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GRANDMASTER
FRANK E. SANCHEZ
is a 10th Degree Black Belt and one
of the true modern day Sokes of martial
arts in America. His system of SAN-JITSU
is Guam's first Internationally recognized
martial art style. Born April 21, 1948
in the Village of Tamuning, he was made
an Honorary Ambassador-At-Large for
Guam in 1976. He also holds a Honorary
Doctorate in Humanities from Great Plains
Baptist College in South Dakota. A student
of martial arts since age 11, Sanchez
holds Black Belts in Judo, Jiu-Jitsu,
Karate and a Red Sash in Jing Jow Pai
Kung-Fu. He also studied boxing as a
youth from his Father, Francisco Sanchez
who was a Boxer in the Pacific Fleet
& learned wrestling to supplement
his martial arts training. His most
famous instructors include Hawaiian
born Professor Siegfried Kufferath who
was one of the legends of the popular
worldwide Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jiu-Jitsu
System and Yushitoshi “Moon”
Watanabe, former all Hawaiian Islands
Judo Champion. His system of San-Jitsu
which was formulated in the Village
of Toto, Guam in 1971 has received worldwide
attention in magazines and seminars
as one of the more brutal and unique
styles of Jiu-Jitsu practiced today.
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A Senior Advisor to the HAWAII MARTIAL
ARTS INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY headquartered
in Hawaii; Ambassador for the MARTIAL
ARTS ASSOCIATION – INTERNATIONAL
in Germany; and Supreme Advisor for the
MARTIAL ARTS COLLECTIVE SOCIETY in California;
Sanchez is also the Founder and Executive
Director of the WORLD
HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL which
is the largest and most elite of the martial
arts grandmasters organizations in existence
today. He has also been given Honorary
Membership in over 30 martial arts associations
worldwide and is one of the few civilians
certified by ASLET (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINERS) as a Police
trainer. Board Member of the I.A.M.A.
in New York
Articles on Sanchez and his SAN-JITSU
system have appeared in International
publications such as BLACK BELT,
INSIDE KUNG-FU, INSIDE KARATE, KARATE/
KUNG-FU ILLUSTRATED, THE WORLD OF MARTIAL
ARTS, BUDO DOJO, THE KARATE VOICE, FULL
CONTACT, TAEKWONDO TIMES, THE KARATE STAR
(from India), CINTURON NEGRO (from Spain),
KAMPFKUNST INTERNATIONAL (from Germany),
COMBAT (from England), LATTE (from Guam),
etc. His book on the subject of SAN-JITSU
written in 1976, can also be found in
the Reference Section of Guam’s
Libraries, the Pacific Islands Collection
of the University of Guam, the Guam Museum
& England’s Cambridge University
Micronesian Center. Sanchez’s picture
& bio can also be found in the R.O.S.S.
Martial Art Museum in Russia. He has also
appeared nationally and internationally
on TV and is featured in various videos
in Russia, Canada & the U.S., including
the video documentaries, AMERICAN
MASTERS & CHAMPIONS OF THE MARTIAL
ARTS and THE GATEWAY.
In constant demand for personal appearances
and seminars all over the world, Professor
Sanchez has been inducted into martial
arts Halls of Fame both nationally and
abroad for his work in the arts, garnering
“Living Legend” and “Most
Distinguished Grandmaster” Awards
for his lifetime dedication to the martial
arts.
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