The following list contains the names and rankings of our members who have qualified and received certification in The World Kuo Shu Federation’s advanced degree ranking system. Persons interested in learning about the qualifications and applying for certification should click on qualifications and application for TWKSF ranking certification for more information.

Ranking Certification

10th Degree Chien Liang Huang U.S.A. #10-04001 July 2004 Richard Lee U.S.A. #10-04002 July 2004 Steve L. Martin U.S.A. #10-04003 July 2004 Bao Min Liu (deceased, 2009) #10-06008 July 2006 Kuang Chih Huang R.O.C. #10-08010 July 2008 Guang Hua Song China #10-08011 July 2008 Shun Nan Fu Venezuela #10-11015 July 2011 Li Wing Kay Brazil #10-11016 Oct 2011 Ching Ngee Tan Singapore #10-1217 Oct 2012 Augustine Ngu Canada #10-18018 July 29, 2018 Fu Chen Chang R.O.C. #10-18019 July 29, 2018 Joáo Valdivino Lima Ferreira Brazil #10-25021 October 23, 2025 9th Degree Fu Chen Chang R.O.C. #9-04007 July 2004 Jason Shen Canada #9-08012 July 2008 Augustin Ngu Canada #9-08013 July 2008 Hon Ki Li Brazil #9-1218 Oct 2012 Joe Dunphy U.S.A. #9-18151 July 29, 2018 Joao Valdivino Lima Ferreira Brazil #9-18152 July 29, 2018 Joáo Batista Barbosa Brazil #9-25020 October 23, 2025 8th Degree Yeo, Wee Boon Singapore #8-05025 July 2005 Eric Lim Hoe Heng Singapore #8-05026H July 2005 Michael Tan Huat Chye Singapore #8-05027H July 2005 Joe Dunphy U.S.A. #8-09035 July 2009 Lex Reinhart Switzerland #8-09036 Sept 2009 Joao Valdivino Lima Ferreira Brazil #8-11044 Oct 2011 Mei Leng Ho Malaysia #8-20099 Oct 2012 Yong Wong #8-20102 Oct 2012 Rafael Hernandez Venezuela #8-20103 Oct 2014 Yu Hong Chang Venezuela #8-05091 July 2015 Victor Figueroa Argentina #8-05092 Sept 2015 Keiko Kurisaki Japan #8-20204 July 2016 Hiromi Akagawa Japan #8-20205 July 2016 Gabriel Amorim Brazil #8-18051 July 29, 2018 Alexander Czech Germany #8-18052 July 29, 2018 Jose Lecuna Venezuela #8-18053 July 29, 2018 Joao Batista Barbosa Brazil #8-18054 July 29, 2018 Cho Weng Wan Singapore #8-18055 July 29, 2018 John Buckley U.S.A. #8-00601 July 27, 2019 Benny Meng U.S.A. #8-00602 July 27, 2019 Emerson Lavelli Cinti Brazil #8-00613 October 23, 2025 Miriam Nakano Brazil #8-00612 October 23, 2025 7th Degree Florence Min Fang Shen #7-08032 July 2008 Gabriel Amorim Brazil #7-09037 Sept 2009 Victor O. Figueroa Argentina #7-09038 Sept 2009 John Buckley U.S.A. #7-11040 July 2011 Joao Batistia Barbosa Brazil #7-11043 Oct 2011 Edson Cocchi Brazil #7-11042 Oct 2011 Gilberto Giovani de Castro e Silva #7-20100 Oct 2012 Cheng Hsu Wu #7-20101 Oct 2012 Alexander Czech Germany #7-14045 July 2014 Francisco Velasquez Venezuela #7-20202 Sept 2015 Martin Sewer Switzerland #7-20203 July 2016 Michael Huang U.S.A. #7-18055 July 29, 2018 Jonathan Miller U.S.A. #7-18056 July 29, 2018 Miriam Nakano Brazil #7-18057 July 29, 2018 Emerson Lavelli Cinti Brazil #7-18058 July 29, 2018 Robert Moxam Canada #7-18059 July 29, 2018 John Green U.S.A. #7-00605 July 26, 2025 Serpio Silva Brazil #7-00611 October 23, 2025 Marcilio Maciel Dos Santos Brazil #7-00610 