C&S Self Defense Association
C&S Self Defense Association Registered Black Belts

C&S Self Defense Association membership is limited to those who train directly under a Certified Black Belt in our Association, and all Programs are headed only by Black Belts who are active members of the Association. All C&S Members and Programs are recertified each year by the Association. Certificates attesting to the current years status are available for review.

C&S Self Defense Association Registered Black Belts: as of January 2022

Name Rank Dan# Member of Home State
Austin, Stephen 1 48 Vanguard Karate Club Effingham IL
Barrett, Isabel 1 51 Sachem Self Defense School Leland NC
Beccue, Dwayne 5 24 Vanguard Karate Club Shumway IL
Bushue, Kerry 7 16 White Crane Martial Arts Academy Beecher City IL
Downs, Rick 3 41 Bear Den Karate Club Kittery ME
George, Michael 1 39 Oak Forrest Karate Club Westminster City CO
House, Tim 6 8 Tai Chien Dojo Portsmouth NH
Jones, Russell 6 26 Sachem Self Defense School Laconia NH
Landers, David 9 3 Storm Dragon Dojo Effingham IL
Larison, Joseph 7 15 Sun Leopard Fighting Arts Montrose IL
Mozier, Richard Jr. 1 46 Sachem Self Defense School Laconia NH
Nancarrow, James 5 22 Northwood School of Self Defense Altamonte Springs FL
Parker, Carl 5 6 Defensive Movement Training Albuquerque NM
Petitjean, Scott 5 31 Shawnee Hills Martial Arts Carbondale IL
Plessner, Scott 2 45 Sachem Self Defense School Laconia NH
Romiglio, Thomas 1 50 Sachem Self Defense School Northfield NH
Rose, Peter 9 1 Rose School of Karate New Durham NH
Ruff, Scott Allen 1 28 Sun Leopard Fighting Arts Altamont IL
Shuler, David 3 35 Dragon Warrior Dojo Mt. Vernon IL
Solorzano, Eleanne 2 47 Rose School of Karate Exeter NH
Ulmer, Brad 2 18 Storm Dragon Dojo Mattoon IL


Past C&S Self Defense Association Black Belts

Note: Almost all past members who are listed as 'Resigned' were direct students of Master Paul Dusenbery under his Tiger Line association, which became a parallel organization to C&S in the mid 2000s.

Name Rank Dan# Member of City State
*** Arlington, Charlie (Retired) 2 7 Rose School of Karate Hampton NH
*** Bennetts, Steve (Resigned) 2 33 Kersey Karate Club Kersey CO
*** Boggs, Rose (Retired) 2 14 Storm Dragon Dojos Effingham IL
*** Brackney, William (Retired) 2 19 Storm Dragon Dojos/Flora Effingham IL
*** Dusenbery, Paul (Resigned) 7 2 Boulder Karate Club Boulder CO
*** Edwards, Joanne (Resigned) 1 37 Boulder Karate Club Superior CO
*** Folger, Tyler (Demoted/Removed) 1 32 Chung-Fu-Do Fort Collins CO
*** Fussman, Chuck (Resigned) 1 43 Chung Fu-do Fort Collins CO
*** Goering, Bryan (Retired) 2 12 Storm Dragon Dojos Effingham IL
*** Goering, Kim (Retired) 1 13 Storm Dragon Dojos Effingham IL
*** Goter, Dan (Resigned) 2 11 Boulder Karate Club Denver CO
*** Holman, Larry (Resigned) 3 29 Somersworth School of Self Defense Dover NH
*** House, Cynthia (Retired) 1 30 Rose School of Karate Portsmouth NH
*** Jones, Robert (Retired) 4 17 Storm Dragon Dojos Effingham IL
*** Kelly, David (Deceased) 1 36 Somersworth School of Self Defense South Berwick ME
Parish, William (Retired) 3 23 Orange School of Karate Orange TX
*** Ragel, Linda (Retired) 1 25 American Dragon Effingham IL
Richter, Martin (Retired) 2 49 Tai Chien Dojo Epping NH
*** Serven, Brian (Retired) 2 44 Rose School of Karate Northwood NH
*** Shafer, Timothy (Resigned) 4 21 Okinawan Karate Club Fort Collins CO
*** Shaw, David (Resigned) 4 9 York Self Defense Club York ME
Shuler, William (Deceased) 3 34 Dragon Warrior Dojo Effingham IL
*** Souriolle, Arthur (Resigned) 1 42 Somersworth School of Self Defense South Berwick ME
*** Thompson, Tom (Resigned) 4 5 Denver Karate Club Westminster CO
*** Van Sickle, Wally (Resigned) 1 38 Boulder Karate Club Boulder CO
*** Vigue, Joanne (Resigned) 1 27 York Self Defense Club York ME
*** Vinciguerra, Brian (Resigned) 3 10 Somersworth School of Self Defense South Berwick ME
*** Vinciguerra, Bruce (Resigned) 5 4 Somersworth School of Self Defense Somersworth NH
*** Wilkewitz, Daniel (Resigned) 4 20 Chung Fu-do Fort Collins CO
*** Williams, Scott (Retired) 3 40 Red Leaf Karate Club Johns Island SC


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