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GRANDMASTER FRANK E. SANCHEZ is the Founder of SAN-JITSU, GUAM’s (a U.S. Pacific Island Territory) and the Marianas Islands first Internationally recognized martial art style (REFS: http://www.completemartialarts.com Hall of Fame link; Guam’s on-line dictionary, Guampedia in Contemporary Guam Gallery link  www.flickr.com/photos/guampedia/sets/72157622416313309/ ). Born April 21, 1948 in the Village of Tamuning, Guam, Sanchez was made an Honorary Ambassador-At-Large for Guam by its then highest elected official, the late Governor Ricardo J. Bordallo on August 12, 1976. He was also a top Island entertainer/ recording artist during the 1970’s, singing under the professional name of “Frankie Sanchez” ( REF: Guampedia link http://guampedia.com/chamorro-music-2/ ). A student of martial arts since age 11, Sanchez holds Black Belts in Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Karate and a Red Sash in Jing Jow Pai Kung-Fu. As a successful street fighter in his youth, he also studied boxing from his late Father, Francisco C. Sanchez who was a Boxer with the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, as well as wrestling to supplement his martial arts training. His most famous instructors include the late Professor Siegfried Kufferath, the appointed Heir and one of the legends of the popular worldwide Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jiu-Jitsu System and Yasutoshi “Moon” Watanabe, former all Hawaiian Islands Judo Champion. His system of SAN-JITSU which was formulated in the Village of Toto, Guam in 1971 was documented in his first book on San-Jitsu written and published in 1977 on the Island of Guam entitled, “San-Jitsu, Deadly Fighting Art of the Marianas”. Since that time, San-Jitsu has received worldwide attention in martial arts magazines such as Black Belt, Inside Kung-Fu, Budo International, Combat (England), Kampfkunst International (Germany), the Karate Star (India) and other publications including Pacific Island periodicals, Pacific Islands Monthly and Guam Magazines (REF: see http://San-Jitsu.com/articles/html for a few of these publications with articles by Sanchez). On June14, 1996, Sanchez was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Great Plains Baptist College in South Dakota for his martial arts leadership and accomplishments. A Senior Advisor/ Technical Advisor to the HAWAII MARTIAL ARTS INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY (REF: http://hmaisociety.org/Staff/executives.html ) headquartered in Hawaii; Board Member/ Ambassador/ Honorable and Priority Member for the MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION – INTERNATIONAL in Germany (REF: http://www.maa-i.com/engl/ ); and  Associate Senior Black Belt Board of Directors Member for the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARTIAL ARTISTS in New Jersey (REF: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzet3n68/ga ); Sanchez has also been awarded Honorary Membership in over 30 martial  arts organizations worldwide and is a certified police trainer with the Police Tactics Instructors of America (REF: http://www.policetacticsinstructors.org/ ). He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the prestigious WORLD HEAD OF FAMILY SOKESHIP COUNCIL (REF:  http://www.WHFSC.com ), America’s first worldwide grandmasters organization formed in 1992 and home to some of the greatest martial artists of our time. His book on San-Jitsu printed in 1977 is also in the reference section of Guam’s public libraries, the Guam Museum, the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum in Long Beach, California and England’s Cambridge University’s Micronesian Islands Collection. He is also featured in the books, “The World Head of Family Sokeship Council” by Rising Sun Productions (REF: http://store.risingsunproductiions.net/ ) and “An Illustrated History of Martial Arts in America” by noted martial arts author, Emil Farkas (REF: http://www.beverlyhillskarateacademy.com/books.html ), as well as in video-tapes made in Canada, Russia and the U.S. including “American Martial Arts Masters and Champions” (REF: http://store.risingsunproductions.net ) by Don Warrener. Sanchez currently teaches in Jacksonville, Florida where he presently resides and travels worldwide giving seminar instruction. For more information, you can visit his website at http://www.San-Jitsu.com or write to: P.O. Box 8395, Jacksonville, FL. 32239-8395.