Have fun with this one guys. I don't think I have ever seen such a a rank collector! Yoder should be given a grandmaster of rank collectors rank.
Here is his website: www.taishudo.com
In summary he claims 72 ranks, positions in 48 martial art organizations, lots more of the typical types of awards, military claims, yada yada yada. All in just his 42 years on this planet!
If this was not real, it would be funny. The following was written by Yoder:
CURRENT RANKS: Below some ranks have been earned, others have been given honorary, and others cross-ranked. They can all be verified. To see copies of the certificates please visit www.taishudo.com . More certificates will be posted daily until all have been posted.
10th Dan Founder/Grandmaster Tai Shu Do
10th Dan Police Methods (Honorary)
10th Dan Combat Karate (Honorary)
10th Dan Combat Jujitsu (Honorary)
10th Dan Ronin Ryu Ninjutsu (Honorary)
10th Dan Wakazamurai Kokusai Budo (Honorary)
9th Dan Combat Gojo Karate Do (Honorary)
9th Dan Bhat Ninjutsu/Karate (Honorary)
9th Dan Dragon Fist System (Honorary)
9th Dan Ninjutsu (Honorary)
8th Dan Gojitsu-Ryu Karate-Do (Honorary)
8th Dan American Modern JuJitsu
8th Dan American Modern Aikido
8th Dan Freestyle Karate
8th Dan Shioku Waza
6th Dan Scientific Tad Sun Pok Hybrid System
5th Dan Shinka Ryu Ninjutsu
5th Dan Ninpo-Do
5th Dan Hapkido
5th Dan Hapki-Do Police Methods
5th Dan Tatakai Jikoboei Do Kempo
5th Dan Dragon Shaolin Kenpo Karate
5th Dan Kenpo Karate-do
4th Dan Shaolin Twin Dragons Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu
4th Dan Guardian Kempo JuJitsu "Old Style"
4th Dan Tactical Combat Kajukenbo
4th Dan American Kenpo Karate
4th Dan Valadez Kenpo-Ryu
4th Dan Praying Mantis Kung Fu
4th Dan Tai Sheng Men Kung Fu
3rd Dan Shaolin Dragon Kung Fu
3rd Dan Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu
3rd Dan Tae Kwon Do
3rd Dan Krav Maga
2nd Dan Yoshin Ryu Combat JuJitsu
2nd Dan Koga Ryu Ninjutsu
2nd Dan Keha Karate-Do
2nd Dan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
1st Dan Aikijitsu
1st Dan Hwa Rang Do
1st Dan Shaolin Chaun Fa
1st Dan Kan Balam Kung Fu
1st Dan Decuerdas Eskrima
1st Dan Zen Sekei Goshin Jitsu
Master Instructor Military CQC System
Master Level Filipino Boxing
Master Instructor Chin Na
Senior Instructor Kali Silat
Senior Instructor Combat Silat
Senior Instructor Jeet Kune Do
Senior Instructor Jeet Kune Do Concepts
Senior Instructor Offensive Fighting System
Wing Chun Red Sash Full Instructor
Shifu Shaolin-Wutang Kung Fu Internal Power Systems
Expert/Teacher Warrior Self Defense System
Certified Knife Instructor
Ground Tactics Instructor
Instructor Dim Mak
Instructor Kun Tao
Instructor Muay Thai
Instructor Kyusho-Jitsu
Instructor Law Enforcement Combative Tactics
Instructor Tactical Stick Defense
Instructor Tactical Knife Defense
Instructor Tactical Gun Defense
State Certified UASD Instructor DRC
Black Sash Kung Fu & Kickboxing
Certified Unarmed Combat Instructor
Certified Disabled Martial Arts Instructor
Certified Disabled Self Defense Instructor
Certified Senior Citizen Self Defense Instructor
Certified Rape Prevention Self Defense Instructor
POSITIONS HELD: Below
President Iron Tiger Fighting Society - ITFS
President Golden Dragon Fighting Society - GDFS
President International Tai Shu Do Association - ITSDA
President Peaceful Tiger Martial Arts Federation - PTMAF
Member of the Bei Shaolin Quan Italy - BSQI
Member of the Modern Samurai Society - MSS
Representative for Ohio Eagle Federation - EF
Affiliate of the National Krav Maga Association -NKMA
Member of the Kajunkenbo Ohana Association - KOA
Member of Longfeng Sanda Academy Belgium - LSAB
Member Elite Free Style Hapkido Association - EFSHA
Member of the American Style Nunchaku Federation - ASNF
Official Representative International of Tae-Do Kung Fu - TDKF
Member of the International Modern Combat Association - IMCA
Representative USA Diversified League of Martial Artists - DLMA
National Representative USA International Sifu Organization - ISO
Member Judges' Panel International Chinese Martial Arts - ICMAC
Member of the International Warrior Martial Arts Association - IWMAA
Certified Master of the World Martial Arts Friendship Society - WMAFSS
Representative USA International Modern Combat Association - IMCA
Representative for U.S.A. Ko Ryu JuJutsu Federation Europe - KRJFE
Representative State of Ohio Madison Martial Arts Academy -MMAA
Board Member United States Traditional Kung Fu Federation - USTKF