October 23, 2025 6th Degree Robert Simpson U.K. #6-05024 July 2005 Richard Wheatley U.S.A. #6-08033 July 2008 Miriam Nakano Brazil #6-09039 Sept 2009 Cicero Lourenco Pereira #6-20073 Oct 2011 Jorge Cesar de Oliveira Custodio #6-20074 Oct 2011 Benedito Ribeiro Neto Brazil #6-20075 Oct 2011 Serpio Silva de Oliveira Brazil #6-20076 Oct 2011 Paulo Francisco Fernandes de Sales #6-20077 Oct 011 Emerson Lavelli Cinti #6-20078 Oct 2011 Juliano Cesar Sirio #6-20079 Oct 2011 Custodio Reis Fampa #6-20080 Oct 2011 John Ozuna U.S.A. #6-13125 July 2013 Ken Saunders U.S.A. #6-20131 July 2013 Marcelo Duarte Ribeiro Brazil #6-14126 Feb 2014 Samudio Geronimo Paraguay #6-14127 Feb 2014 Jonathan P. Miller U.S.A. #6-20161 July 2014 Michael Huang U.S.A. #6-20162 July 2014 Gregor Eichenauer Germany #6-20178 Oct 2014 Ian Chisholm U.S.A. #6-20185 July 2015 Gustavo Diaz Argentina #6-20192 Sept 2015 Jen-Cheng Chen Argentina #6-20198 Sept 2015 Jose Rafael Pena Gil Venezuela #6-20199 Sept 2015 Marco Flor Paraguay #6-20200 Sept 2015 Arsenio Flores Paraguay #6-18060 July 29, 2018 Morgan Newman U.S.A. #6-00603 July 27, 2019 John Gafos U.S.A. #6-00604 July 26, 2025 Robson Aparecido Barreto Fernandes Brazil #6-00609 October 23, 2025 Egberto José Da Silva Brazil #6-00608 October 23, 2025 5th Degree Martin Sewer Switzerland #5-03022 July 2003 Norma Futini U.S.A. #5-06031 July 2006 Gregor Eichenauer Germany #5-09034 July 2009 Adriano Ropero Brazil #5-20081 Oct 2011 Jose Valci de Sousa Mendes Brazil #5-20083 Oct 2011 Winne Chue Wei Li Brazil #5-20084 Oct 2011 Ian Chisholm U.S.A. #5-20099 July 2012 Adriel de Almeida Brazil #5-20123 Oct 2012 Renata Sales Balestrini Brazil #5-20124 Oct 2012 Egberto Jose da Silva Brazil #5-20125 Oct 2012 Robson Aparecido Barreto Fernandes Brazil #5-20126 Oct 2012 Gustavo Diaz Argentina #5-20129 Oct 2012 Arsenio Flores Paraguay #5-20121 Oct 2012 Paul Jakubowski U.S.A. #5-13123 July 2013 Nenad Stojkovic #5-20177 Oct 2014 Sergio Tello Argentina #5-20191 Sept 2015 Morgan Newman U.S.A. #5-20222 July 2016 Wayne P. Hunt U.S.A. #5-20233 July 29, 2017 Lo Li Hung R.O.C. #20241 July 29, 2018 Orlando Ng Cheng Venezuela #20272 July 29, 2018 Nam Phamdo U.S.A. #5-0299 July 29, 2023 Gabe Chang U.S.A. #5-24033 July 13, 2024 Luiz Ferreira De Oliveira Brazil #5-00607 October 23, 2025 Daniel A. Flores Rosas Brazil #5-00606 October 23, 2025 4th Degree Jeffrey Zukor U.S.A. #4-04078 July 2004 Mike Pilachowski U.S.A. #4-05084 July 2005 Loukas Kryriakos Georgiou U.K. #4-05091 July 2005 Wayne Hunt U.S.A. #4-080202 July 2008 Morgan Newman U.S.A. #4-20027 July 2011 Luis Ferreira de Oliveira Brazil #4-20085 Oct 2011 Sergio Tello Argentina #4-20028 Oct 2011 Nelson Martinez #4-20118 Oct 2012 LuizFelipe Machado Pinto #4-20141 Feb 2014 Francisco Jose Chaves #4-20142 Feb 2014 Nicanor Castellano Argentina #4-20187 Sept 2015 Ruben Assis Argentina #4-20188 Sept 2015 Leopoldo Arce Argentina #4-20189 Sept 2015 Gerardo Angel Argentina #4-20190 Sept 2015 Orlando Ng Cheng Venezuela #4-20196 Sept 2015 Jorge Zavaleta Aleman Peru #4-20197 Sept 2015 Fadri Canal Switzerland #4-20220 July 2016 