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Master Randy Word

Master Randy Word is a 4th Degree Black Belt under Kyoshi Jason David Frank.

He has over 15 years of experience and is currently the Program Director for RSKA. In 1996 Sensei Randy won the R.S.K.C. Triple Crown Award by finishing First Place in weapons, forms, and fighting for the year. In 1997 Randy was ranked No.2 in the country by the North American Sport Karate Association (N.A.S.K.A.) finishing first at the Mile High Classic in Denver Colorado and at the London-Ontario National Championship in Canada and finishing in Second place at the Battle of Atlanta, New England Open, and U.S. Capitol Classic in D.C. just to name a few.

Sensei Dean

Sensei Dean is a 3rd Degree Black Belt at Rising Sun Karate. He has over 12 years of martial arts experience. His martial arts training started with the study of Fu San Soo. Sensei Dean has been teaching at Rising Sun Karate for over 5 years. Helping, training, and conditioning students to be the best they can. Sensei Dean is always willing to help answer any questions you may have about form, technique, sparring, etc. He is a dedicated member to the Rising Sun Karate family.

Sensei Kyle

2nd Degree Black Belt. He began studying karate in 1998 at the age of 4. Shortly thereafter he entered the competitive arena. In January 1999, he won first place in musical forms at the USA Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the L.A. Open in March 1999, he won the coveted Grand Champion trophy. Kyle earned his first degree black belt from Kyoshi Jason David Frank in September 2003. In December 2004, Kyle was inducted into the Junior Black Belt Hall of Fame. He then went on to earn his second degree black belt on his 11th birthday in 2005. He currently assists teaching classes at Rising Sun Karate Academy in California and gives private instruction to younger students. Kyoshi Frank bestowed the "Sensei" title on Kyle in July 2006. Kyle owes his passion for the martial arts to his former instructor, Sensei Erik Frank, and to his current instructors Kyoshi Jason David Frank and Sensei Randy Word. Kyle strives to be a positive role model to other children, and he is a great example of how dedication, discipline, and leadership result from the study of martial arts.

Sensei Jason

Sensei Jason 2nd Degree Black Belt. Sensei Jason was born and raised in Oklahoma City, OK.

"Although football and baseball took up all of my time, I had a growing interest in the martial arts. Finally at the age of 12 I was given my shot to train, and I haven’t looked back since. I received my Sho-Dan Black Belt at the age of 17. I took a break from teaching and training to attend college.

When I came home from college, I began instructing again at my old dojo. Then, through someone I know, I was introduced to the RSKA organization. From that point on my dreams started to become reality. Today I am still attending college pursuing my BS in psychology and still training hard. It is an honor for me to be a part of the best dojo in the country and to train with the best martial artists I have ever known. Thank you Kyoshi Frank".

Sensei Ignacio

2nd Degree Black Belt. Sensei Ignacio has been in martial arts for over five years.

"I first started when i was 13 years old. Through martial arts I have become a confident person, and it has helped me both mentally and physically. I have developed better self-discipline and self-control. I have learned that being in martial arts can help me take on more challenges and has given me the courage to do so. It has helped me to push myself to my limits and then go beyond them.

Sensei Nick

Sensei Nick is a 2nd Degree Black Belt at Rising Sun Karate. He now has over 8 years of martial arts experience. He gained his first exposure to Martial Arts at Toso Kune Do with Kyoshi Frank and then moved to Rising Sun when it first opened. He received his Black Belt on June 15, 2002 and then received his second degree on August 7, 2004. He also was inducted into the Hall of Fame and received an award by 10th Degree Black Belt Dr. Jim Thomas. Since then he has received his Sensei title and is starting to teach classes.

Sensei Sam Domingo

Sensei Sam Domingo has been with Rising Sun Karate Academy for over
5 years studying and training under Kyoshi Frank's Toso Kune Do
system of martial arts. His first experience with martial arts was as a
teenager training under Sensei Richard Kim studying Shorinji-ryu
Karate. He enjoys the Toso Kune Do curriculum for it's wide variety
of martial arts techniques and philosophies and is currently assisting
Kyoshi with a book on Toso Kune Do as well as assisting in the
production of Kyoshi's training CD's and mp3 podcasts.

Sensei Sam

Sensei Sam has been passionate about the martial arts his entire life. Even though he didn't begin formal training until 6, he did his best to teach himself what he could at an early age. After attaining a real instructor for himself, he began heavily training in the art of Tae Kwon Do. Also dabbling a little in Kenpo and Kung fu. After a few years Sensei Sam felt a burning desire to expand his art and study and began drifting to different instructors.

After so long he realized that he was learning new things but very little. It was when he was about 19 that his true destiny as a Martial Artist came along. The Rising Sun Karate Academy. After taking his first class he realized that he had found the kind of training that was needed his entire life. It was then he met the instructor, mentor, and friend that would change his life. Kyoshi Frank. Steady training and teaching at the academy led to Sensei Sam to become a First Degree Black Belt under Kyoshi. Now Sensei Sam is a dedicated instructor to all the students at Rising Sun Karate. And now he is determined to be the best he can be at the Academy and own his own school under the Rising Sun name.

