 Profile
I began training in Shaolin Chinese Kempo (Shorinji Kenpo) in 1976 in Marlboro Massachusetts. I received my Shodan rank in 1978 under William Brogna with New England Health & Self Defense. In 1978 I was promoted to instructor. I trained Special Forces (Green Berets) out of Fort Devens Special Tactical Wartime Maneuvers. I also trained local, county, state and some federal law enforcement agencies special submission tactics and personal street defense techniques.
By 1982, I was promoted to Yodan and earned the title of Senior Instructor. At this time I moved to Merced, California to open my own United Martial Arts Studios of Self Defense. By 1984, I relocated to San Jose, California to teach at the Park Center Athletic Club.
I moved to Stayton, Oregon in 1985, where I opened the United Martial Arts Academy of Self Defense. This school was very successful. Many of my students, as well as I, competed in regional tournaments and did very well. So well in fact, the local news media covered us heavily. I taught local, county, and state law enforcement there, as well as headed up and conducted seminars and workshops for the community for anti-rape and assault tactics for women and the elderly.
During this time, I met Grand Master Tim Teausant in Sandy, Oregon and began training under him in 1986, learning the war arts of Kenpo (Kosho Shorei Ryu), James Mitose's Kenpo Jujitsu. I received my Shichidan Master rank from Grand Master Teausant and receive the title of Master Instructor.
By 1994, I was operating four studios in Oregon under the name Tim Spellman's Kenpo Karate Studios of Self Defense. These schools were located in Silverton, Lebanon, Albany, and Stayton. I received a strong, positive response from the community as my students placed and received trophies in tournaments in the Northwest region. I also selected a few students to train for kickboxing and promoted them to fight in the Portland area with great success. In addition, I promoted and sponsored several Chinese kickboxing tournaments in the Albany area.
I sold the Oregon locations to successful students and moved to North Carolina in 1996. I made it to Winston-Salem, North Carolina and opened Tim Spellman's Kenpo Karate Studio. As in Oregon, the community's enthusiasm and response quickly grew in direct ratio to the students' success under my training. I taught and coordinated a self defense program for the Community Youth Program in a public/private academic school which had over 100 children participating in the program. The school made it a permanent, regular program for their students.
Here, as in Oregon, I trained a select few of my students in kickboxing and promoted them to fight in the surrounding areas of the state.
In 1998, I began traveling, making my presence known in every U. S. state, particularly in most of the major cities, giving seminars, demonstrations, and workshops to all facets of the communities. I focused primarily on organizations that dealt with rape victims, battered and abused women and youth, but also went to martial art schools of various types and numerous public and private academic schools.
In 2006, I purchased First Street Kenpo Karate Studio from Grand Master Tim Teausant. Snce then I was inducted into the US Martial Arts Hall of Fame as the Kenpo Master of the year on June 2, 2007 and in 2008 I became the Oregon state director for the alliance and promoted to lead the USA national martial arts team in Hawaii as their US national Kenpo Martial Arts team coach.
2007 US Martial Arts Hall of Fame June 2, 2007. http://www.usnmat.net/Documents/Inductees/Oregon.htm
2008 certified as Oregon State Director for the Alliance. http://www.usnmat.net/2008_state_directors.htm
2008 certified as the USA national Kenpo team coach for the 2008 Goodwill game in Hawaii.
2008 Ph.D (Doctorate in Martial Arts Philosophy). http://www.usnmat.net/university_of_asian_martial_art.htm
2008 Ma.D.Sc. (Doctorate in Martial Arts Science). http://www.usnmat.net/university_of_asian_martial_art.htm
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