Michael J. Shaffer U.S.A. #4-20221 July 2016 Daniel Flores Chile #20242 July 29, 2018 Alexander Klug Switzerland #20243 July 29, 2018 Peter Gasser Switzerland #20245 July 29, 2018 Natalja Vorbau Germany #20246 July 29, 2018 Manoel da Silva Alves Brazil #20247 July 29, 2018 Arthur Panella U.S.A. #4-20290 July 27, 2019 Angie Dominguez U.S.A. #4-20291 July 27, 2019 Aimee Buckley U.S.A. #4-20292 July 27, 2019 Theodore Giantini, Jr. U.S.A. #4-20296 July 31, 2022 Khen Hopmans Canadian #20310 July 29, 2023 James Rowan Canadian #20311 July 29, 2023 Mitch McKay U.S.A. #20312 July 29, 2023 Collin Lee U.S.A. #20313 July 29, 2023 Alberto Quiñonez Paraguay #20203 October 23, 2025 3rd Degree Brandi Piacente U.S.A. #3-03069 July 2003 Ryan C. Velivlis U.S.A. #3-04076 July 2004 Oliver E. Hasler #3-06097 July 2006 Cristina M. Sokol #3-06096 July 2006 Diane Spoor U.S.A. #3-06095 July 2006 Michelle Sosa #3-070117 July 2007 Geronimo Samudio Paraguay #3-070200 Dec 2007 Louis Fu Hsuan Shen Canada #3-080203 July 2008 Tanja Kolar Germany #3-090225 July 2009 Nadine Daumann Germany #3-090226 July 2009 Thomas Schumann Germany #3-090227 July 2009 Nataljia Altuchow Germany #3-090228 July 2009 Li Hung Luo #3-20165 July 2014 Aimee Jurewicz Buckley U.S.A. #3-20159 July 2014 Arthur Panella U.S.A. #3-20160 July 2014 William A. Rolle, Jr. #3-20214 July 2016 Theodore C. Giantini, Jr. U.S.A. #3-20215 July 2016 Kitaro Waga Switzerland #3-20216 July 2016 Jiro Waga Switzerland #3-20217 July 2016 Pascal Alain Pluess Switzerland #3-20218 July 2016 James Hesser U.S.A. #3-20219 July 2016 Thomas Achorner Germany #20249 July 29, 2018 Lukas Maier Germany #20250 July 29, 2018 Thorsten Treffer Germany #20251 July 29, 2018 Jessica Maier Germany #20252 July 29, 2018 James Rowan Canada #20253 July 29, 2018 Peck Mun Lee Singapore #3-20284 July 27, 2019 Ryan Hodge U.S.A. #3-20288 July 27, 2019 Daniel Triumbari Canadian #20317 July 29, 2023 Martin Guillen Venezuelan #20298 July 29, 2023 Shelly Henriquez-Neill U.S.A. #20305 July 29, 2023 Kaylee Baker U.S.A. #20306 July 29, 2023 Anna Liu U.S.A. #20307 July 29, 2023 Meghan Mannion Gray U.S.A. #20308 July 29, 2023 J. R. Brown U.S.A. #20299 July 13, 2024 Luciana Pereira Munhoz Brazil #20234 October 23, 2025 2nd Degree Florian Daumann Germany #2-03063 July 2003 Stephan Daumann Germany #2-03064 July 2003 Michael Gnahm Germany #2-03065 July 2003 Yi Fei Law #2-03066 July 2003 Lauren Canas #2-04080 July 2004 Silvia Parrino #2-06103 Nov 2006 Natalja Altuchow Germany #2-06106 Nov 2006 Tanja Kolar Germany #2-06104 Nov 2006 Roger Stutz #2-06102 Nov 2006 Morgan Malone U.S.A. #2-070114 July 2007 Jeremy Harlow U.S.A. #2-070115 July 2007 James Gummer U.S.A. #2-070116 July 2007 Tu Cheng Yang #2-080204 July 2008 Joseph Chi Hsiun Shen Canada #2-080205 July 2008 Steven Friedman U.S.A. #2-090218 July 2008 Michael Shaffer U.S.A. #2-090222 July 2009 Jessica Maier Germany #2-090223 July 2009 Jeremy Harlow U.S.A. #2-090224 July 2009 David M Andrew U.S.A. #2-20023 July 2010 R.C. Matteson U.S.A. #2-20029 July 2011 James Hesser U.S.A. #2-20030 July 2011 Angie Dominguez