Sensei David

Sensei David is a First Degree Black Belt under Kyoshi Frank. An avid and dedicated martial artist, he holds the most interest in studying various weapons, primarily the Japanese sword, other specialized fighting styles such as Muay Thai, and the ways of the late Samurai. Having extensively traveled during adolescent years has given him extended world experience and allowed him to take a very well rounded cultural stance on many issues including the martial arts.

Possessing great interest in Asian cultures, philosophies, and spiritual beliefs, he has within himself combined his knowledge of both to create a unique personal understanding of the realm of martial arts. With the help of inspirations such as Kyoshi Frank, friends, himself, and other martial arts icons, David hopes to train himself rigorously so that he also may one day inspire those of future generations to excel on his journey to discovering the path of the true warrior.

Sensei Vincent

Sensei Vincent is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Toso Kune Do under Kyoshi Jason David Frank. He began his training in the martial arts at the young age of 6. As he grew in age and rank, he realized that martial arts was not a hobby, but a way of life. He received his junior black belt at the age of 15. He was a seasoned competitor and not only enjoyed his personal success, but helping others succeed.

He began at RSKA . He was soon given the honor of being a trainee, then on November 24, 2006, he tested for his 1st degree black belt and received it on November 25, 2006. His goal is to continue growing in the martial arts and guide others towards their goals. He takes great pride in his position as an instructor and enjoys the fact that he is helping to bring an entirely new generation to black belt excellence!

Sensei Zach

Martial arts always peaked my interest. From martial arts epics like "Enter the Dragon", and "Bloodsport", to local demonstrations, I was always fascinated by martial arts. As a kid I never had the opportunity to engage in martial arts due to the lack of dojos where I grew up. Regular sports didn't get my attention like martial arts did. There was something amazing and different with the arts, it wasn't just a game like the other sports, but a way of life. When I moved to the outskirts of my town I began to find more available locations to train, however most of these dojos didn't offer the kind of training I desired.

So I tried place after place until for a while I had taken a break from martial arts and found myself missing something; at this point I had heard about Rising Sun Karate Academy. I met Master Frank and was given a demo CD which changed things drastically. I went home, watched it, and was amazed; this was the real deal! A fire was rekindled within me and I began training at RSKA day after day. Eventually I was given the opportunity to share my knowledge with other students by becoming an instructor, and now the rest is history!

Sensei Aron

Sensei Aron 1st Degree Black Belt was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and has always had a passion for Karate. He started when he was 5 years old at a Shotokan school Glencoe, Illinois. It was actually a tournament school, and was part of the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union). He would travel all around the country, competing in various tournaments. He did tournaments until he was about 13, and around that age he found the other passion in his life, filmmaking.

After participating in anything film related throughout high school, he was accepted into one of the top film schools in the United States, the California Institute of the Arts, is where he currently is still a student, studying hard for his bachelor degree in the Arts. If it wasn’t for college, he might have never have moved out to California, and he would have never have seen Rising Sun Karate down the road. He was very grateful to have gotten into such a great college, but even more appreciated to have it be located near one of the finest Martial Arts schools he has have ever seen. He has been with Rising Sun for about three years now, and since he had prior experience in the martial arts, he started out as a 3rd Kyu Brown Belt. Always having a positive attitude and helping out he moved up to trainee, and soon after joined the Rising Sun staff to become an instructor. Sensei Aron received his Black Belt on April 14, 2006, and it was on that day that not only did he display a great amount of courage, strength, and perseverance, but most of all, he showed his loyalty to Rising Sun. In the future, he wishes to hold a respectable job in the film industry, and also to be part of the Rising Sun family forever.

Patrick Hutton Bio

Nick Name: BAM BAM
Record 5-2
Cornermans record 2-0

Patrick Hutton, I am from Rock Island, Illinois. I am 32 years old and started boxing when I was a kid. I played many sports as a child: Soccer, baseball, basketball, boxing and football. I played football and baseball all four years in high school. However, the two that stuck out to me the most was boxing and football. As a kid I boxed amateur and won four golden gloves championships. Read More

Tom McCusker

1993 Houston Golden Gloves Champion
Many competitive boxing matches
Trained and sparred with many world champions and Olympians.
- Rockey Juarez - Olympic Silver Medalist and Title Contender
- Raul Marquez - Olympic Silver Medalist and World Champion
- Thomas Tate - World Champion
- Frank Tate - Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion
- Juan Diaz - World Champion
- Reggie Johnson - World Champion
- Junior Jones - World Champion
- David Gonzalez - Title Contender
- Lewis Woods - NABF Champion
Certified Boxing instructor under USA Boxing
Trained Boxers for Houston Golden Gloves and many other fight nights.
Trained men, women, and children of all ages.
Trains in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu/ submission wrestling.
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Blue belt under Gracie Barra Black belt Travis Tooke.
Fought in Ground Control National grappling tournament and other in Dallas, Texas.

Mrs Tammie Frank

Tammie Frank has been involved in martial arts for more than 4 years. She is currently training for her Black Belt. She is also involved in the women's training here at Rising Sun Karate and is inspiration to all students. Her
dedication and love for the martial arts are what keep her striving for Black Belt excellence.