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Professor Taxiarhis Karalis, Grand Master, Soke  
Founder & Director, United Martial Arts Alliance

Professor Taxiarhis Karalis, was born in Athens, Hellas-Greece, in January 18th 1966. He attended public school Academy through 1983 and has graduated of the Athens Theological University.

He is certified Consultant in : Dietology, Nutrition, Anti-Stress and Feng Shui. Also is certified Therapist in : Reflexology, Shiatsu Massage and Reiki Master.

In 1974 Professor Taxiarhis Karalis started his Martial Arts training with art of Boxing and continued with Kick-Boxing (in that time). Over the last years, Professor Karalis has studied and earned Black Belt ranks in the arts of Karate, JuJitsu, Taekwon-Do, Hapkido, Kick-Boxing, Aiki-Jujitsu, Karate-Jutsu etc.

He has been champion of All-Styles Hellas Karate Championships, under WKF (WUKO'S) regulations. Also he has been member in Hellas All Styles Karate Team with European and Mediterranean participation.

In 2000 Professor Karalis founded the United Martial Arts Alliance. His systems SeiTo Ryu Karate and GoShin SenJutsu Kempo is a mixture of all the arts that he has trained with emphasis on all aspects of Martial Arts and special in street survival. Professor Karalis is available for seminars in various Martial Arts and Pressure Points for Self-Defense.

PROFESSOR KARALIS RANKS

5th Dan, Combat Aikido

6th Dan, Kobudo

6th Dan, Free Style Kick-Boxing

6th Dan, Gung-Fu

6th Dan, Kali / Escrima

7th Dan Shotokan Karate Do

7th Dan, HapkiDo

7th Dan, TaeKwon-Do

8th Dan, Takai Shin Kempo Karate

8th Dan, Aiki-Jujitsu

8th Dan, Sungja-Do

8th Dan, Bushi Ryu Jujitsu

8th Dan, Shi Toh Ryu Karate

8th Dan, Tactical Combat Arts (Hon.)

8th Dan, JuKaDo Jitsu

8th Dan, Combat Karate

8th Dan, Ju-Jitsu

8th Dan,Aiki-BuJutsu

8th Dan, HakkoRyu JuJutsu (Hon.)

10th Dan, Karate-Jutsu

10th Dan, Shobu Ryu Aiki Tori Te JuJutsu

GrandMaster-10th Dan, SeiTo Ryu Karate

Sho Dai Soke-10th Dan, GoShin SenJutsu Kempo

GrandMaster, Kaicho-10th Dan, UMAA - Martial Arts

Sho Dai Soke, UMAA - Martial Arts

PROFESSOR KARALIS MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION SERVICES

Life Member, United States Martial Arts Association (USMA), USA

Life Member, World JKA Karate Alliance (WJKA), EUROPE / USA / WORLD HQ

Life Member, International Koroho Federation (IKF), JAPAN

Life Member, European Federation Koroho (EFK), FRANCE

Life Member, International Society of Combat Martial Artists (ISCMA), USA

Life Member, United Sokeship Alliance (USA), USA

Life Member, San Do Jutsu International (SDJI), USA

Life Member, International Sung Ja Do Association (ISA), USA

Life Member, International Warrior Foundation (IWF), ITALY

Life Member, International Combat Martial Arts Union Association (ICMAUA), LATVIA

Life Member, Martial Arts Association - International (MAA-I), GERMANY

Life Member, Cristian Sokeship Federation (CSF), USA

Life Member, International Black Belt Organization (IBBO), USA

Life Member, International Board of Black Belts (IBBB), GERMANY

Life Member, International Grandmaster Committee (IGC), GERMANY

Life Member, Council of Worldwide Grandmasters (CWWG), GERMANY

Life Member, World Headmaster and Sokeship Union (WHSU), GERMANY

Life Member, International Founder and Headmaster Council (IFHC), GERMANY

Life Member, Black Belt Warrior Brotherhood (BBWB), GERMANY

Life Member, GrandMasters and Sokeship Council (GSC), GERMANY

Life Member, Korean Hapkido & Taekwondo Academy (KHTA), USA

Life Member, Universal TaeKwonDo & HapKiDo Association (UTHA), USA

Life Member, World Hapkido Association (WHA), USA

Life Member, Christian Hapkido Federation (CHF), USA

Life Member, Karate For Christ (KFC), USA

Life Member, International Martial Arts Association (IMAA), IRAN

Life Member, Eagle Tiger Federation (ETF), USA

Life Member, International Combat Aikido & Jujitsu Federation (ICAJF), PUERTO RICO

Life Member, International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federations (ITBF), GERMANY

Life Member, National Kempo Karate Federation (NKKF), USA

Life Member, Unified Sokeship Association (USAI ), USA

Life Member, World Jung Mu-Hwa KiDo Federation (WJMHF)

