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Black Sash Board

From 1974 through present

I am proud to have promoted the following students to the rank of Black Sash:

Fifth Degree:

• Daniel Ettipio

Fourth Degree:

• John DiNatale

Third Degree:

• Robert Gott
• Phil Seggio
• Paul Belanger

Second Degree:

• Glen Winkowski
• Richard King
• J.P. Joss
• John Boron
• Chris Weber

First Degree:

• Mike Dean
• Peter Lang
• Kathy Evingham
• Chris Sikorski
• David Kosanovich
• John Davis
• Carl Noreck
• Steve Halasz
• Matthew Peck
• Michael Gott
• Barbara Andrade
• Joseph Brecker
• Ernie Toepfer
• Frank Grimaldi
• Chad Grohman
• Dean Mandel

No other student has ever been promoted to Black Sash in Mandarin Kung Fu.

Sifu Norman Mandarino

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