 The proud father of one son, Brian Gene Gates, Master Brian Gates, currently holds the rank of eighth degree blackbelt and has been awarded numerous times for success in martial arts / karate, full contact kickboxing, heavyweight champion and "coach" trainer as well as student trainer with some of the world's top athletes in many styles and origins of martial arts. With great pride, he passes his experience and supreme level of training techniques to his pupils.  His accomplishments include (but are not limited to): International Karate / Kickboxing Hall of Fame Action Martial Arts Magazine's Hall Of Fame - 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2006 Karate World Hall Of Fame Law Enforcement Officer Of The Year FAM Training Division Award United States Martial Arts Hall Of Fame Worldwide Martial Arts Hall Of Fame World Karate Union Hall Of Fame Certified Travel Marshal Pennsylvania State Constable Law Enforcement Officer Team USA Fighter, Coach, and Ambassador for the USA with Karate World In the first series of Martial Arts Trading Cards - "Blackbelts" Action Martial Arts Magazine's Trading Cards Featured in the premier Martial Arts Blackbelts Magazine's School of the Month Karate Illustrated Magazine's Tournament - Keystone National Championships Also won the World Blackbelt Instructor Award and was featured on the premier website worldblackbelt.com on multiple occasions for service, awards, and events Picture: Martial Arts / Kickboxing Hall Of Fame Award proudly being received with (son) Brian Gene, 11, at the Tropicana Resort and Casino Ballroom in Atlantic City in January of 2001. Brian was inducted into the Action Martial Arts Magazine's Hall of Fame for his contributions to the arts in January of 2002 and again in 2006 as an ambassador to the martial arts. Training formally since 1981 and operating a martial arts center since 1985, Master Gates has been promoting Martial Arts, Karate, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and national and international championships since 1988. He was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Referees Association, Karate World Ratings, National Organization Of Registered Martial Arts League, and the International Referees Commission. He also provides executive bodyguard protection to the elite businesspersons of the world and some of Hollywood's most recognized celebrities and music stars, performs death-defying car crashes as a Hollywood stuntman, and has demonstrated his martial arts skills and power-breaking feats for many public events as well as ESPN-TV. If you need further information, please visit the contact page to get in touch with Master Gates. |