G/GM MESSAGE OF THANKS
Posted By G/GM on February 6, 2012
G/GM ON DESK/ FILE
NATIONAL CITY, CA, USA
FEBUARY 06, 2012
A MESSAGE OF THANKS;
AS WE APPROACH THE MONTH OF FEBUARY 14, 2012, THE DAY AND THE MONTH OF BELOVED, I WANTED TO PLACE IN THE KUNTAW ARCHIEVES RECORD MY THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED IN SOME WAY TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE KUNTAW WORLD INTERNATIONAL KUNTAW FEDERATION (IKF), AND THE KUNTAW NG PILIPINAS (KNP) AND IN TURN FURTHERED PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL OF DEVELOPING A SINGLE SET OF HIGH QUALITY GLOBAL ARTS STANDARDS.
A FEW OF MY NUMEROUS KUDOS ACHIEVEMENTS AWARDS THAT I HAVE OBTAINED, THROUGH THE KUNTAWISTAS DIGEST ARE AS FOLLOWS……
* 1974 RECEIVED A COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FROM THE LATE PRESIDENT FERDINAND E. MARCOS OF THE PHILIPPINES
* 1993 RECIPIENT/ PRESIDENTIAL SPORTS AWARDS, WASHINGTON DC, USA SIGND BY US PRESEDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
* 1996 INDUCTED IN INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME, SAN DIEGO STATES UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO, CA, USA- BY HON. BOB CHENEY
* 1996 INCLUDED IN MARTIAL ARTS MUSEUM OF AMERICA (MAMA)
* 1997 CHOSEN AS THE FATHER OF THE YEAR, NATIONAL CITY, CA, USA SPONSORED BY SAMPAGUITA FIL-AM ASSOCIATION
* 2002 CHOSEN AS “ THE MAN OF THE YEAR” BY THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN DIGEST MAGAZINE
* 2008 INDUCTED IN NORTH AMERICAN MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME, TORONTO, CANADA, ON THE 10TH YEAR OF KUNTAW CANADA WITH A MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER HIS EXCELLENCY S. HARPER
* 2010 INDUCTED IN MASTER HALL OF FAME WITH “PLATINUM LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD”, AT HILTON CONVENTION HALL, ANNAHIEM, CA, USA
* 2010 CELEBRATED THE GOLDEN YEARS OF KUNTAW WORLD WITH A MESSAGES FROM EX- PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA
* 2011 RECIEVED A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND STAR PIN FROM GEN. GEORGE W. CASEY UNITED STATES ARMY, CHIEF OF STAFF. (US ARMY FREEDOM TEAM)
THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS GIFT THAT COME IN TO MY LIFE WERE THE BLESSING OF OUR ALMIGHTY CREATOR AND THE PARTICIPATION OF ALL KYUDS AND KYUDAIS. I CAN NEVER FULFILL THIS KIND OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WITHOUT OUR ALMIGHTY AND YOU KYUDS AND KYUDAIS. I OWE THIS TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND I MAY ALSO THANKS AND ACKNOWLEGE TO THE FEW OF A THOUSAND KUNTAW THAT SUSTAINED, CONTRIBUTES AND MAKING ME A MARTIAL ARTIST HALL OF FAMERS.
1. GRANDMASTER BENJIE ORTIZ, JR. NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF SAUDI ARABIA
2. GRANDMASTER BUD COTHERN OF CALIFORNIA, USA
3. GRANDMASTER BILL ROY OF NEW MEXICO, USA
4. GRANDMASTER MARC DE LEON, OF TORONTO, CANADA (PRESIDENT IKF)
5. MASTER STEVEN DOWD OF ARIZONA, USA
6. MASTER WILLIAM JESS SPENCE OF SPRING VALLEY, CA-USA (IKF ADVISER & STAFF OF ANGKAN MAHARLIKA (ROYAL FAMILY)
7. AND THE LATE GRANDMASTER VICTOR HUGH OF, NATIONAL CITY, CA, USA
WE WISH YOU ALL ENJOYABLE BREAK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND COOPERATION.
NOTE:
THE KUNTAW VIRGINIA, HEADED BY THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF “KUNTAW AMERICA” KYUD LAKAN-GURO CYRUS LAGUMEN; STATES COMMISSIONER OF VIRGINIA KYUD LAKAN SAMMY NACMAN; AND KYUD KAKAN-DATU LHOD VILLALUNA, EAST COAST REGIONAL COMMISSIONER WILL SPONSOR THE “IKF 2012 KICK OFF SEMINAR AND REUNION GALA NIGHT” AT HIYATT HOTEL CONVENTION HALL ON MARCH 24-25, 2012.
WITH RESPECT,
KYUD CARLITO A. LANADA, SR
KYUDAI MELINDA G. LANADA
KYUD CHAD AND THE WHOLE
LANADA FAMILY