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Guro Harold
09-03-2008, 01:52 AM
FCS-Kali of the Southeastern US is proud to announce that Mr. Cole Ricks is now the Metro Atlanta, Ga Representative for FCS-Kali!

Mr. Ricks was appointed to this position by Tuhon Ray Dionaldo upon the recommendation of Guro Harold Evans at the FCS-Kali Gathering in Tampa Fl on August 30th, 2008.

About Mr. Ricks:
Cole began his martial arts training in 1976 in Korean systems and holds black belt rankings in several martial arts including Taekwondo, Hapkido, Judo and Jujitsu. He is also a certified instructor in the Dragon Society International and has additional training in Baguazhang, Hsing-I, Silat, BJJ, Boxing and Muay Thai.

His initial interest in FMA began by attending seminars by GM Remy Presas in the early 1990's when GM Presas would tour the Southeast, and now trains FCS Kali with Guro Harold Evans and Tuhon Ray Dionaldo. Mr. Ricks began his association with FCS-Kali about three years ago.

Cole now teaches martial arts at Georgia State University, and continues to travel the US nearly every weekend and train with some of the top MA in the country. Cole's honest job is a VP with a local Atlanta bank, and he holds an MBA from Georgia State Univeristy. Cole lives in metro Altanta and can be reached at colericks@comcast.net (http://us.mc655.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=colericks@comcast.net).

About FCS-Kali:
Founded by Guro Ray Dionaldo, Filipino Combat Systems an organization dedicated the preservation and promotion of all Filipino Martial Arts.

Filipino Combat Systems(FCS) is an organization/system with members from around the world. We come from extremely diverse backgrounds and Martial Arts systems.

We've all come together because of our love of the Filipino Martial
Arts, and our unwillingness to become involved in the politics that has so often stifled our growth.

FCS-Kali of the Southeastern US:
Appointed by Tuhon Ray Dionaldo, Guro Harold Evans is the Southeastern US Director and the NC State Representative of FCS-Kali, whose main task is to assist in the growth and development of FCS-Kali in the Southeastern US.

Mr. Evans is certified to teach FCS-Kali, Modern Arnis, Pacific Archipelago Combatives (PAC), Filipino Combatives, and Sil-Lum Kung-fu.

Mr. Evans, a personal student of Tuhon Ray Dionaldo, holds the FCS rank of Guro. He also holds the rank of Lakan Tatlo (3rd Dan) in Filipino Combatives and Mano Y Mano from Master Lyndon Johnson as well as,
Lakan Dalawa (2nd Dan) in Guro W. Hock Hochheim's Pacific Archipelago Combatives (PAC) and Filipino Combatives (Master Lyndon Johnson).

Mr. Evans is certified to teach FCS-Kali, Modern Arnis, Pacific Archipelago Combatives (PAC), Filipino Combatives, and Sil-Lum Kung-fu.

Guro Evans also holds black belts in Grand Master Rick Ward’s Sunburst Natural Fist System Sil-Lum Kung-fu and Grand Master Remy A. Presas’ Modern Arnis (IMAF, Inc) under Guro/Sifu David Ng.

More information concerning FCS-Kali can be obtained below:
MT - PM: Guro Harold (http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/member.php?u=87)
Email - mail_harold@yahoo.com
Cell - (336) 392-6225
www.fcskali.com (http://www.fcskali.com/)
www.ncfcskali.com (http://www.ncfcskali.com/)
www.myspace.com/guroharold (http://www.myspace.com/guroharold)

CalmlyCalm
03-29-2009, 02:05 PM
Congratulations - a well-deserved appointment!