Larry Martin
South Carolina – Marcus Turner
Texas – Larry Wallace