HISTORICAL BLACK BELT CERTIFICATES
These are pictures of the certificates that remained at Midwest Karate Academy prior to becoming Suibukan, and are displayed here in decreasing rank order. Some of the people listed below have gone on to other styles and levels.
Rich Kovatch, 4th Degree Karate February 17, 1996
Terry Olson, 4th Degree Karate September 6, 2008 **Special Note: Sensei Terry and his wife Deb now live in Nebraska and established our sister school, Suibukan of Nebraska. You can find their Facebook page here.
Ralph Hoyt, 3rd Degree Karate June 14, 1987
Woody Pyfer, 3rd Degree Karate March 11, 1990
Larry Jellison, 3rd Degree Karate June 22, 2013 **Special Note: Sensei Larry, along with the husband and wife team of Karin and Wayne Thomas, ran Midwest Karate Academy for many years prior to the changeover into Suibukan.
Karin Thomas, 3rd Degree Karate June 22, 2013 **Special Note: Sensei Karin, along with her husband Wayne, and Sensei Larry Jellison, ran Midwest Karate Academy for many years prior to the changeover into Suibukan.
Kurt Farmer, 2nd Degree Karate February 17. 1994
Edward McLellan, 2nd Degree Karate August 3, 2007
Deb Rodgers-Olson, 2nd Degree Karate August 3, 2007 **Special Note: Sensei Deb and her husband Terry now live in Nebraska and established our sister school, Suibukan of Nebraska. You can find their Facebook page here.
Wayne Thomas, 2nd Degree Karate December 3, 2011 **Special Note: Sensei Wayne, along with his wife Karin, and Sensei Larry Jellison, ran Midwest Karate Academy for many years prior to the changeover into Suibukan.
Bob Wallace, 1st Degree Karate August 19, 1988
Amir Izaddoust, 1st Degree Karate August 26, 1989
Neal Petermann, 1st Degree Karate March 3, 1990
Mark Bailey, 1st Degree Karate March 11, 1990
Ernie Bevilhymer, 1st Degree Karate July 22, 1990
Cynthia Fites, 1st Degree Karate July 22, 1990
Joe Reynolds, 1st Degree Karate July 22, 1990
Robert Wright, 1st Degree September 26, 1990
Ron Burgese, 1st Degree Karate August 18, 1991
Deborah Simmons, 1st Degree Karate July 16, 1993
Allan Peetz, 1st Degree Karate February 11, 1995
Deb Rodgers-Olson, 1st Degree Karate May 29, 2004
Brent Jaronik, 1st Degree Karate June 4, 2005
Michael Thomas, 1st Degree Karate August 3, 2007
