Martial Arts Awards

• 6th Dan Tae Kwon Do Moo Duk Kwan USA
• 2nd Dan Tae Kwon Do
• 2nd Dan Hap Ki Do
• 1st Dan Okinawan White Crane
• 1st Dan Kempo karate
• 1st Dan American Karate
• Placed 2nd in Weapons in the 1994 World Tournament competition against 25 competing countries.
• Placed 1st and 2nd in Breaking, Sparring, Weapons and Forms in multiple competitions in the US.
• Has trained with Tae Kwon Do Olympic Coaches, Grandmaster Jae C. Shin, Black Belt Hall of Fame Master Chamberlis, Dr. Tao, and Ed Parker along with many other leaders in Martial Arts.

Master Ray Blydenburgh 6th Degree Degree Black Belt

   Ray Blydenburgh began his Martial Art training in 1972 while living in Maine where he studied Okinawan White Crane Karate. He received his first Black Belt in the late 70's in that system.
   While studying engineering at the University of Massachusetts he was commissioned in the United States Army, and scored in the top 10 percentile of the country.
   During this time, he continued his martial arts training at various martial arts training halls in Kempo, Hapkido and Boxing. In 1985 he was honorably discharged and one year later started studying Tang Soo Do as his primary art.
   When he received his black belt in 1992 in Tang Soo Do he began his studies in T'ai Chi Ch'uan while continuing his study of Tang Soo Do.

Using his extensive martial arts background he has combined all of these styles into one solid system. He believes that Martial Arts is not just one style but a selection of many techniques to meet today's need for self-protection and positive personal growth

Short Stories

I started martial arts in 1964 in the Uechi-Ryu Karate Association under Sensei George Mattson in Boston.  Later in the 60`s I transferred to Worcester and trained under one of Sensei Mattson`s students Sensei John Spencer

Upon my return from Vietnam I continued with the Korean Martial Arts in the Moo Duk Kwan system under Sah Bum Nim Jose Santamaria.