Life Member, World Chaeng Moo Kwan Association (WCMKF)

Life Member, Bushi Ryu Jujitsu Kai ( BRJK), USA

Life Member, International Budo Sport Federation (IBSF), GERMANY

Life Member, National Dragon Council of Martial Arts (NDCMA), USA

Life Member, Yamagushi Karate International (YGKI), INDIA

Life Member, United States Jiu Jitsu Alliance (USJJA), USA

Life Member, International Fist Law Society (IFLS), USA

Life Member, European Samurai Ju-Jitsu Society (ESJJS), GERMANY

Life Member, European Samurai AIKI Society (ESAS), GERMANY

Life Member, European Association of Daito-Ryu-AIKI-BuJutsu (EADRABJ), GERMANY

Life Member, Nippon Yawara Ryu AIKI-Ju-Jitsu Renmei (NYRAJJR), GERMANY

Life Member, World Ju-Jitsu Federation (WJJF), GERMANY

Life Member, World AIKI-BuJutsu Federation (WABJF), GERMANY

Life Member, Silesie-Bushi-Jitsu-Kai (SBJK), BELGIUM

Life Member, World Organization of Mixed Martial Arts (WOMA), USA/KOREA

Life Member, Dong Koo Yudo Kwan (DKYK), KOREA/USA

Life Member, World Head of Society (WHOS)/Heads & Founders Society of International Styles (HFSIS), JAPAN

Life Member, National Korean Martial Arts Association (NKMAA), USA

Life Member, All Japan Ju-Jitsu International Federation (AJJIF), USA

Life Member, International Federation of Martial Arts & Oriental Medicine (IFMAOM), USA

Life Member, Dom Nai Arts Inc. International (DNAI), USA

Life Member, International Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAA), CANADA

Life Member, KIKA/KBMA Martial Arts Alliance (KIKA/KBMA), ENGLAND

Life Member,Brotherhood of Martial Artists (BHMA), USA

Life Member, American BuJutsu Council (ABC), USA

Life Member, World Black Belt Alliance International (WBBAI), USA

Life Member, Ateru Worldwide Association (AWA), USA

Life Member, World Martial Arts Union (WMAU), USA

Life Member, World.Sijo.DaiSoke.Renmei (WSDSR),

Member, Nippon Traditional Karate Association (NTKA) / Federation of English Karate Organization(FEKO), ENGLAND

Member, Amateur Martial Associations (AMA) / English Karate Governing Body (EKGB), ENGLAND

Member, Hellenique Karate Federation (HKF), GREECE-HELLAS

Member, United States Karate Alliance (USKA), USA

Member, United States National Taewkwondo Federation (USNTF), USA

Member, World Jidokwan Federation (WJDKF), USA

Honoured Member, Tang Shou Society Of Martial Artists (TSSOMA), UK

Honoured Member, Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), IT

Honoured Member, Associazione Centri Sportivi Italiani (ACSI), IT

Honoured Member, Associazione Internazionale Arti Marziali (ASIAM), IT

Honoured Member,HakkoRyu JuJutsu Seishin-Kan Dojo (HRJJSD), IT

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), International Sung Ja Do Association (ISA)

NATIONAL DIRECTOR for Greece (Hellas), Hellas SungJa-Do Association (HSA)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), International Taekwon-Do and Budosports Federations (ITBF)

AMBASSADOR for Greece (Hellas), Martial Arts Association - International (MAA-I)

AMBASSADOR for Greece (Hellas), American College for Martial Arts Science (ACMS)

NATIONAL CHAIRMAN for Greece (Hellas), International Warrior Foundation (I.W.F)

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, International Warrior Foundation (I.W.F)

LM BOARD of DIRECTORS, International Warrior Foundation (I.W.F)

NATIONAL PRESIDENT (Greece-Hellas), International Black Belt Organization (IBBO)

LM BOARD of ADVISORS, International Black Belt Organization (IBBO)

LM GRANDMASTERS and SOKESHIP COUNCIL, International Black Belt Organization (IBBO)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), World Japan Karate Association (WJKA)

HONORARY ADVISOR, Karate International Council of Kickboxing (KICK)

LM BOARD of DIRECTORS, International Combat Aikido & Jujitsu Federation (ICAJF)

LM TECHNICAL ADVISORS, International Combat Aikido & Jujitsu Federation (ICAJF)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), United Sokeship Association (USAI )

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), National Dragon Council of Martial Arts (NDCMA)

LM BOARD of DIRECTORS, National Dragon Council of Martial Arts (NDCMA)

LM BOARD of DIRECTORS, European Association of Daito-Ryu-AIKI-BuJutsu (EADRABJ)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), European Samurai Ju-Jitsu Society (ESJJS)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), European Samurai AIKI Society (ESAS)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), Nippon Yawara Ryu AIKI-Ju-Jitsu Renmei (NYRAJJR)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), World Organization of Mixed Martial Arts (WOMA)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), All Japan Ju-Jitsu International Federation (AJJIF)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), International Federation of Martial Arts & Oriental Medicine (IFMAOM)

