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Black Belt Hall of Fame

Recognizing years of hard work, dedication and loyalty to martial arts excellence...

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BLACK BELT RECIPIENTS BY YEAR EARNED:

2001

Gerry Dunham

Sarah Dunham

James Dunham

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2002

Marla Wiedenmann

Brendan Harris

Cody Ketzner

Jeffrey Kudlacik

Connor Carollo

Brad Elpers

Pat Ronan

James Becker

Jack Rost

Evan Marcano

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2003

Mark Desordi

Cole Turner

Brad Elpers - Hapkido

Danny Dodge - Hapkido

Tony Roush - TKD/HKD

Brad Kalush

Nancy Elpers

Kalim Kazmi

Harrison Kalush

Marcus Woods

Abraham Ali

Josh Bucher

Ritvik Bansal

Emily Simpson

Brandon Glass

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2004

Madison Kalush

Aaron DeSordi

Cameron DeSordi

Rachit Bansal

Kathy DeSordi

Paul Bruegger

Grant Auer

Lisa Auer

Madison Elpers

Rylee Goodson

Jaci DeSordi

Lekeisha Terrell

 

2005

Corissa Pate

Joseph Goeke

Eric Wilson

Joe Erbacher

Grace Wilson

Jamie Lacy

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2006

Lea Johnson

Neil Johnson

Aidan Johnson

Marianne Curtis

Greg Woodhams

Garrett Ford

Emily Niederbremer

Anthony Miller

Jesus Cordero

John Erbacher

Jared Kullberg

Derek Parsons

Armando Tiger - HKD

Brandon Glass - TKD/HKD

Brandon Zerbe - HKD

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2007

Jennifer Goodson

Tegan Goodson

Devin Attaluri

Tim Moore

Sean Novak

Benjamin Urschel

Marlena Birkel

Brenen Prinzing

Kasha Prinzing

Jeri Ann Freirich

Jay Harden

Paul Taulborg

Cathan Prinzing

Connor Stewart

Jeremiah Taulborg

Adam Winney

Andrew Winney

Sean Michael - HKD/TKD

Karen Virgilito - Honorary

Dennis Giles - Honorary

Jeff Kolchinsky - Honorary

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​2008​​

Zachary Wiedenmann

Owen Swanberg

Carol Morris

Kevin Morris

Michael Morris

Brock Holmes

Jared Ayers

Michael Parsons

Jack Curtis

Scott Curtis

Frances Wilson

Seth Kovel - HKD

Megan Coovert - TKD/HKD

Ian Hakes

Andy Herrmann

Noah Birkel

Drew Hubbel

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​2009

Kevin Underwood

Bill Goodson - HKD

Ryan  Smith

Andrea Ayers

Luke Wiedenmann

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2010

Klaas Doeden

Kristen Ely

Lydia Weaver

Daniel Aks

Emma Bunde

Stephanie Coovert

Stephen Tafoya

Dominic Vergara

Graeme Lindsey

Jonathan Melau

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​2011

Ben Curtis

Bennett Johnson

Dylan Klemmer

Dalila Hermosillo Viegas

Jocelyne Trujillo Mendoza

Quinn Lindsey

Russ Weaver

Don "Rick" Rush - HKD

Anthony Randazzo

Logan Miller

Zack Montgomery

Anasthsia Chaplin

Marc Chaplin

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2012​

Ulises Trujillo Huerta

Joanna H. Montgomery

Kaleb Barbee

Samantha Ashby

Kadence Jacklyn Duffey

Eric Ober

Nicholas Monks

Colin Ashby

Eddie Dai

Samuel Slaven

Greg Nohalty-HKD

 

​2013

Caleb Hopkins

Andrea L. Smith

Ryan Michael Gellings

Charlie Hanson

Trenton Wayne Peterson

Jackson Sherwood

Aidan Aranda

Andrew Mellor

Brett Meyers

Joseph Lipoff

Akhil Dasika

Spencer Riggs

Rori Hornung

Kylie Martin

Emmitt Brooks

Alexis Monks

Collin Montgomery

2014

Brooke Mertz

Gunnar Hornung

Laura Gascogne

Callie Schluben

Morgan Roberts

Alexa Magstadt

R. Alex Pavlu

Preya Nguyen

Eric Raven

Connor Monks

Johana Escudero Venacio

Ruslan Santos

John David Fischbach

Gabriel Romero

Eliann Romero

Nicholas Gardner

Eliot Fyffe

Samantha Hale

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2015

Carter Hale

Matthew Pham

Braeden Forrester

Adam Johnson

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Master A. Tiger -HKD

Master M. Coovert Hogan - HKD

Master A. Roush - HKD

 

2016

Duncan A. Mertz

Vikram Nguyen

Ishya Bhavsar

Barbara Mertz

Jacob Conrad

Amy Magstadt

Will Fogel

Elandaloussi M. Faouzi

Eleni Jouras

Lily Ren

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2017

Nachman White

Will Jonasson

Gabriel Redick

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​​2018

Master Ulises Trujillo Huerta

Master Zach Wiedenmann

Master Ryan Smith

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Aaron Bartlett

Abhi Gupta

Daniel Turner

Will Herndon

Henry Herndon

Lilly Mohesky

Greta Albrecht

David Magstadt

Michael Todd Gardner

Gabriel Gutierrez

Jared Ayers - HKD

Mary McCain

Wyatt Lake

Alyssa Jackson

Ian Jackson

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2019

Master Luke Wiedenmann - TKD

James Sanders

Thomas Lake

Liam Scaduto

Elias Jouras

Gregory Gilliford

Eleni Fotopoulos

Gabriel Jouras

2020

Master Jared Ayers -TKD

Master Kaleb Barbee -TKD

Master Alexa Magstadt - TKD

Graycen Scaduto

Duncan Childs

Liam Childs

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2021

Liam Njunge

Savannah Pedigo

Bryce Smith

Roger Padgett

Lukas Starforth

Alexander Gerardy

Brayden Pedigo

Jiya Bhavsar

Eric Epps

Bradley Epps

Brayden Epps

Gabriel Epps

Anne Rabe

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2022

Master Cali Schluben -TKD

Koda Lindt

Randy Macke

Jeff Jenkins

Sophia Bartlow

Deann Elmore

Jesse Elmore

Preston Pedigo

Ashlynne Pedigo

Justin Pedigo

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2023

Brenda Macke

Samantha Macke

Henry Jensen

Calvin Elmore
Jacob Rabe

Elim Rodriquez

Diane Herndon

Steve Herndon

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2024

Master Jared Ayers - TKD/HKD

Sarah Elmore

Cainan Scaduto

Ian Hunter

Liliana Flores

Levi Flores

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