Meet The Technical Committee of ken-fu nunchaku jutsu

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Professor Baker (above center) has a martial arts lineage which includes direct lines to Grand Masters Ed Parker & Kalaii Kano Griffin, as well as Professor Ibrahim Sharif extending to Dr. Moses Powell & Professor Ronald Duncan.

With over 53 years experience in the martial arts, Baker is a 10th Degree Black Belt in Chito Ryu certified by the American Karate Association (AKA) and a 10th Dan in Combat Ju-Jitsu under Professor Ibrahim Sharif. He holds additional ranks in Kenpo Karate and more.

Professor Baker is  the proprietor of Baker's Red Iron Dragon Karate Academy at the UFC Gym, 498 Main St, Orange, NJ 07050 and is the founder of the Fusion Kenpo system.

Grand Master Burke is a 9th Degree Black Belt & President/Founder of the American Style Nunchaku Federation (ASNF).   

In 1976 Burke earned his first Black Belt in Okinawa Karate and went on to win multiple weapons tournaments utilizing Nunchaku throughout the 1970's & 1980's.  

Now, with over 50 years in the martial arts Grand Master Burke has Nunchaku students all over the world.

Hanshi Bethers is a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army & a 9th Degree Black Belt in Us-Ju-Jitsu. He is also ranked in multiple styles, including but not limited to; Judo, Kendo, Karate-Do and Ching Yi Kung Fu.

Hanshi Bethers is President of both the United States Martial Arts Federation (USMAF) & United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) as well as an author of multiple martial arts books and manuals.

Sensei Hawkins, Sr. got his start in the arts at the East Orange School of Martial Arts under Professor Ibrahim Sharif and has achieved a 4th degree Black Belt in Chito Ryu.  Moreover, himself now exceeding 80 years of age, Hawkins still finds time to periodically get on the dojo floor and also enjoys the archery aspects of Kobudo.

Never forgetting the ideals of fairness, hard work & justice, Hawkins, Sr. has carried the principals of martial arts into his professional career as prominent civil rights attorney and former New Jersey State Assemblyman.

Sensei Shakir holds a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Fusion Kenpo and a 2nd Dan in Chinese Kenpo Kung-Fu under Professor Harry Baker & Shihan Eldridge Hawkins, Jr.

 Although Shakir has involved herself with a variety of other pursuits, she has remained connected to the martial arts for over 20 years.   

Accordingly, whether she is in the dojo training or counseling families through her primary vocation, the spirit of martial arts remains a grounding factor in her life.  

Shihan Hawkins is the Founder of Ken-Fu Nunchaku Jutsu; Vice President - United States Martial Arts Federation; International Training Director for the American Style Nunchaku Federation; U.S. Representative & Advisor to the Hong Kong Nunchaku Association; Senior Weapons Instructor - Baker's Red Iron Dragon; and CEO of Black Belt Security & Investigations, LLC. 

Shihan Hawkins holds a 7th Degree Black Belt in American Style Nunchaku (ASNF, IKSA, AKA); 6th Dan - Combat Ju-Jitsu (USJJF); 5th Dan - Fusion Kenpo (AKA); 5th Dan - US Ju-Jitsu (USJJF); & a 4th Dan in Chinese Kenpo Kung-Fu (USMAF).