A historical Hapkido lineage archive
Grandmaster Bong Soo Han
Black Belt Registry
A record of the practitioners who earned black belt ranks in Grandmaster Han's tradition—and those whose progression continued under the International Hapkido Federation and affiliated instructors.
Preserving a legacy
More than a list of names.
Each entry represents years of training, discipline, and connection to a remarkable martial arts community. This page preserves a working historical record of black belt awards associated with Grandmaster Bong Soo Han's Hapkido lineage, including later promotions documented under Masters Eric Friske and Daniel (Danny) Cruz.
This is a historical compilation from my records, not a currently certified federation roster. Award numbers are specific to each rank; missing dates and ambiguous distinctions remain marked rather than filled in by assumption.
The registry
Explore the black belt records
Search by practitioner, promotion year, or note. Switch between the main lineage list and affiliate black belts; choose a rank to browse the original numbered entries.
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IHF lineage
130 recorded1st Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shigajani | 1969 | — |
| 2 | Steve Wong | 1974 | — |
| 3 | Henry Seestadt | 1974 | — |
| 4 | Richard Lee | 1976 | — |
| 5 | Richard Carpenter | 1978 | — |
| 6 | Mark Gannon | 1978 | — |
| 7 | Eric Friske | 1978 | — |
| 8 | Danny Cruz | 1978 | — |
| 9 | Gabriel Thiery | 1979 | — |
| 10 | Greg Fujimoto | 1981 | — |
| 11 | Andrew Carpenter | 1982 | — |
| 12 | Jamie McCloud | 1982 | — |
| 13 | Fred Crider | 1982 | — |
| 14 | Harvey Schwartz | 1982 | — |
| 15 | Charlie Eisen | 1983 | — |
| 16 | Don Tartek | 1983 | — |
| 17 | John Gibson | 1985 | — |
| 18 | Dan Mark | 1985 | — |
| 19 | Kevin Van Hook | 1986 | — |
| 20 | Siaviosh Khajavi | 1987 | — |
| 21 | Linda Gonzalez | 1987 | — |
| 22 | Carol Christensen | 1987 | — |
| 23 | Marcus Sakamoto | 1987 | — |
| 24 | Larry Kerr | 1987 | — |
| 25 | Chris King | 1987 | — |
| 26 | Stephen Cord | 1988 | — |
| 27 | Michael Katleman | 1988 | — |
| 28 | Brian Mayfield | 1989 | — |
| 29 | Richard Irvin | 1989 | — |
| 30 | Patrick La Coq | 1989 | — |
| 31 | Allyn Katleman | 1991 | — |
| 32 | John Jessman | 1992 | — |
| 33 | Thomas Yi | 1992 | — |
| 34 | Damien Wong | 1992 | — |
| 35 | John Mason | 1992 | — |
| 36 | Rick Jurasky | 1992 | — |
| 37 | Matt Arcela | 1993 | — |
| 38 | Kalon Welch | 1993 | — |
| 39 | Konrad Bright | 1993 | — |
| 40 | Tristan Molina | 1993 | — |
| 41 | Susan Hartman | 1993 | — |
| 42 | Everett Newell | 1993 | — |
| 43 | Jamie Crook | 1993 | — |
| 44 | Maureen Tobin | 1994 | — |
| 45 | Johnny Moran | 1994 | — |
| 46 | Ben Baker | 1994 | — |
| 47 | Robert Von Pape | 1995 | — |
| 48 | Rick Scott | 1995 | — |
| 49 | David Wamsley | 1995 | — |
| 50 | Barrett Carerre | 1995 | — |
| 51 | David Reis | 1995 | — |
| 52 | Jeff Kovacs | 1995 | — |
| 53 | Alistair Bloxom | 1996 | — |
| 54 | Tia Hoffer | 1996 | — |
| 55 | Alice Moore | 1996 | — |
| 56 | Ryan McIntyre | 1996 | — |
| 57 | Peter Batte | 1997 | — |
| 58 | John Moses | 1997 | — |
| 59 | Anders Jelveus | 1997 | — |
| 60 | Rashan Sarbratnam | 1997 | — |
| 61 | Rigaberto Franco | 1997 | — |
| 62 | Cheryl Budget | 1997 | — |
| 63 | John Rodriguez | 1997 | — |
| 64 | Susan Han | 1998 | — |
| 65 | Shin Kim | 1998 | — |
| 66 | Carlos Williams | 1998 | — |
| 67 | Charles Doublet | 1998 | — |
| 68 | Jon Davis | 1998 | — |
