SOKE RUNAKO MASHAMA 9th Dan
Founder of the Rudo Ryu Jiu Jitsu System, July 2003
Director/Founder and Chief Instructor of the Amethyst School of Martial Arts Int’l Inc. April 2004
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Runako Rudo Mashama
Date of Birth: February 5, 1957
Place of Birth: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
RECOGNITIONS
- GREAT GRAND MASTER AARON BANKS- January 28, 2007 Madison Square garden WORLD PROFESSIONAL MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZ0ATION, Hall of fame (world renowned Grand Master)
- USA MARTIAL ARTS ORGNIZATION, 2007 Induction category (Soke of the year)
- KUROSHI-DO HALL OF FAME 2008- November 8, 2008 USA Atlanta Georgia (Soke of the year)
- ACTION MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE HALL OF HONORS 2010- (Outstanding Contribution to the Martial Arts As A Grand Master)
TEACHING HISTORY
Purple Dragon Karate International, Trinidad W.I.:
Branch Instructor - Chaguanas Branch, 1994 – 1999, Tunapuna Branch, 1992 – 1996
Assistant Instructor – Port-of-Spain, Barataria & Belmont Branches, 1991 – 1999
Martial Arts, Fitness, Karobics, Private Instruction in Self Defense
Provided Specialized Training to Athletes and Security Personnel
Member of Winnie Mandela’s Security Team
Motivational Lectures at Black Belt Grading Exams (Purple Dragon Headquarters)
Grading Exam Assistance
Trinidad & Tobago Academy of Aiki-Jitsu, Trinidad W.I.:
Chief Instructor, 1982 – 1989
Purple Dragon Karate International, Trinidad W.I.:
Assistant Instructor - Arima Branch, 1975 – 1977, Barataria & Belmont Branches, 1973 - 1975
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Federation of Martial Arts of Trinidad & Tobago – Assistant Treasurer
Bushido Karate Dojo – Jiu Jitsu Advisor
Little Dragon School of Martial Arts – Jiu Jitsu Advisor
International Seishinkai Karate Union LLC – Far Rockaway Dojo-cho (Representative)
TRAINING HISTORY
4th Dan Black Belt: December 1997, (Don Jitsu-Ryu) Purple Dragon Karate International – Professor Don Jacob
2nd Dan Black Belt: March 1994, (Don Jitsu-Ryu) Purple Dragon Karate International – Professor Don Jacob
3rd Dan Black Belt: September 1987, (Shito-Ryu) Seishin Kai Karate Union – Soke Shogo Kuniba
2nd Dan Black Belt: July 1975, (Sanuces-Ryu) New Modern Jiu Jitsu PIA Association – Grandmaster Robert Crosson
1st Dan Black Belt: May 1973, (Sanuces-Ryu) Modern Jiu Jitsu, Judo and Karate Self-Defense Association Inc. - Dr. Moses Powell
3rd Dan Black Belt: April 1975, (Don Jitsu-Ryu) Purple Dragon Karate International – Professor Don Jacob
2nd Dan Black Belt: November 1974, (Shotokan) Purple Dragon Karate International – Professor Don Jacob
1st Dan Black Belt: April 1973, (Shotokan) Purple Dragon Karate International – Professor Don Jacob
Inception: July 1970, (Shotokan) Purple Dragon Martial Arts Association – Professor Don Jacob
SEMINARS, CLINICS & OTHER COURSES COMPLETED WITH PROS OF THE MARTIAL ARTS WORLD
Don Jitsu Ryu – Professor Don Jacob
Katas Weapons & Goshindo Jiu Jitsu – Soke Shogo Kuniba
Sanuces Ryu Jiu Jitsu – Dr. Moses Powell
Kumite Ryu Jiu Jitsu – Soke Li’l John Davis
Small Circle Jiu Jitsu – Professor Wally Jay
Urban Contemporary Jiu Jitsu – Professor Bill McCloud
Tournament Sparing – Sensei Troy Makaskell
Sugar Ryu Jiu Jitsu – Grandmaster Robert Crosson
National Jiu Jitsu & Karate Union – Shihan Lemuel Stroud
Tournament Sparing – Sensei Linda Denley (12 times, World Champion)
Tournament Sparing and Tae-Bo – Billy Blanks
(World Renown Tae Kwon Do Champion & Founder of Tae-Bo Fitness System)
CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2006 – 2nd SELF DEFENSE – Twin Towers Classics
2005 – Grand Champion KATA – Windsor Championship
2005 – 1st WEAPONS, 1ST KATA – Windsor Championship
1999 - 1st WEAPONS, 1st SELF DEFENSE, Grand Championship Finalist
- Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1998 - 1st WEAPONS, 1st KATA, 1st SELF DEFENSE, Grand Championship Finalist
- Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1997 - 1st WEAPONS, 1st KATA - Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1996 - 2nd WEAPONS, 2nd KATA - Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1994 - 2nd WEAPONS, 3rd KATA, 3rd KUMITE - Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1993 - 2nd WEAPONS, 2nd KUMITE - Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1992 – 2nd KATA, 2nd KUMITE – Caribbean Grand Slam, National Black Belt League
1971 - 1ST KATA, 1ST KUMITE - Intermediate Division, Purple Dragon Tournament
1973 - 1ST KATA, 1ST KUMITE - Black Belt Division, Purple Dragon Tournament
1974 - 1ST KATA, 2nd KUMITE - Black Belt Division, Purple Dragon Tournament
1974 - 2nd OVERALL – Battle of the Zodiac, Purple Dragon Tournament
OFFICIAL JUDGE/REFEREE:
Winsdor Championship, 2005
Caribbean Grand Slam, 1992 – 1999
BKD-SKKU Trinidad Karate Tournament, 1987
WORK DONE ABROAD:
St. Thomas & St. Croix, Demonstration & Teaching, 1973
Grenada, Demonstration, Teaching, Grading Exam Assistance, 1974
St. Lucia, Demonstration, Teaching, Grading Exam Assistance, 1977
Grenada, Teaching, Seminars, Arbitration Purple Dragon, 1998
Cayman Islands, Teaching, Seminars, Arbitration Purple Dragon, 1998
New York, Demonstration, Teaching, Grading Exam Assistance, 2000 & 2001
Trinidad, Jiu Jitsu Bootcamp, Seminar, 2005
40th Annual Oriental World of Self Defense, Demonstration 2006
APPEARANCES:
40th Annual Oriental World of Self Defense, Demonstration 2006
Ron Howard’s On the Mats
Trinidad Express
NBL Magazine
CERTIFICATIONS:
Internation Seishinkai Karate Union LLC: Certificate of Association, Issue Date – December 10, 2004
University of the West Indies, Extra Mural Studies Unit: Custom Tailoring 1985- 1986, Issue Date – July 18, 1986
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
Founding Member/Secretary of Prizgar Lands Action Committee (PLAC), Trinidad W.I. The committee’s purpose was to affect the upliftment of the community through improvement of roadways, waterways and community facilities, and by creating employment opportunities & local sports teams for youth participation.
Chairman of St. Tekle Haimanot Brotherhood of St. Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Brooklyn, New York
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