Soke Ronald F Balas, Judan
email: soke@taishindoh.us
Military: United States Army, Korea 1951-1952
| USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME | 1992 |
| INTERNATIONAL KARATE CLUB, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | 1993 |
| USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME | 1995 |
| WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL INDUCTION | 1996 |
| WHFSC INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR | 1996 |
| WHFSC INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER OF THE YEAR | 1997 |
| GOLDEN DRAGON AWARD INTERNATIONAL: (GREECE) | 1997 |
| WORLD KARATE UNION HALL OF FAME | 1998 |
| WORLD JUG-TAI SOCIETY: (Founders) (Europe) | 1998 |
| WHFSC GRANDMASTER GOLDEN LIFE ACHIEVEMENT | 1998 |
| INTERNATIONAL
FREE STYLE MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION: DIRECTOR/ GRANDMASTER - CANADA |
1998 |
| USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME: (Advisory Board; Ohio State Representative) | 1998 |
| Millennium Grandmaster by WHFSC | 2000 |
| Title of Soke awarded by World head of Family Sokeship Council |
| Founders Certification by World Head of Family Sokeship Council | |
| Founders Certification by World Jug Tai Society |
| Founders Certification by EUSAIMAA | |
| Soke of Tai Shin Doh Certification by WHFSC |
| Soke of Tai Shin Doh Certification by EUSAIMAA | |
| Soke of Tai Shin Doh Certification by World Jug Tai Society |
| Grandmaster
Instructor Recognition by International Freestyle Martial Arts Organization - Canada |
1998 |
| Director: Police Martial Arts Association - Canada | 1998 |
| Grandmaster Instructor Certification by EUSAIMAA | 1999 |
| International Grandmaster Certification by EUSAIMAA | 2000 |
| Presented 7th Dan , Taekwondo - MOO DO WON USA | 2000 |
| Member: World Martial Artists Association, Germany | 2001 |
| Member: International Aiki Tora Ryu Aikido | 2002 |
| 1 | FOUNDER: The United States Martial Arts Association: (Ohio) | 1968 |
| 2 | FOUNDER: Tai-Shin-Doh Karate | 1966 |
| 3 | DIRECTOR: Tai-Shin-Doh Karate | |
| 4 | HOLDER: Judan/Soke Tai-Shin-Doh | |
| 5 | BEGINNING:
36th consecutive year of teaching Martial Arts: 50+ Years: Practicing Martial Arts |
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| 6 | TRAINED: coached over 3500 students for competition at Local, Regional, State, Inter-State, National and International levels | |
| 7 | DIRECTED: Training for more than 11,000 students during Karate career | |
| 8 | STUDENTS: Have won 200 Team Awards and more than 1500 trophy's and medals in past 10 years, | |
| 9 | GUEST INSTRUCTOR: U.S. Army Special Forces (Res.) | |
| 10 | ADVISORY: Tai-Shin-Doh, South Eastern United States: Headquarters, St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| 11 | ADVISORY: Tai Shin Doh, Western United States, Headquarters, Los Angeles, California. | |
| 12 | ADVISORY: Tai Shin Doh, Cambridge, England, UK | |
| 13 | CHAIRMAN: Lake Erie AAU Karate Association, | 1985 - 1986 |
| 14 | PRESIDENT: Lake Erie Judo/ JuJitsu Yudan Shikai | 1972 |
| 15 | FEATURED: Black Belt Magazine, September | 1977 |
| 16 | INTERNATIONAL: Judge and Referee | |
| 17 | STATE Representative: Region #1 Eastern United States Martial Arts Association | |
| 18 | TAI SHIN DOH: listed in "The Martial Arts Sourcebook" (Corcoran, J. -- Harper Perennial) | |
| 19 | ESTABLISHED: Martial Arts programs for Persons of Special Needs | |
| 20 | ESTABLISHED: Martial Arts programs for Persons with physical impairments | |
| 21 | ESTABLISHED: Self Defense (personal safety) programs for local area Senior Citizens | |
