Who Has Endorsed the Blackstone Standard?

This page provides an active listing of Governing Bodies, Councils, Associations, Organizations, Schools, Clubs, and Individuals that have Officially Endorsed the Blackstone Standard for Mixed Martial Arts.

Governing Bodies/Councils:

Associations/Organizations: 9

Shiloh Martial Arts Association – Memphis, TN, USA
T.C.B. Martial Arts Association – Branson, MO, USA
Mang Ho Ryu TKD System – Brooksville, FL, USA
International PaSaRyu Tae Kwon Do Association – Statesville, NC, USA
Malaysian Wenwu Martial Arts Association – Malaysia
Tigerman Karate Dojo and Museum (Pasaryu Museum) – Memphis, TN, USA
Sri Lanka Martial Arts (National Committee) – Colombo, Sri Lanka
Karate Federation of Nigeria – Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria Karate Association – Lagos, Nigeria

Schools/Clubs: 42

Robert Blackstone’s Karate Institute – Memphis TN, USA
DC Dragons – Olive Branch, MS, USA
Curtana Martial Arts Institute – Fort Collins, CO, USA
Kum Sung Martial Arts – Collierville, TN, USA
Frayser Academy Karate – Memphis, TN, USA
Hedland Taekwondo – Port Hedland, Western Australia, AU
Kajukenbo Self Defense -Birmingham, AL, USA
Kingdom Krav Maga – North Horn Lake, MS, USA
Curry’s Progressive Martial Arts – Endwell, NY, USA
Davis Martial Arts – Collierville, TN, USA
Crossroads Martial Arts – Corinth, MS,USA
TCB Martial Arts – Branson, MO, USA
Blackstone’s Karate – Germantown, TN, USA
Sanders Japanese Karate – Memphis, TN, USA
Raging Phoenix/Rev Wind Martial Arts Center – Memphis, TN, USA
Markaz Martial Arts Academy – Karachi, Pakistan, PK
Brownsville Karate Club – Brownsville, TN, USA
Kingdom Krav Maga Tupelo – Tupelo, MS, USA
Crenshaw’s USA Karate – Germantown, TN, USA
Crenshaw’s USA Karate – Collierville, TN, USA
Fearless Martial Arts and Family Fitness – Maben, MS, USA
Bolden’s Tae Kwon Do – Jackson, MS, USA
Clarke School of Choi Kwang Do – London, UK
Mid South Martial Arts – Las Vegas, NV, USA
TCB Martial Arts – Sneads Ferry/Camp Lejeune, NC, USA
Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai of Denton -Denton, TX, USA
Victory Martial Arts – Elizabethtown, KY, USA
Ryzak’s American Freestyle Martial Arts – Tulsa, OK, USA
Fighting Fit India – Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Midwest Karate Academy/Suibukan of Nebraska – Hickman, NE, USA
Phoenix Dragon Martial Arts – Port Angeles, Self Defense and Cardio Fitness – Port Angeles, WA, USA
Pacific Integrated Martial Arts- Long Beach, WA, USA
Maximum Martial Arts University – Las Cruces, NM , USA
Senatobia TaeKwon Do – Senatobia, MS, USA
Burke’s Karate Academy – Tallahassee, FL, USA
Mongoose Boxing, Kickboxing, and Karate Club – Gas City, Indiana, USA
Youngsan Karate – Centreville, Maryland (Eastern Shore), USA
Bujinkan Hachimon Dojo Malayia – Malaysia
American Karate and Martial Arts Science – Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
“Future Flowers” Children’s Home – Sri Lanka Martial Arts- Colombo, Sri Lanka
Supreme Shotokan International Karate Academy- Lagos, Nigeria
Tatsu Karate Kai Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago, TT

Individuals: 92

(From 26 States: AL, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA)

(From 12 Countries: USA, AU, CA, GY, IN, MY, NG, PH, PK, SRI, TT, UK)

