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MASTERS
Central Shaolin Master rank members were at the 2011 tournament and demonstration. They are: From left to right, front row:. Grandmaster Hiang Kwang Thè, Lexington; Master Stanley Barnes, 6th Degree, Lexington; Master Larry Mattox, Cynthiana, 6th Degree; Master Keith Murry, Paintsville, 6th Degree; Back row: Master Dean Hill, West Liberty, 8th Degree; Master David Cubine, Midway, 8th Degree; Master Kermit Shaffer, Nicholasville, 6th Degree; Master Doug Byrum, Lexington, 7th Degree. Not shown, Master Dick Gabriel, 6th Degree. (photo by Dean Hill)
Master Stanley Barnes
6th Degree Black Belt
Master Barnes completed his testing and earned his 6th Degree Master rank on Sunday, June 20, 2004 from Grandmaster Hiang Kwang Thè. Master Barnes has been studying martial arts with Master Thè since 1977 and lives in Richmond, KY and works in the insurance and financial investment field.
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Master Larry Mattox
6th Degree Black Belt
(Elusive Locking Eagle/San Shuo Ing)
Master Mattox is a sixth-degree Black Belt with 35 years of experience in the practice and teaching of Central Shaolin Martial Arts. Master Mattox has his own school in Cynthiana, KY where he has been teaching for over 30 years. Some of the specialty classes he teaches are Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Sparring/Conditoning, and women's self-defense. Master Mattox, who has been studying with Grandmaster Hiang Thè since 1977, received his 6th degree rank on December 14, 2008
Larry's Material List (Coming)
Bird icon denotes completion of
Tai Peng Bird 18 form system.
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Master Dick Gabriel
6th Degree Black Belt
(Chiang Ching Hu/Strong Spirit Tiger)
Email: dick599@insightbb.com
Bird icon denotes completion of
Tai Peng Bird 18 form system.
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Lexington, KY: Master Dick Gabriel is a 6th degree Black Belt who has been studying Chung Yen Shaolin martial arts since 1977. Born in Louisville, Dick initially joined the club while attending the University of Kentucky in order to write a series of articles as Sports Editor of the Kentucky Kernel.
Dick is currently employed by IMG College, the rights holder for the University of Kentucky TV and radio networks, as well as the Southeastern Conference radio network. Dick also hosts a nightly radio sports talk show in Lexington on WLAP-AM. He spent 22 years as Sports Manager at WKYT-TV in Lexington. During that time, he produced a TV news 6-part series on the club's trip to China and Japan in 1994. Dick also lived two years in Dallas, Texas, where he was an instructor.
Dick earned his sixth degree Black Belt in April of 2011. Dick has extensive studies in Tai Chi, Pa Kua, and Chi Kung.
Dick's Material List: HERE
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Master Henry Roig
6th Degree Black Belt
Lexington, KY: Student of Grandmaster Thè. Henry Roig is a 6th degree Black Belt with over 40 years of experience. A long time UPS employee, Henry received his 6th degree rank on December 15, 2019.
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Master Kevin Sullivan,
6th Degree Black Belt
(Zhòng Fu Shi / Loyal Trapping Warrior)
Cynthiana, KY: Master Kevin Sullivan is a 6th degree Black Belt who has studied Chung Yen Shaolin martial arts since 1994. Master Larry Mattox has always been his primary teacher, but he has learned numerous forms from Grandmaster Hiang Thè, Master David Cubine & Master Dean Hill. He continues to train in Cynthiana & is also an assistant instructor for Master Mattox.
He served in the Navy, has retired from the maintenance department at Toyota after 27 years, but still does factory contract work. Kevin received his 6th degree rank on June 21, 2022.
Kevin's Material List HERE
Email: sullivankevin@bellsouth.net
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Erik Ackerman,
6th Degree Black Belt
Student of Master Cubine. From Lexington, KY. Received 6th Degree Black Belt, September 2, 2023
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