USA & Canada Patrons and Ambassadors
Grand Master Mark SHUEY SR USA President
Originally from the San Fernando
Valley, Southern California, Mark moved to Lake Tahoe in 1976 where he still
resides. In high school and college, his primary focus was bodybuilding,
wrestling, and swimming. Starting Martial Arts in 1970 in the Chuck Norris
System of Tang Soo Do, he received his 1st degree Black Belt in 1978 under
Master Harold Gross and Master Neil Citron, and started teaching the martial
arts in 1979. In September of 1999 he was promoted to 7th degree by the USMA.
Mark has degrees in Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido. He has a Master’s
Certification with USNKA (United States National Karate Assoc.), ATAMA (American
Teacher’s Assoc. of the Martial Arts), USMA (United States Martial Arts
Association), as well as the Independent Karate School Association. Mark is also
the Head of Cane Instruction and Nevada State Director for the International
Combat Hapkido Federation.
Shuey is a top competitor in Martial Art Tournaments. He was rated competitor of
the year in 1994 with the National Coalition of Martial Artists. In 1997, he was
rated number 2 in overall points in the Pacific Rim Tour Tournament circuit.
Also in the same year, he was rated number one in weapons and katas in M.A.R.R.S
for his age division and number two in overall points. On November 14th, 1998 he
attended the Unified World Martial Arts Federation year end banquet, and walked
away with 1st place winnings in each of 4 categories: Forms Katas, Weapons,
Kumite (sparring), and won overall Grand Champion in both weapons and forms.
Within that same year, Mark also took the Grand Champion in Kata’s at the finals
held in Lake Tahoe for the Golden State Karate Assoc. (GSKA) as well as taking
first place in the senior weapons and traditional open. After taking the
National title in senior weapons in IMAC, Shuey was also awarded Competitor of
the Year by IKSA. In 1999, Mark reached his goal of taking NASKA’S World and
National, Masters Weapons Title, and IMAC’S National title. For 2000 he defended
his World Champion title for NASKA and won top honors in the World for the KRANE
Ratings.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Martial Arts Masters, Pioneers, and Legends
Hall of Fame as a “Master Instructor”, as well as 1999. The year 2000 saw Shuey
inducted into the USMA hall of Fame, as well as the prestigious World Head of
Family Sokeship Hall of Fame, and for 2001 the Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
IN 2003 BLACK BELT MAGAZINE HONORED GM SHUEY WITH WEAPONS INSTUCTOR OF THE YEAR.
Mark has been promoting tournaments in the martial arts since 1980, and has
hosted over 16 tournaments of his own. Because of his love for the Cane, his
weapon of choice, he was one of the founders and now sole owner of “Cane
Masters”. This company has introduced the Cane to a greater audience in the
martial arts community, as well as senior citizens and the physically
challenged. Furthermore, Mark travels throughout the world giving seminars on
using the cane for self-defense as well as exercise. At the start of 2000, Shuey
formed the Cane Masters International Association for students of the cane and
to certify instructors for his system.
Mark started practicing Yoga in 1985, and incorporated it into his martial arts
to develop more flexibility, mind control, chi flow, breathing, visualization,
and health. He believes through Martial Arts and Yoga, one can learn discipline,
self-confidence, strength, flexibility, and total body balance. As a result, he
has formed a new company, YogaPlay, which produces instructional videos for yoga
practitioners of all backgrounds.
Tina Fuller USA Patron
http://blackdragonmartialartsclub.com
Fuller began learning martial arts in Vulcan, MI under Instructor L. Anderson with her son, Keenan when he was seven years old. In 2003, established a martial arts school in Gwinn, MI called Black Dragon Tae Kwon do where she began teaching students ranging from six years old to adults. Fuller also returned to her original school in Vulcan, MI as head instructor after the death of L. Anderson to help his remaining students complete their ranking goals. In 2009, founded Black Dragon Martial Arts Club Inc. to train at-risk youth with the outstanding values the martial arts have to offer. She puts a lot of emphasis on training and discipline. Her classes offer a safe training environment to anyone who enters the training floor. She also has been involved with teaching students with various disabilities including deaf, blind, and amputations. Her greatest pride was to see one of her young handicapped adults take on the challenge of competing in weaponry (Bo) at a local competition and without the use of hands, seeing him place in the top 3 in his division. Judges were not aware of his handicap until he accepted his award. Fuller strongly believes that anyone can achieve greatness in the martial arts if they are encouraged. It is the responsibility of the instructor to take the time and effort to help them achieve it. Apart from teaching martial arts at various locations in Michigan and Wisconsin Fuller offers various services to the community. Through Black Dragon Martial Arts she hosts a summer martial arts program at the Sands Township for at risk children, self defense seminars and has lead martial art demonstrations at several local events for youth.
Belt: Black Martial
Art Style: Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Eskrima Instructor/ Coach for: Black Dragon
Martial Arts- Team Black Dragon
Martial Arts School and founder of: Black Dragon Martial Arts Club Inc.
Location: Marquette, Michigan (USA) Grand master: GM Kevin Schoenebeck
Instructor(s)/ Coaches: GM Kevin Schoenebeck (TKD, Eskrima) Jason Inay, Mike
Rankinen (Eskrima), Jeff Scott (Judo), GM Rudy Timmerman (Weaponry)
Affiliations/ Associates: Midwest Association of Professional Martial Artist (MAPMA);
Association of Professional Martial Artist (APMA); North Korean Martial Arts
Association (NKMAA)
Years in Martial Arts Training: 13 Years in Competition: 12 Occupation: Real
estate appraiser, writer, artist, martial arts instructor, video editor.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, painting, drawing, blogs
John Millard Ambassador Canada
John Millard began his Martial Arts training (Judo) in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada in 1968. John competed actively in Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta until 1988. In 1998 John began studying Okinawan Karate (Na Ha Te) under instruction from Thomson Sensei (San Dan) in Vancouver British Columbia. John and Thomson Sensei established the Lower Mainland Brain Injury Karate Club for survivors of Acquired Brain Injury in 2001. In 2005 John was promoted to Shodan, and the club was later renamed the Leonard Cheshire Budokai Karate Club when the Cheshire Homes Society of British Columbia began actively funding the club.
The club instruction is voluntary, and John’s daughter Chantelle (see picture) is a student of the club, and a survivor of a brain injury. John’s wife Chris, son Jamie and daughter Krystal are also very active in Karate (Gima-Ha Shotokan) in British Columbia.
John is delighted at the opportunity to act as an Ambassador in Canada, and abroad, for the Disability Martial Arts International Association.