
Last Updated On
March 1st, 2025
1:00 PM
1st Degree Senior Black Belts
Apprentices of the Arts
AIK Direct Lineage Recognition
All Students listed below are in the Direct Lineage of Andrew Pilch. This is in the Rough N’ Tumble lineage of Sigung Stephen LaBounty, the analytical analysis and practical application in the Tactical Combat lineage of Mike Winkeljohn, and the non destructive counterbalances in the Paxial Arts Lineage of Ed Parker (Jr.) as taught at The American Institute of Kenpo.
❇️ Represents students who have achieved Youth Black Belt and subsequently attained AIK Senior Black Belt status.
✅ Represents students who have achieved Junior Black Belt and subsequently attained AIK Senior Black Belt status.
✴️ Has progressed to higher levels of black belt under the guidance of other qualified Kenpo instructors.
✳️ Received rank outside of AIK and is currently pursuing AIK rank.
If you attained your Black Belt directly under Mr. Pilch prior to the formation of the American Institute of Karate (AIK) in 2005 (or if you were inadvertently omitted from our records), please email us so that we can acknowledge your rank achieved with AIK.
A
Aaron Morgen-Goetz ✅
Adrian Cordova ✅
Alexa Cameron ✅
Alysia Jones
Amy Jones
B
Bonnie Sanders
Brandon A. Walker
C
Caden Pilch ❇️✅
Carlos Acevedo
Celeste Arianna Meyer
Chris Yutzy
Clifford Johnson
Corey Webb ✅
D
Dano Morgen-Goetz
E
Ethan Miranda
F
G
Genissa Puente
Gracie Greve ❇️✅
Graham Jacob ✅
Gustav Kahn
H
Haley Anne Hendrick
Henry Fung
I
Ian Doucet
J
Jaiden Miranda
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Smith
John Sanders
Jonathan Williams
Joshua Burchard
Joshua Burgos-DeStephanis ✅
K
Kai Pilch ❇️✅
M
Mackenzie Meacham ✅
Makayla Bermudez
Mary Torres Vargas
Melanie Pamler
Michael A Seno
Michele Kahn
Mindy Lynn Bermudez
N
Natalie Miranda
O
Olivia Carey
P
Q
R
Raiza Helena Rodriguez
Robert C Broussard
Russell Schmidt
S
Shawn Goetz ✴️
Spencer Peterson
Sydney Bernal-Herrera ✅
T
Trenton Binnie ✅
Trevor Goetz
Trent Peppiatt ✅
Trinity Pilch ❇️✅
Triza Brion ✅
U
V
Vinent Klimowicz
W
X
Y
Yelena Fomenko