| 22 | ESTABLISHED: Martial Arts programs in area Public and Private School systems as part of Physical Education | |
| 23 | LAW Enforcement Training Instructor, Cleveland, Ohio | 1972 |
| 24 | FORMER: Radio and Television Talk Show host and guest, major networks on Self Defense and Karate | |
| 25 | CURRENTLY: Director Martial Arts programs Public School Systems |
| 26 | DESIGNATION: SOKE (founder) International honor from World Sokeship Council - WHFSC | 1996 |
| 27 | INDUCTED: International (European) Martial Arts Club, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | |
| 28 | MEMBER: World WHFSC SOKE Grandmaster Council | |
| 29 | MEMBER: World WHFSC Grandmaster Hall of Fame | |
| 30 | MEMBER: U.S.A. International Black Belt Hall of fame | |
| 31 | AWARDED: Grandmaster of the Year, WHFSC World Sokeship Council | 1997 |
| 32 | AWARDED: Golden Dragon Award International, Official Book of Styles, Published, Arta, Greece | 1997 |
| 33 | MEMBER: World Jug-Tai Society of Acknowledged Heads and Founders of International Karate Styles | 1998 |
| 34 | AWARDED: World Head of Family Sokeship Council, Golden Life Achievement Award | 1998 |
| 35 | AWARDED: World Karate Union International Black Belt Hall of Fame International Grandmaster Instructor of the Year Award | 1998 |
| 36 | MEMBER: World Daito Ryu Aiki Ju Jutsu USA | |
| 37 | AWARDED: International Grandmaster of the Year; EUSAIMAA Black Belt Hall of Fame | 1998 |
| 38 | FEATURED: CHUAN NEWS: International Magazine of the Martial Arts, European edition. ARTA, GREECE | |
| 39 | AWARDED: The 2000 Millenium Medal of Honor; The American Bibliographical Institute: The United States of America | |
| 40 | FOUNDER : KIDS KARATE WORLD www.kidskarateworld.com | |
| 41 | AWARDED:
Millennium Grandmaster by World Head of Family Sokeship Council:
2000 |
2000 |
| 42 | AWARDED: Diamond Crystal Award of Knowledge by USA International Black Belt Hall Of Fame | 2000 |
| 43 | AWARDED: Most Distinguished Grandmaster, by WHFSC | 2001 |
| 44 | Police Martial Arts Certification through WHFSC, Orlando, Florida | 2001 |
| 45 | AWARDED:
International Circle of Masters & Grandmasters Hall of Fame Achievement, Educator of the Year 2002 |
2002 |
| 46 | AWARDED:
International Circle of Masters & Grandmasters, Hall of Fame Achievement Awarded title of Martial Arts Professor 2002 |
2002 |
| 47 | PRESENTED: USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME Pewter International Award of Excellence 2001 | 2001 |
| 48 | PRESENTED: INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL 2002 | 2002 |
| 49 | PRESENTED: USA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMAT | 2002 |
| 50 | Inducted: Ohio PKC Black Belt Hall Of Fame | 2003 |
| 51 | Awarded Grand Patriarch by the World Head Of Family Sokeship Council | 2004 |
| 52 | Awarded: Humanitarian Award USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame | 2004 |
| 53 | Martial Arts Humanitarian Award EUSAIMAA Martial Arts Patriarch Award WHFSC |
2004 |
| 54 | Ohio Grand Master of the Year WHFSC Grand Master of the Year EUSAIMAA |
2005 |
| 55 | Diamond Anniversary Achievement EUSAIMAA Grand Master of the Year WHFSC |
2006 |
| 56 | Grand Master of the Year WHFSC Martial Arts Pioneer Award EUSAIMAA |
2007 |
| 57 | Grand Master of the Year EUSAIMAA Martial Arts Historical Member WHFSC |
2008 |
| 58 | Grand Master of the Year EUSAIMAA Grand Master Pinnacle Award WHFSC Diamond Life Achievement Award Gold Coast MA HOF |
2009 |
| 59 | Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame Platinum Life time Achievement Award over 50 yrs in Martial Arts |
2010 |