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Dr. John "Bosco"
Waldrop, Soke,
Judan (10th degree Black Belt)
At age 12, Grand Master John "Bosco" Waldrop worked at
the YMCA in exchange for a membership in a Karate school.
Grandmaster John Waldrop has achieved not only one Black Belt but
numerous, including a 10th Degree Black Belt. John received his Soke by
Soke Council consisting of Grandmaster Carlos Diaz, Soke., Grandmaster
Giovani Acevedo,Soke., Grandmaster Michael DeFillipo, Soke.,
Grandmaster Raul Soto,Kudan. John also holds a 7th degree black belt in
Sei Ryoku Zen Yo Karate by Grandmaster Carlos Diaz, a 6th Degree in
Combat Sport karate, Sport Tae-Kwon-Do, a 5th Degree Black Belt by Soke
Darrell Cain in Cain-Ryu-Bujutsu Karate, a 3rd Degree Black Belt in
Hutton-Ryu-Jitsu, a 2nd Degree Black Belt by in American Fudoshin
Bujutsu. In 1988, he opened up his own school The Combat Sport Karate
Club. After four years, he was to close the school due to relocation.
Grand Master Waldrop also conducts seminars on Hand to Hand Self
Defense and refereed at over 300 "Tuff Man" & kickboxing events
including for the original "FX Tuff Man." He has also practiced Boxing
for several years. In 1996 he won the A.F.T.A. Illinois Full Contact
Kickboxing Champion Title Belt also he was a Silver Medalist and
Illinois State Champion in Fighting. 2000 he was inducted into the
U.S.M.A. Hall of Fame and honored as the "Outstanding Martial Artist of
the Year." 2001 he was inducted in to the World Martial Arts
League & International Association of Karate & Kobudo Hall of
Fame in Puerto Rico and into the W.H.O.S.C. Hall of Fame as the "Master
Competitor of the Year." In 2002 He founded the I.C.K.O. Illinois
Martial Arts Hall of Fame, I.C.K.O. Illinois
Martial Arts Organization, International Combat
Karate Organization,International Combat Karate
Hall Of Fame and is now teaching at community college and
at the Y.M.C.A. He was honored in the National Council of the Higher
Arts Education with The American Humanitarian Award.
In May 2003 Bosco received the “Outstanding Kick Boxing Instructor of
the
Year” from the WMAL & HRIMAA Hall of Fame in Kimberling City,
Missouri. After meeting and working with Bill "Super foot" Wallace and
Joe Lewis, John still has another dream to fulfill: to appear in a
Martial Arts movie
Positions
, Ranks and Titles Held
- Founder (Soke) and President Illinoius Combat Karate
- Vice President World Union of Sokes
- Member Board of Directors Cain Ryu Bujutsu Karate
Assoc.
- Illinois Combat Karate-10th Dan
- Sei Ryoku Zen Yo Karate Kobudo-9th Dan Certified
Master Instructor
- Tae Kwon Do-5th Dan
- Cain Ryu Bujutsu - 6th Dan Certified Master Instructor
- Hutton Ryu - 3rd Dan
- Master Instructor Certification Special Forces
Awards
and accomplishments
- 4 time inductee USMA hall of Fame
- 3 time inductee USA International
Black Belt hall of Fame
- 2 Time inductee to WMAL Hall of
Fame
- 2 Time inductee to World union of
Sokes Hall of Fame
- Inductee to International
Karate Kobudo Hall
of Fame
- Inductee to International Jujitsu
Hall of Fame-PR
- Inductee Action Martial arts Hall
of Fame
- Inductee International Champion
Hall of Fame -PR
- Recognized by the91st general
assembly Illinois state House of Rep. for personal achievement in the
Martial
arts
- AKA Grand Champion
- 5 Time Gold Medal Prairie State
Games
- 3 Time Silver Medal Prairie State
Games
- Silver medal Tae Kwon Do Illinois
state
- Illinois Freestyle Fighting Grand
Champion
- Illinois Feather weight AFTA
Champion-Full Contact Kickboxing
- Referee numerous Illinois Tuff man
Fights
Associated
with and Recognized by:
- World Union of Sokes – O’Sensei Carlos
Diaz
- Sei Ryoku Zen Yo Karate Kobudo
Association- GM Raul Soto
- Cain Ryu Bujutsu Karate Association-
Soke Darrell Cain
- Hutton Ryu International Martial arts
Assoc.- Soke D.P. Hutton
- World Martial Arts League- Hapkido - GM Klaus
Schumacher
- United States Martial arts Assoc.-
O’Sensei Porter, GM Marty Kale
- Joel Chung Juk in Tae Kwon Do assoc.-
WTF-ITF- GM Michael DeFillipo
- Tae Kwon Do – WTF-ITF-GM William
Jefferies
- Tae Kwon Do & Olympic Coach –
WTF - GM Thomas Perry
- WuShu – Young Champions org.- Tammy
Schafer
- Goju-Kempo – GM Giovani Acevedo
- Winning Edge Karate- Goju- GM Bruce
Gunderson
- Hawaiian Jujitsu- Dr. Sam Lone Wolf
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"Bosco" John Waldrop
Illinois Combat Karate Org.
335 Bell St, Mt. Zion, Ill 62549
Telephone:
217-520-5555
Email:
combatorg@yahoo.com
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