Robert Blackstone – 9th Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Jeffrey Baker – 5th Dan – Olive Branch, MS, USA
Ralph White – 4th Dan – Germantown, TN, USA
Robin Webb Jr. – 4th Dan – Fort Collins, CO, USA
Deborah Pafford – 1st Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Wesley Patrick – 4th Dan – Southaven, MS, USA
Gerald Foster – 3rd Dan – Collierville, TN, USA
Drexel Heard – Grand Master – Birmingham, AL, USA
Kenneth Barber – 2nd Dan – Ashland, MS, USA
Ione (Tigress) Laughlin – 8th Dan Certified Instructor with World Black Belt Bureau- Memphis, TN, USA
Teresa Hicks – 5th Dan – Hernando, MS, USA
Troy Trudeau -9th Dan – Statesville, NC, USA
Tim Turner – 3rd Dan – Port Hedland, Western Australia, AU
Ben Saunders – 6th Dan – Clarksville, TN, USA
Tamika Curry – 3rd Dan – Endwell, NY, USA
Garry Welch – 9th Dan – Nesbit, MS, USA
David Curry – 5th Dan – Endwell, NY, USA
Barbara Davis – 9th Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Philip Lee – 10th Dan – Corinth, MS, USA
Marlene Jacks – 4th Dan – Luray, VA, USA
Wayne Carman -10th Dan – Branson, MO, USA
John R. Blackstone Jr. – 8th Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Kyoshi Cears L. Sanders, Jr. – 9th Dan- Memphis, TN, USA
Samuel Lund, – 6th Dan – Branson, MO, USA
Michael Gravatt – 3rd Dan -Southaven, MS, USA
David C. Porteous – 2nd Dan -Memphis, TN, USA
Chance Kornrumpf – 2nd Dan – Arlington, TN, USA
Jonathan Wilson -1st Dan – Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Phoenix Bonapart – 3rd Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Lynn Weaver – 1st Dan – Star Tannery, VA, USA
Abdul Samad Khan – 5th Dan – Karachi, Pakistan . PK
Michael (Mr. Rooster) Compton – 2nd Dan – Little Rock, AR, USA
Scott Allen – 5th degree – Boise, ID, USA
Bryan Kirby – 1st Dan – Certified law enforcement defensive tactics instructor – Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Thomas Stanifer – 9th Dan – Brownsville, TN, USA
Todd Via – 3rd Dan – Collierville, TN, USA
Troy Alsbrook – 2nd Dan – Olive Branch,MS, USA
Micah Welch – 2nd Dan and Krav Maga Instructor – Tupelo, MS, USA
Don Crenshaw – 6th Dan – Germantown, TN, USA
Zachary Crawford – 1st Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Adam Crawford – 1st Dan – Brandon, MS, USA
Judy McGrew Coleman – 2nd Dan – Hot Springs, AR, USA
Josh Buford – 6th Dan – Maben, MS, USA
Roy Newman – 5th Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Susan Wright – 3rd Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Danny Bolden – 7th Dan – Jackson, MS, USA
Niki Clarke – 1st Dan – London, UK
Mike Boatman – 1st Dan – Marion, AR, USA
Jeff Mullen – 5th Dan – Las Vegas, NV, USA
Patrick Wrenn – 10th Dan – Memphis, TN, USA
Gena Ake Hedgpeth – 2nd Dan – Branson, MO, USA
Lauren Sage – 2nd Dan – Jacksonville, FL, USA
Stacey A. Carnes – 3rd Dan – Cordova, TN, USA
David Gray – 1st Dan – La Grange , KY, USA
James Sylvester – 2nd Dan – Olive Branch, MS, USA
James E. Hammock, Jr – 5th Dan – Sneads Ferry/Camp Lejeune, NC, USA
Clay Morton – 6th Dan – Collierville, TN, USA
Grand Master Jay “Flying Tiger” Blanton – 10th Dan – Brooksville, FL, USA
Keith Kirk – 6th Dan – Simi Valley, CA, USA
Carla Kirk – 4th Dan – Simi Valley, CA, USA
Tony Palos – 6th Dan – Denton, TX, USA
Tina Palos – 6th Dan – Denton, TX, USA
Aaron Shipp – 5th Dan – Elizabethtown, KY, USA
James Farmer – 3rd Dan – Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Tylynn Farmer – 3rd Dan – Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Steve Ryzak Jr. – 3rd Dan – Tulsa, OK, USA
Matt Lo – 4th Dan – Lancaster, CA, USA
Nate Chadee Sheecharan – 2nd Dan – Private Investigator Attorney General province of Alberts – Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Hemal Shah -7th Dan – Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Terry Olson – 5th Dan – Lincoln , NE, USA
David Ventura – 3rd Dan – Port Angeles, WA, USA
Meghan Ventura – 3rd Dan – Port Angeles, WA, USA
Ella Ventura – 1st Dan – Port Angeles, WA, USA
Padme Grace – 6th Dan – Long Beach, WA, USA
Ashley Carter – 1st Dan – Milford, DE, USA
Justin Castillo – 6th Dan – Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Richard Storey – 5th Dan – Senatobia, MS, USA
Jeremy Bennett – 6th Dan – Senatobia, MS, USA
Tony “The Tiger” Rosser – 2nd Dan – World Champion (83 PKA World LT WT, 85 KICK World LT WT, 95 PKC World LT Welter WT) – Memphis, TN, USA
Russell Burke – 5th Dan – Tallahassee, FL, USA
Dennis “Mongoose” Roberts – 5th Dan – 4 Time World Kickboxing Champion -Gas City, Indiana, USA
GM H. James ‘Quietstorm’ Young – 8th Dan – Centreville, Maryland (Eastern Shore), USA
James Lee Peek-Kuan – 15th Dan – Selangor, Malaysia
GM Thomas Williams – 10th Dan – Three time USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee – Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
Nadia Rohoman – 3rd Dan – Georgetown, Guyana
Patrick Thompson – 1st Dan – Portageville, Missouri, USA
Master Prasad Wickramasinghe-Master-Colombo, Sri Lanka
Christopher Onuorah-2nd Dan-Lagos, NG
Eziora Christian-3rd Dan-Lagos, NG
Dave Jegede-7th Dan-Abuja, NG
Tom Zarichansky-7th Dan-Pittsburg, PA,USA
Akil Valley – 1st Dan – Trinidad and Tobago, TT
John Bain – 10th Dan – Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, PH/Plano, TX, USA