Bill
Grossman began his training in the Kenpo Karate System
in November 1971, under the instruction of Grandmaster Rick Alemany,
then a 3rd degree black belt. After five years
of hard work, Grossman earned the rank of student black
belt.
Later, in
1978, Grossman started teaching, while continuing his
studies with Professor Alemany. He currently holds
the rank of 9th degree black belt in the Kenpo Karate
system and a teaching certificate in Modern Arnis
(Filipino stick fighting) from the systems founder,
Professor Remy Presas. In addition to Kenpo and
Arnis, Grossman also teaches Wing Chun Kung-Fu weapons:
Bo, Chinese Broad Sword, Tonfa and Kamas.
Promotion
of Professor
Bill Grossman to 9th Degree Black Belt by Grand Master Alemany.
Some of
Grossman's achievements are:
1981 CKL (California Karate
League) Competitor of the Year in Chinese forms
1982 CKL
Official of the Year
1983 CKL Competitor of the Year in
the Weapons Division
1983 Outstanding Martial Artist from
the Yon Do Won Association
1987 and 1990 Competitor of
the Year from A.M.A.P.A (Affiliated Martial Arts Promotors
Association) in Senior Kata and Weapons Divisions
Of the 500 Plus
Black Belt Trophies Grossman has earned, some of his best
accomplishments are:
Forms Grand Champion of the Super Star Nationals 1983 and
1984
The Golden Gate Karate Championship
The South Bay Kajukenbo Martial Arts Open
Tournament, Grasso's 1986
Martial Arts Open
Tournament, Hydes First Annual
Championship
1990 A.M.A.P.A. Nationals
The 8th
Annual Fall Karate Classic
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Professor
Bill Grossman with his U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Award.
Grossman also
placed first
at the San Francisco Championship, West Coast Nationals,
Top Ten Nationals, Ralph Castro's Championship of Marin,
and Karate Ways Nationals. On the National Circuit,
Grossman has placed at the Battle of Atlanta, Lama
Nationals, Chicago Illinois, The Diamond Nationals,
Minneapolis Minnesota, World Karate Championships, Tacoma
Washington, and the Kenwood Championship, Orlando Florida.
Mr. Grossman
was rated #3 in forms and weapons in Region Two
(California and Nevada). In 1984, Grossman was
rated #4 nationally by Karate Illustrated Magazine in the
Senior Forms Division. More recently, Grossman was
rated #2 in Senior Open Forms and #1 in Senior Weapons
(Southwest Conference) and #3 nationally by the National
Black Belt League in Senior Open Forms and Weapons.
Mr. Grossman is
the previous promoter of three annual tournaments:
The Gold Coast Karate Classic
The California Battle of Champions
The Cable Car Karate Challenge
On August 7,
2004, Mr. Grossman was inducted into the U.S.A. Martial
Arts Hall of Fame, in the category of Pioneer Award.
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