NCK Executive Board Honors Professor
Cerio
NCK Executive Board Members, back row, from far right:
Maryann Weeden, Craig Seavey, Clermont Poulin, John James
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NCK Executive Board Honors Professor
Cerio |
On
Saturday, February 3, 2007, the Professor William K.S. 'Thuderbolt' Chow
Memorial took place in San Francisco, California at the wonderful
Sheraton Gateway Hotel.
The
Professor Chow Memorial brought together five major offshoots of
Professor Chow's teachings along with the teachings of Great Grandmaster
James Mitose.
Nick
Cerio's Kenpo was invited to participate at the Memorial along with
Kosho-Ryu Kenpo, Go Shin Jitsu Kenpo/Chinese Kempo Kai, Kajukenbo,
American Kenpo, and Shaolin Kenpo. Representing Professor Nick
Cerio and Nick Cerio's Kenpo were Executive Board Members: Clermont Poulin,
Craig Seavey, John James, and
Maryann Weeden. The other systems were represented by the
following Founders/Successor/Representatives:
The day was marked by day-long Seminars taught by all of the
representatives and their respective styles. The Celebration
Banquet was punctuated by Recognition Awards given out to all of the
represented Styles. The NCK Executive board humbly and proudly
accepted the Plaque on behalf of Professor Nick Cerio. A special tribute and Plaque was
also given to
honor the memory of Great Grandmaster James Mitose, Kenpo/Kempo's
founder. The evening ended with the dedication of a sculpted
one-of-a-kind Plaque to honor Professor Chow. All of the systems
founders' and representatives' names, who participated at the Memorial,
were included on the Plaque as a special 'Thank You' by the Memorial's
sponsor and host, Master Bill Chun, Jr. It was truly a moving
experience to be part of an event honoring one of Kenpo/Kempo history's
most important figures. Nick Cerio's Kenpo and the NCK Executive
Board wishes to thank Master Bill Chun, Jr. for inviting us and giving
us the opportunity to pay our respect to Professor Cerio publicly.
It was an honor and a privilege. |