Kaicho Ricky Adams
(9th Dan)

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5 TIME  INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION

 
1998 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION MASTER KATA
Japan Karate-Do Ryobu Kai - Los Angeles, CA
 
1998 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION MASTER KATA
Nassau, Bahamas
 
1998 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION TEAM KATA
Team Captain, Nassau, Bahamas
 
1999 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION MASTER KUMITE
Japan Karate-Do Ryobu Kai - Irvine, CA
           
2000 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION KOBUDO
Japan Karate-Do Ryobu Kai - Los Angeles, CA
                 
1993 NATIONAL CHAMPION MASTER KUMITE
USAKF - Phoenix, AZ

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Kaicho (chairman) Ricky Adams has been practicing the martial arts of Karate, Jujutsu and Kobudo for over 40 years, the art of Iaido for over 38. He holds the following ranks and titles:


1973 - Began studying Martial Arts (Karate-Do)

1974 - Outstanding Student of the Year (Seishin Kai Karate Union, Osaka, Japan)

1975 - Shodan (1st Dan Black Belt) Karate-do Motobu-Ha Shitoh-Ryu

1978 - Nidan(2nd Dan) Karate-do Motobu-Ha Shitoh-Ryu

1980 - 82 - FBBA State Black Belt Champion (Florida Black Belt Assn)

1980 - Sandan (3rd Dan) Karate-do

1980 - Shodan (1st Dan) Kobudo (weapons)

1982 - Nidan (2nd Dan) Kobudo 

1983 - Yondan(4th Dan) Karate-do

1984 - Sandan (3rd Dan) Kobudo

1986 - Godan(5th Dan) Karate-do

1986 - Yondan (4th Dan) Kobudo

1987 - 88 - F.A.M.E. State Champion

1989 - Rokudan(6th Dan) Karate-do - Sansei Shitoh-Ryu

1989 - Godan (5th Dan) Kobudo

1989 - Sandan (3rd Dan) Goshin Budo Jiu Jitsu

1993 - USAKF  NATIONAL CHAMPION Master Kumite

1998 - INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION - Master Kata - Japan Karate-do Ryobu-Kai - Los Angeles, CA

1999 - Nanadan(7th Dan) Karate-do - Sansei Shitoh-Ryu

1999 - Rokudan(6th Dan) Kobudo

1999 - Awarded the title Kyoshi

1999 - INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION - Master Kumite - Japan Karate-do Ryobu- Kai - Irvine, CA

2000 - INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION - Master Kobudo - Japan Karate-do Ryobu Kai - Los Angeles, CA

2006 - Hachidan (8th Dan) Karate-do - Sansei Shitoh-Ryu

2006 - Nanadan (7th Dan) Kobudo - Dento-Ryu

2007 - Yondan (4th Dan) Jiu Jitsu - Goshin-Budo

2010 - Kudan (9th Dan) Riki-Ha Iaido
 
​2016 - Kudan (9th Dan) Shito Ryu Karate
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Kaicho Adams has been teaching for over 37 years. Most of them in Leesburg, Florida. He regularly teaches "Special Seminars" covering the many KATA (including Kihon, Bunkai-Oyo, and Henka Waza)

New Smyrna Beach
Gracie Jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
​Jugoshin Ryu Jujutsu