| 69 | Brian Buck | 1998 | — |
| 70 | Steve Barnett | 1998 | — |
| 71 | Noel Pacheco | 1999 | — |
| 72 | Robert Gallup | 1999 | — |
| 73 | Samantha Kuhr | 1999 | — |
| 74 | Craig Brown | 1999 | — |
| 75 | David Bonsukan | 1999 | — |
| 76 | Gigi Joyner | 2000 | — |
| 77 | Robert Levitt | 2000 | — |
| 78 | John Lee | 2000 | — |
| 79 | Steve Contreras | 2001 | — |
| 80 | Lynn Levitt | 2001 | — |
| 81 | Chuck Joyner | 2001 | — |
| 82 | Phillip Turner | 2001 | — |
| 83 | Robert Bedell | 2002 | — |
| 84 | Steve Burgin | 2002 | — |
| 85 | Steven Binder | 2003 | — |
| 86 | Andre Jones | 2003 | — |
| 87 | Jim Lerman | 2003 | — |
| 88 | Alan Chu | 2003 | — |
| 89 | Bill Jenkins | 2003 | — |
| 90 | Matthew Kamkar | 2004 | — |
| 91 | Henry Mosquera | 2004 | — |
| 92 | Steven Notari | 2004 | — |
| 93 | Mark Levitt | 2004 | — |
| 94 | David Kamkar | 2004 | — |
| 95 | Aaron Schwartz | 2004 | — |
| 96 | Mark Roden | 2004 | — |
| 97 | Amy Doublet | 2004 | — |
| 98 | Hai Van Spanholtz | 2004 | — |
| 99 | Irma Perez | 2004 | — |
| 100 | Daniel Kamkar | 2004 | — |
| 101 | Laura Wides | 2004 | — |
| 102 | Sia Adibi | 2005 | — |
| 103 | Eun Sun Chang | 2005 | — |
| 104 | Robert La Franco | 2005 | — |
| 105 | Ken Parr | 2005 | — |
| 106 | Julia Khan | 2005 | — |
| 107 | Jeanie Yu | 2005 | — |
| 108 | Lovelia Soriano | 2005 | — |
| 109 | Bill Plasket | 2005 | — |
| 110 | Brian Hennesey | 2006 | Last 1st Dan listed under Grandmaster Han |
| 111 | Kelsey Jaquard | 2007 | IHF / Master Friske & Master Cruz |
| 112 | Cecilia De La Paz | 2007 | — |
| 113 | Sean Lynch | 2007 | — |
| 114 | Jonothan Bue | 2007 | — |
| 115 | Mark Greishaber | 2007 | — |
| 116 | Regina Gong | 2007 | — |
| 117 | Charise Older | 2007 | — |
| 118 | Anton Summers | 2007 | — |
| 119 | Spiros Stomotopolis | 2007 | — |
| 120 | Mitch Grobeson | 2009 | — |
| 121 | Michael Kamkar | 2009 | Mushin Hapkido / Master Friske |
| 122 | Art Binder | 2009 | — |
| 123 | Theo Lacy | 2010 | — |
| 124 | Ronald Rohde | 2010 | — |
| 125 | Magnus Ekelund | 2013 | — |
| 126 | Maddison Tung | 2014 | — |
| 127 | Scott Blakely | 2014 | — |
| 128 | David Nik | 2014 | — |
| 129 | Jeremy Adams | 2015 | — |
| 130 | Aria Aghalarpour | 2015 | — |
IHF lineage
44 recorded2nd Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Carpenter | 1982 | — |
| 2 | Eric Friske | 1982 | — |
| 3 | Mark Gannon | 1983 | — |
| 4 | Danny Cruz | 1983 | — |
| 5 | Harvey Schwartz | 1987 | — |
| 6 | Gabriel Thiery | 1988 | — |
| 7 | Stephen Cord | 1991 | — |
| 8 | Michael Katleman | 1991 | — |
| 9 | Marcus Sakamoto | 1992 | — |
| 10 | Richard Irvin | 1992 | — |
| 11 | Patrick La Coq | 1994 | — |
| 12 | Larry Kerr | 1995 | — |
| 13 | Thomas Yi | 1995 | — |
| 14 | John Mason | 1996 | — |
| 15 | Dan Mark | 1996 | — |
| 16 | Allyn Katleman | 1996 | — |
| 17 | Rick Jurasky | 1996 | — |
| 18 | Tristan Molina | 1997 | — |
| 19 | Jamie Crook | 1997 | — |
| 20 | Kalon Welch | 1997 | — |
| 21 | Konrad Bright | 1997 | — |
| 22 | Maureen Tobin | 1998 | — |
| 23 | Johnny Moran | 1998 | — |
| 24 | Rick Scott | 1998 | — |
| 25 | Everett Newell | 2002 | — |
| 26 | John Rodriguez | 2002 | — |
| 27 | Barrett Carerre | 2002 | — |
| 28 | Charles Doublet | 2002 | — |
| 29 | Jon Davis | 2002 | — |
| 30 | Brian Buck | 2002 | — |
| 31 | Phillip Turner | 2003 | — |
| 32 | David Reece | 2003 | — |
| 33 | Peter Batte | 2003 | — |
| 34 | John Moses | 2003 | — |
| 35 | Robert Levitt | 2003 | — |
| 36 | Lynn Levitt | 2004 | — |
| 37 | Robert Bedell | 2005 | — |