U.S.A. #2-20031 July 2011 Rogerio de Lima Santos #2-20086 Oct 2011 Jaime Domingos Ferreira Neto Brazil #2-20087 Oct 2011 Chun Cheng Chan #2-20117 Oct 2012 Ying Hsueh Liao #2-20103 Oct 2012 Jorge Zavaleta Aleman Peru #2-20114 Oct 2012 Shamil Jasan Sirhua Zabalbu Peru #2-20115 Oct 2012 David Curran U.S.A. #2-20163 July 2014 Jennie Mitchell U.S.A. #2-20154 July 2014 Ryan Hodge U.S.A. #2-20155 July 2014 Michael Schad Germany #2-20156 July 2014 Thomas Achorner Germany #2-20157 July 2014 Treffer Thorsten Germany #2-20158 July 2014 Lukas Maier Germany #2-20176 Oct 2014 Matthias Jerg #2-20175 Oct 2014 Jonathan Augusto Moraes Bernado #2-20212 July 2016 Jorg Meyer #2-20239 October 14, 2017 Niklas Gerke Germany #20254 July 29, 2018 Manuel Kling Germany #20255 July 29, 2018 Nadine Heinzel Germany #20256 July 29, 2018 Miki Balog Germany #20257 July 29, 2018 Marc Germann Germany #20258 July 29, 2018 Moises Aparecido Oliveira Martins Brazil #20259 July 29, 2018 Gisler Roland Switzerland #20261 July 29, 2018 Tamara Scarabelli Switzerland #20262 July 29, 2018 Jan Wagner Germany #20271 July 29, 2018 Bobby Cusack U.S.A. #2-20277 July 27, 2019 Phillip Behrns U.S.A. #2-20279 July 27, 2019 Owen Riley U.S.A. #2-20280 July 27, 2019 Philippe Thomas U.S.A. #2-20281 July 27, 2019 Michelle Santos U.S.A. #2-20282 July 27, 2019 Mitchell Jay U.S.A. #2-20297 July 31, 2022 Adrian Lee Canadian #20316 July 29, 2023 Eric Stamm U.S.A. #20309 July 29, 2023 Teresa Ogata U.S.A. #20319 July 13, 2024 Janice Fitzsimmons U.S.A. #20318 July 13, 2024 Christopher Lopez U.S.A. #20322 July 26, 2025 Ronald Chacón Sullón Peru #20235 October 23, 2025 Thiago Lung Schaeffer Ferreira Brazil #20325 October 23, 2025 Marcos Rogério Heckdorneles Brazil #20326 October 23, 2025 Antonio Tadeu De Brito Brazil #20327 October 23, 2025 1st Degree Silvia Parrino #1-03052 July 2003 Jutta Baar-Schurr #1-03055 July 2003 Christoph Priebe #1-03056 July 2003 Marc Wheeler #1-03057 July 2003 Lauren Canas #1-03058 July 2003 John Worden #1-03059 July 2003 Joan Murakami #1-03061 July 2003 Sarah Carson #1-03062 July 2003 Bryan Prindiville #1-04074 July 2004 Affa Michael Weaver U.S.A. #1-04077 July 2004 Steve Frush #1-05083 July 2005 Robert Bogolub #1-05088 July 2005 Lars Wolfe #1-05090 July 2005 Theodore C. Giantini, Jr. U.S.A. #1-06099 July 2006 Craig Spoor U.S.A. #1-06101 July 2006 Jessica Maier Germany #1-06108 Nov 2006 David Gordon #1-070118 July 2007 Darius Howard U.S.A. #1-070119 July 2007 Antonio Gansley-Ortiz U.S.A. #1-070111 July 2007 Adam Lathram #1-070113 July 2007 Mohamed El Sayed #1-070201 Dec 2007 Ethan Chih Wei Chang #1-080206 July 2008 David M. Andrews U.S.A. #1-080207 July 2008 Marybeth Daucher #1-090213 July 2009 Matthias Jerg #1-090214 July 2009 Anja Voelker #1-090215 July 2009 Vaughn Harvey U.S.A. #1-20014 July 2011 Megan Mannion Gray U.S.A. #1-20072 July 2011 Sean Gray U.S.A. #1-20035 July 2011 Wendy Campbell #1-20061 July 2011 Allen Parco U.S.A. #1-20064 July 2011 Benjamin Munoz Silva #1-20089 Oct 2011 Taiyo Schaeffer Ferreira Brazil #1-20090 Oct 2011 Thiago Lung Schaeffer Ferreira Brazil #1-20092 Oct 2011 Edson dos Santos Marques #1-20093 Oct 2011 Luciano Marques de Oliveira #1-20094 Oct 2011 Andressa Rufino Miranda Silva #1-20099 Oct 2011 Daniel Galvao Paes #1-20096 Oct 2011 Adriana de Silva Duarte #1-20100 Oct 2011 Antonio Carlos S. Azevedo #1-20098 Oct 2011 Hsiu Chi Chan R.O.C. #1-20152 Oct 2012 Tsung Han Chan R.O.C. #1-20105 Oct 2012 Kuan Hsun Wu R.O.C. #1-20106 Oct 2012 Yi Ju Lee R.O.C. #1-20107 Oct 2012 Chia Feng Tien R.O.C. #1-20108 Oct 2012 Chien Lin Hung R.O.C. #1-20109 Oct 2012 Kuan Jung Chen R.O.C. #1-20110 Oct 2012 Yi Wen Lin R.O.C. #1-20102 Oct 2012 Jose Antonio Ishy, Jr. #1-20113 Oct 2012 Tsui Shan Chien #1-13122 July 2013 Gene Stein U.S.A. #1-13124 July 2013 Jonathan Augusto Moraes Bernardo #1-20140 Feb 2014 Juliana Nery Ferreira Brazil #1-20143 Feb 2014 Roz Curran U.S.A. #1-20144 July 26, 2014 Ashley Dong U.S.A. #1-20145 July 26, 2014 Paul A. Fleckenstein Jr. U.S.A. #1-20146 July 26, 2014 Alex Arshavskiy U.S.A. #1-20147 July 26, 2014 Bobby Cusack U.S.A. #1-20148 July 26, 2014 Karen Silverman U.S.A. #1-20149 July 26, 2014 Jane Ellett #1-20150 July 26, 2014 Whitney Berch U.S.A. #1-20151 July 26, 2014 Dennis Piekorz #1-20174 Oct 2014 Felix Bahr #1-20173 Oct 2014 Jan Wagner Germany #1-20170 Oct 2014 Martin Lednar #1-20168 Oct 2014 Michael Friedrich #1-20171 Oct 2014 Miki Balog Germany #1-20167 Oct 2014 Stefan Dorsing #1-20169 Oct 2014 Paul Fuchs #1-20172 Oct 2014 Jorg Meyer #1-20166 Oct 2014 Owen Riley U.S.A. #1-20179 July 2015 Ronald Chacon Sullon Peru #1-20193 Sept 25, 2015 Renzo Arias Mendoza Peru #1-20194 Sept 25, 2015 Misael Mujica Venezuela #1-20195 Sept 25, 2015 Michael J. Wright #1-20201 July 30, 2016 Alexander Reznikov U.S.A. #1-20205 July 30, 2016 Bradford A. Choate U.S.A. #1-20206 July 30, 2016 Jeramy Hansen U.S.A. #1-20207 July 30, 2016 Jason C. Harris U.S.A. #1-20208 July 30, 2016 Pedro Guterres #1-20210 July 30, 2016 Anna Liu U.S.A. #1-20211 July 30, 2016 Michelle Santos U.S.A. #1-20223 July 30, 2016 Phillip M. Behrns U.S.A. #1-20224 July 29, 2017 Janine Michaelson U.S.A. #1-20225 July 29, 2017 Mitchell Jay U.S.A. #1-20226 July 29, 2017 Philippe Thomas U.S.A. #1-20227 July 29, 2017 Kevin Ong U.S.A. #1-20230 July 29, 2017 Rainer Jungmann Germany #1-20237 Oct 14, 2017 Marc Germann Germany #1-20240 Oct 14, 2017 Pascal Morwald Germany #20263 July 29, 2018 Joao Paulo Reis Miranda Junior Brazil #20265 July 29, 2018 Marco Rogerio Heck Dorneles Brazil #20266 July 29, 2018 Mauricio Araujo Frigo Brazil #20267 July 29, 2018 Jose Renato de Sousa Bulhoes Brazil #20268 July 29, 2018 Antonio Tadeu de Brito Brazil #20269 July 29, 2018 Brandon Roby U.S.A. #20315 July 29, 2023 Alyssa Shedlosky U.S.A. #20320 July 13, 2024 Benjamin Lopez U.S.A. #20321 July 13, 2024 Jack Fitzsimmons U.S.A. #20314 July 13, 2024 Andria Yu U.S.A. #20324 July 26, 2025 Suzan Lumpkin U.S.A. #20323 July 26, 2025 Fabrício Crepaldi Brazil #20328 October 23, 2025 José Welligton Vieira De Souza Brazil #20330 October 23, 2025 Hilton Dilney Barleben Junior Brazil #20331 October 23, 2025 Antonio Adriano Da Silva Brazil #20332 October 23, 2025