NATIONAL DIRECTOR (Greece-Hellas), All Japan Ju-Jitsu International Federation/Greece (AJJIF - Greece)

NATIONAL DIRECTOR (Greece-Hellas), International Federation of Martial Arts & Oriental Medicine (IFMAOM -Greece)

LM BOARD of DIRECTORS, Brotherhood of Martial Artists (BHMA)

LM GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR for Greece (Hellas), American BuJutsu Council (ABC)

NATIONAL DIRECTOR for Greece (Hellas), Ateru Worldwide Association (AWA)

NATIONAL DIRECTOR for Greece (Hellas), World Martial Arts Union (WMAU)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), European Federation Koroho, (EFK)

REPRESENTATIVE for Greece (Hellas), HakkoRyu JuJutsu Seishin-Kan Dojo (HRJJSD)

PROFESSOR KARALIS MARTIAL ARTS AWARDS/TITLES

Self-Defense Tactics Instructor

Protection & Security Consultant

Certificated Shiatsu Massage Therapist

Certificated Reflexology Massage Therapist

Certificated Dietology Consultant

Certificated Nutrition Consultant

Certificated Reiki Master Therapist

Certificated Personel Trainer

Ex-Champion in National All-Styles Karate Championships

Ex-Member in National Karate Team

Nominated Professor in Martial Arts

Nominated Doctor of Philosophy in Martial Arts

Nominated Master in Martial Arts Science

Gold Metal in Karate Games

Nominated Grand Master in SeiTo Ryu Martial Arts

Nominated GrandMaster, Kaicho in UMAA - Martial Arts

Nominated Sho Dai Soke in UMAA - Martial Arts

Nominated Hanshi in Martial Arts

Certificated Karate Trainer

Certificated Master Instructor

Certficated Martial Arts/Budo Examiner

Certificated Fighting/Demonstration Referee

Inductee in United Sokeship Alliance Millenium Hall of Fame

Inductee in United States Martial Arts Association 2001 Hall of Fame

Chairman United States Martial Arts Association 2001/2002 Hall of Fame for Hellas

Inductee in Martial Arts Association-International's 2002 International Martial Arts Hall of Fame,Supreme GrandMaster of the Year.

Inductee in World Union of Sokes & Grandmasters 2003 Hall of Fame

Inductee in Tang Shou Society Of Martial Artists, 2004 Hall of Fame

Inductee in Society of Federated Martial Arts-International's 2005 International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Grandmaster of the Year

Grandmaster of the year Sports Award for the contribution to the Development of Martial Arts,from Prince Bader Bin Saud Mohammad Mogren Al Sand, Special Office for Martial Arts,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Appreciation Certification for Dedication and hard work in the Martial Arts, WOMA.

Appointeed the position of Circle of 12 "Knights of Hwarang" spirit of Bushido and the Masters advisory Council / High Dan Promotion board, for International Black Belt Federation / World Jung Mu- Hwa Ki Do / Chaeng Moo Kwan Federation / Nippon Goju Kai Kukusai Butokukai / All Japan Okinawan Karate Association.

In the Circle of 12 "Knights of Hwarang" spirit of Bushido, hereby Represented by the INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS :

Hanshi W. Bill Solano ,10th Dan Soke / Sho Dai Soke Darel Chase ,8th Dan / Grandmaster Jurgen Paterok, 10th Dan / Grandmaster Andrew Davies, 8th Dan / Grandmaster Mihail Pupinish, 8th Dan / Grandmaster Brent Fuller , 8th Dan / Professor Jaime Abregana , 10th Dan / Grandmaster Michael Dealba, 8th Dan / Master Rudy Timmerman, 7th Dan / Master David Fillenworth ,6th Dan / Grandmaster Taxiarhis Karalis , 8th Dan / Master Bernd Hohle , 7th Dan .

We would like to Ackowledge and to Appoint the following Legend of the Martial arts to act as our Honorary Chairman of the Circle of 12 "Knights of the Hwarang" spirit of bushido, Grandmaster Bok Man Kim 10th Dan.

Grandmaster Bok Man Kim is founder of the Korean Art of Chun Kuhn Do, an all inclusive style of martial art, with a life long dedication and is considered as a true legend and a major part of the history of Taekwondo as it is known today.

Professor Karalis is the Author of Personal Self-Defense Manual.

Professor Karalis is one of the USMA International Leaders in Martial Arts

Professor Karalis may be contacted at:

37 Vizandiou str.

17122 - Nea Smirni

Athens, Hellas - Greece

Tel / Fax+30 210 - 9337993

E-Mail: head@umaaorg.com

taxiarhiskaralis@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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