| 38 | Steve Burgin | 2005 | — |
| 39 | Henry Mosquera | 2006 | Last 2nd Dan listed under Grandmaster Han |
| 40 | Ken Parr | 2007 | IHF / Master Friske & Master Cruz |
| 41 | Jim Lerman | 2010 | Mushin Hapkido / Master Friske |
| 42 | Steven Bettencourt | 2011 | — |
| 43 | Alan Chu | 2015 | — |
| 44 | David Nik | 2015 | — |
IHF lineage
20 recorded3rd Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Carpenter | 1987 | — |
| 2 | Eric Friske | 1987 | — |
| 3 | Danny Cruz | 1987 | — |
| 4 | Mark Gannon | Not recorded | — |
| 5 | Harvey Schwartz | 1991 | — |
| 6 | Stephen Cord | 1995 | — |
| 7 | Michael Katleman | 1995 | — |
| 8 | Patrick La Coq | Not recorded | — |
| 9 | Thomas Yi | Not recorded | — |
| 10 | John Mason | 2004 | — |
| 11 | Kalon Welch | 2004 | — |
| 12 | Rick Scott | 2004 | — |
| 13 | Phillip Turner | 2004 | — |
| 14 | Dan Mark | 2004 | Last 3rd Dan listed under Grandmaster Han |
| 15 | Jon Davis | 2007 | IHF / Master Friske & Master Cruz |
| 16 | Brian Buck | 2007 | — |
| 17 | John Moses | 2007 | — |
| 18 | Robert Levitt | 2007 | — |
| 19 | Rob Bedell | 2009 | Mushin Hapkido / Master Friske |
| 20 | Steve Burgin | 2009 | — |
IHF lineage
12 recorded4th Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Carpenter | 1990 | — |
| 2 | Eric Friske | 1990 | — |
| 3 | Danny Cruz | 1990 | — |
| 4 | Mark Gannon | Not recorded | — |
| 5 | Harvey Schwartz | 1994 | — |
| 6 | Stephen Cord | 1998 | — |
| 7 | Michael Katleman | 1998 | — |
| 8 | Thomas Yi | Not recorded | Last 4th Dan listed under Grandmaster Han |
| 9 | Kalon Welch | 2007 | IHF / Master Friske & Master Cruz |
| 10 | Rick Scott | 2009 | Mushin Hapkido / Master Friske |
| 11 | Robert Levitt | 2009 | — |
| 12 | Robert Bedell | 2013 | — |
IHF lineage
5 recorded5th Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Friske | 1995 | — |
| 2 | Danny Cruz | 1995 | — |
| 3 | Mark Gannon | Not recorded | — |
| 4 | Stephen Cord | 2007 | Honorary; IHF / Master Friske & Master Cruz |
| 5 | Robert Levitt | 2014 | Mushin Hapkido / Master Friske (Master Cruz) |
IHF lineage
2 recorded6th Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Friske | 2000 | — |
| 2 | Danny Cruz | 2000 | — |
IHF lineage
2 recorded7th Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Friske | 2008 | — |
| 2 | Danny Cruz | 2008 | — |
Additional federation records
Affiliate black belts
Affiliate awards are listed separately from the main lineage sequence. Many affiliate practitioners also held higher ranks in other martial arts.
Affiliate
19 recorded1st Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wohlwend | 1998 | — |
| 2 | Lori DeGroot | 1998 | — |
| 3 | Shauna Ames | 1998 | — |
| 4 | Teresa Schmidt (Wohlwend) | 1999 | — |
| 5 | Steven Bettencourt | 1999 | — |
| 6 | Forrest Rindels | 2000 | — |
| 7 | Herbert Patterson | 2002 | — |
| 8 | Monty Hendrix | 2003 | — |
| 9 | Jerome Weber | 2004 | — |
| 10 | Micah Miller | 2005 | — |
| 11 | Travis Miller | 2005 | — |
| 12 | Ryan Danzey | 2005 | — |
| 13 | David Hill | 2005 | — |
| 14 | Manuel Olivarez | 2005 | — |
| 15 | Robby Foss | 2006 | — |
| 16 | Michel Wilson | 2007 | — |
| 17 | Agnia McGinn | 2007 | — |
| 18 | Dug Weston | 2007 | — |
| 19 | Bruce McKillican | 2007 | — |
Affiliate
2 recorded2nd Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wohlwend | 1999 | — |
| 2 | Monty Hendrix | 2005 | — |
Affiliate
1 recorded3rd Dan
| No. | Name | Year | Record note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monty Hendrix | 2007 | — |