GRANDMASTER "LUCKY" E. LUCIANO
Grandmaster "Lucky" E. Luciano, born in the state of
Hawaii, started his career at the age
of 4 under the tutorship of his grandfather, the late Sifu Lai,
a Master in the art of Tai Chi, in Beijing, China. At the age of
9, he began training in the art of Judo under Sensei M. Arruda who
was also a Sumo champion wrestler in Hilo, Hawaii. At the age of
12, he was introduced to the original Kajukempo system which was
accepted only a was reinstated to the rank of "Sifu",
5th Degree Black Belt, with the blessings of Sijo A.D. Emperado,
Grandmaster Luciano's personal advisor then was the late Grandmaster
Aleu Reyes, 8th Degree Red/White Belt of Vacaville, California and
the late Master Sid Asuncion of Honolulu, Hawaii. In August 1976,
at the Annual International Karate Championships held in Long Beach,
California, Grandmaster Luciano was promoted to the Rank of 7th
Degree Red/White Belt by Sijo A.D. Emperado and the title of "Sigung".
Grandmaster
Luciano is a recognized member of the
California Black Belt Federation #014;
Emperado's Black Belt Society, Hawaii Black Belt Society, and a
member of Emperado's World Kajukenbo Organization. The World Federation
of Karate-Do Class "A" Member, The Martial Arts Collective
Society as Board Member. He is also a certified national official
in the R.A.J.A. System as a Referee-Arbitrator at the Class "A" International
level under Shi-Han Edwin Hamile who is the president and founder
of the West Coast Shoto-Kan Association of Temple City, California.
He was selected as the area coordinator for Zone VIII, Southern
Pacific-Hawaii Association during the 1984 Olympics held in Los
Angeles, California. He was also the recipient of the Helms Foundation
Award from the Boys' Club of America. In 1969, he was voted the
Most Outstanding Martial Arts Man of the Year, and the Most Outstanding
Instructor. His colleagues and peers have recognized him as one
of the most respected and traditional practioners in the world of
martial arts today.
Grandmaster Luciano co-directed the reunification
of Sijo Emperado's Black Belt Society
Seminar held in San Diego in 1986. During this seminar, Grandmaster
Luciano was accepted and ordained by the Board of Directors (Advisor
Ming Lum, Master Clarence Lee, Professor Joseph Halbuna, and the
founder and president, Sijo Emperado) to the rank of Associate Professor,
8th Degree, Red Satin with Black Border Belt, in 1990, with the
blessing of the founder, Sijo Emperado, he was ordained to the rank
of 9th Degree Red Satin with Silver Border Belt and the title of "Professor".
On June 15th, 1999 during the annual gathering in Las Vegas, NV
he was promoted by the Creators and Co-founders of the system to
the title of "Grandmaster".
His associations are
the International Kajukempo Federation of Southern California Branch and
the B.C. Mexico Kajukenbo Association, extending from San Luis Obispo,
California, south to the State of Sinaloa, Mexico. He is currently
serving in the capacity as the Senior Advisor to the Oki-Ryu Kenpo/Jujitsu
International in Warwick, RI, headed by ShiHan Michael Burton Director.
His advisory staff consists of: Sr. Grandmaster Ming Lum, Co Founders
Professor F. Odonez, and ShiHan J. Holke (instructors), Sifu D.
Beato San Diego, Sifu G. Alvardo B.C. Mexico, Sifu Raza Ali San
Jose, Sifu B. Brigoli, Kona HI, Sifu G. Padua San Diego and Sifu
A. Lopez B.C. Mexico (Sinaloa).
Grandmaster Luciano believes
that loyalty and discipline coupled with dignity, respect and honor are the
ingredients of the martial arts. Therefore, he encourages his peers and practitioners
of their respective systems to acknowledge, "To
teach is to learn". Everyone is a student. They should also bear in mind
that "one hand washes the other," and should therefore preserve and
protect the bylaws of both God and people. By the same token, no one should
put him or herself beyond or above the laws of both God and people. He accredits
his abilities and knowledge to his grandfather, Sijo Emperado and his Advisory
Staff. He acknowledges his associates, students and all of those who have been
tremendously supportive to him and to the world of martial arts throughout
the years.
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