US ASSOCIATION OF MARTIAL ARTISTS, INC.
Established in Memory of Master James H. Hawkes, 10th Dan
USAMA Corporate Officers
Sue Hawkes, 7th Dan
Rick Fields, 9th Dan
USAMA Executive Board
Administration
th
Sue Hawkes, 7 Dan – President/Director
Cassandra Shults, 7th Dan - Administrator
Lee Kittell, 8th Dan – Public Relations
Director
Chaplain
Rev. Rich Willard, 8th Dan
Chief Referee
Lee Kittell, 8th Dan
Points Coordinator
Cassandra Shults, 7th Dan
Medical Board Chairman
Dr. Rick Fields, 9th Dan
Hawkes International Society
President
Eddie Bethea, Jr., 8th Dan
Country Representatives
Hescar Aguilar, 5th Dan – Sonora, Mexico
Jose Guiral, 8th Dan - Spain
Styleheads
Fred Absher, 9th Dan – Kojosho Kempo
Nick Adler, 9th Dan - Isshinryu
Eddie Bethea, 8th Dan – Kobayashi
Shorin-Kan Shorin Ryu
th
David Blair, 9 Dan - Shotokan
Robert Bowles, 10th Dan – Shuri-Ryu
Fumio Demura, 9th Dan – Shito Ryu
Genbu Kai
th
Rick Fields, 9 Dan – Shorei Goju
Eli Guzman, 7th Dan – Take Down Sparring
Bruce Heilman, 10th Dan – Okinawa Kenpo
& Okinawa Kenpo Kobudo
Michel Laurin, 9th Dan – Shorinjiryu &
Koshiki
th
John Tsai, 10 Level Black Sash – Shaolin/
Mei Hua Chuan
th
Tim VanDenover, 8 Dan - Chanbara
Robert Yarnall, 9th Dan – Matsubayashi
Shorin Ryu
Kancho
Terry Maccarrone, 8th Dan – Matsubayashi
Shorin Ryu
USA State Representatives
Frank Caliguri, 9th Dan - Pennsylvania
James Cook, 9th Dan - Tennessee
Maria Evans, 7th Dan - California
Woodrow Fairbanks, 10th Dan - Ohio
Larry Isaac, 10th Dan – North Carolina
Damos Rosenthal, 7th Dan - Illinois
Steve St. Pierre, 9th Dan - Indiana
Tim VanDenover, 8th Dan - Arizona
Chris Weis, 4th Dan – New Mexico
The association provides a venue for martial
artists to come together to share ideas, further
their knowledge through seminars, receive
recognition of individual accomplishments, and
to compete in a fair and safe environment.