NAKO GRADUATES
Unveiling Excellence with NAKO’s List of Black Belt Graduates
Step into the hub of excellence at North American Kyokushin Karate Organization (NAKO), where tradition meets mastery. With close to 300 dedicated students achieving black belts across all levels from 1st-degree Black Belt Shodan up to the esteemed 7th Degree, NAKO proudly presents its elite cohort of martial arts practitioners. Join us as we shine a spotlight on the names and achievements of our esteemed black belts, showcasing their dedication, discipline, and unparalleled skill in the art of Kyokushin Karate.
1st Degree Black Belt Shodan
A - M
Acosta, Gabriel
Acosta, Jessica
Akyurek, Encarna
Albahari, Ty
Alejandro, Carlos
Allen, Julius
Anderson, Chuck
Anderson, Michael
Antunez, Marcus Eulsa
Arnav, Shah
Aucapina, Diana
Aucapina, Eric
Aucapina, Mari
Aucapina, Richard
Augustin, Romel
Avdoulos, George
Bayo, Alejandro
Bekwith, Sean
Berube, Stephanie
Blaser, Birgit
Bourgoeis, Yves
Brown, Christian
Brown, William
Budesca, Adela
Burns, AJ
Byrnes, Alexis
Casey, Fergus
Castillo, Franco
Castillo, Melissa
Castro, Lily
Celestine, Khary
Climaco, Leonardo
Cooper, Roger
Corbanese, Claudine
Corbanese, Phillipe
Cruz, Edwin
Csakvary, Joseph
Curry, Elijah
Dankol, Ashmika
Dasculescu, Vasile
DeConinck, Adrienne
DeJesus, Sasha
De La Puente, Luigi
DePosi, Lisa
Devaux, Kayla
Diaz, Javier
Dubois, Chantal
Duchenko, Alex
Dugal, Eric
Duhaime, Mattis
Duhaime, Stephane
Dyjak, Emma
Dyjak, Monica
Engel, Sarh
Ennis, Stephen
Eremia, Alexandra
Espérance, Mathews
Figuerora, Randy
Flores, Franco
Fournier, Robert
Franco, Jofeliny
Gaiti, Michel
Gatti, Vanessa
Golebiowski, Chris
Gonzalez, José Luis
Graves, Sheryl
Grufic, dam
Gruillon, Carlos
Grygo, Robert
Hadj-Djeloul, Mehdi
Haeni, Claudio
He, Yifei
Hector, Quinchi
Hohn, Mat
Hristodoru, Chris
Hunt, Jeff
Jarzembowski, Natalie
Karamjit,
Kcomt, Alvaro
Keiser, Paul
Khan, Mustafa
Klein, David
Klein, Kristina
Klotzbach, Margaret
Kolko, Sebastien
Kramp, Michael
Kuznia, David
Kuznia, Dorothy
Lemodetis, Angelo
Lower, Paul
Mathieu, Cloutier
McKinney, Kayla
Mushin, Anwar
N -Z
Nicolas
Noel, John
Ortega, Bryant
Ortega, Kenal
Orzechowski, Cezary
Ovalle, Julia
Pacurucu, Julio
Pachinski, Michael
Perras, Joseph R.
Polanco, Persio
Polynice, Wilfrid
Porpiglia, Tony
Proniewski, Jan
Quinchi, Hector
Rachel
Rich, Kenneth
Rivera, Miguel
Roland Sr., Bradford K.
Roman, Joel
Roman, Judy
Romero, Cesar
Rowanski, Andrew
Sam, Raynold
Sam, Raynold, Jr.
Sam, Rebecca
Sanchez, Orlando
Sanchez, Orlando, Jr.
Sapienza, Jessica
Sarnow, Matthew
Sarnoy, Bobbi
Sassi, Mohamed
Shah, Nilay
Shah, Riddhi
Shishmanian, Michael
Shariff, Faiaz
Solis, Vanessa
Stanley, Karen
Stehula, Florian
Straus, Richard
Styron, Ryan
Tanferna, Aldo
Tanferna, Massimo
Tartraf, Habib
Tessier, Marc
Tang, Michael
Thapa, Ram Bahadur
Thériault, Joel
Touré, Youssoupha
Tregildes, John
Vasquex, Juan Carlos
Vega, Sabel
Villa, Joseph
Whitehair, Alexander
Whiting, Adam
Wilson, Stephanie
Wong, Christopher
Wong, Benjamin
Zeideia, Bajes
2nd Degree Black Belt
A - M
Bartoli, Alessandro
Bentaleb, Mahmoud
Bouchard, Kevin
Clémençon, Rene
Collins, Susan
Colon, Willie
Cosman, Emil
Curry, Cedric
Fields, James
Gerges, Yaacoub
Gonzalez, Juan Manuel
Grozav, Claudiu
Hucul, Paul
Jacques, Serge
Johnson, Robin
Kazdan, Carey
LaChance, Julie
LaRochelle, Carole
Martinishn, Jane
Mellena, Lloya
Mercado, Eric
Millien, Michel
Montgomery, Bryce
Mowdy, Bo
N -Z
Ohan, Dominique
Ohan, George
Stehula, Daniel
Tanguay, Guy
Tartraf, Firas
3rd Degree Black Belt
A - M
Abdelwahab, Zakaria
Albahari, Steve
Amdard, Amir
Bazinet, France
Bazinet, Karine
Benny, Karine
Bouchard, Kevin
Deschenes, Céline
Landry, Alain
Michael, Chin
Domingues, Lisa
Fields, Sonja
Gatti, Michael
Gatti, Vanessa
Goodluck, Patrick
Hector, Quinchi
Herrada-Luna, Marco
Hosoya, Taketoshi
Illodge, Richard
Johnson, Robin
Kamayama, Tomohiro
Klein, Jay
Kudukhasivili, Sosla
Lake, Gregory
Leone, Valerie
Mathieu, Luc
Mathieu, Simon
N -Z
Parker, Leigh
Plamondon, Denis
Raffa, Frank
Ratelle, Dominique
Sanchez, Eduardo
Sanchez, Orlando Sr.
Santizo, Carlos
Sehaku, Daniel
Tabick, Fred
Tennant, Glenna
Trotzuk, Bruce
Wilson, Stephanie
4th Degree Black Belt
A - M
Akli, Paul
Brown, Doug
Capraro, Tony
Chapman, Todd
Chober, Edward
Croes, Eduardo
Deschenes, Bruno
Diaz, Javier
DiMarco, Franco
Holland, Steven
Karabon, Esther
N -Z
Ovalle, Marco
Perez, Diogenes
Rupert, Andrew
Slusarczykl, Greg
Vantour, David
Wall, Bertrand
5th Degree Black Belt
A - Z
Akes, Aldo
Akli, Aldo
Burger, Charles
Cantave, Pierre Camelot
Maruniak, Wlodek
Mituta, Miroslav (Mirek)
Ohan, Camille
Salter, Guy
Traczyk, Marius
Zephirin, Jocelin
6th Degree Black Belt
A - Z
Akyurek, Orhan
Bouchard, Claude
Boye, Roony Elston
Burger, Charles
Celestine, Anthony
Joseph, Jean-Paul
7th Degree Black Belt
A - Z
Wright, Robert