Member Board of Directors Martial Arts Masters Association - MAMA
USA Representative International Simmey-Do Karate Federation - ISKF
International Representative Bredan Fou Martial Arts Federation - BFMAF
Representative for State of Ohio-USA Martial Arts Police Methods - MAPM
USA Representative of Ohio Kaminohenshi-Ryu Karate Association - KRKA
USA Representative of the Amateur Ashitedo Akhada, Association , India - AAAA
International Representative of USA for the International Budoshindo Federation - IBF
U.S.A. State Representative for the State of Ohio Valadez Kenpo Association -VKA
National Representative USA Wakazamurai World Martial Arts Association - WWMAA
USA Direcetor World International Martial Arts Association & Organization - WIMAAO
Official Representative USA International Gojitsu-Ryu Karate-Do Orgnanization - IGKO
Official American Combined Arts Federation Representative for the state of Ohio - ACAF
Official Representative U.S.A. International Martial Arts Sciences Organization - IMASO
Official Representative Ohio, United States World Kyongchar Moosul Federation - WKMF
Representative for Ohio - USA International Hapki-Do Police Methods Federation - IHPMF
Representative for Grove City, USA International R'GUIBA-DO SHIN KI Academy - IRDSA
Representative of the British & International Kickboxing & Martial Association - WKMA/BIKMA
USA Chairman International Kyokidoki Karate & Mixed Martial Arts Federation - IKKMMAF
Official Representative for Ohio in the Country USA of the Absolute Karate Federation - AKF
National Representative of The African International Bushido Freestyle and MMA Institute - AIBFMI
Official American Disabled Self Defense Federation Representative for the State of Ohio -ADSDF
Official American Disabled Martial Arts Federation Representative for the State of Ohio - ADMAF
Official Code Red Unarmed Combat/Self Defense Training International Representative -CRUC&SDTI
Member of Sokeship Council & Board of Directors Ohio Representative International Bujutsu Society - IBS
AWARDS & HONORS: Below
USA Martial Arts "Hall of Fame" Induction Category: Instructor of the Year 2007
WOMA Grandmaster of the Year 2009
Member United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2011
Martial Arts Health & Fitness Association Inducted into the 3rd International Hall of Fame 2011
Diversified League Of Martial Artists Hall of Fame 2013
American Modern Jujitsu "HALL OF FAME" & "BULLDOG CLUB" 2013
Featured in the Martial Artists World Book Volume 4
Awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Martial Arts & Defense Tactics Education from West Coast University April 10, 2013
Awarded the Humanitarian Award from the American Combined Arts Federation / Code Red Unarmed Combat & Self Defense Training International.
Awarded the Counter Terror Tactics Association of Science from the Urban Tactical Operations Association Accredited by the American Modern Jujitsu Federation.
GIVEN RECOGNITION "MASTER OF EXCELLENCE 2013" for YOUR HARD AND OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF MARTIAL ARTS AND BY YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND RELIABILITY IN THIS NOBLE PROFESSION BY THE WORLD KYONGCHAR MOOSUL FEDERATION.
BRIEF HISTORICAL TIMELINE: Below
Bob Yoder is the founder of Tai Shu Do "The Way of Ultimate Techniques". He has over 35 years of experience in the martial arts and has taught thousands students to include Corrections Personal, Law Enforcement Officers, and even members of the United States Military. He was a registered Unarmed Self-Defense instructor for the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. He instructed Basic and Advanced Unarmed Self Defense for the State of Ohio Corrections and Franklin County Corrections. He also served in the U.S. Air force as a security forces member. He is also a Freemason Master Mason of the Neoacacia Lodge No. 595 Free & Accepted Masons.
He created Tai Shu Do after studying various styles of martial arts for many years and achieving various ranks to include black belt / instructor rankings in several styles of martial arts. He also belongs to a wide assortment of martial arts associations, confederations, councils, federations, and organizations.
A favorite quote of his is: Blend all tactics and skills. The more one knows, the better, for it is far better to have the knowledge and not the need, than to have the need and not the knowledge. But.. also, if knowledge is power, then the power of knowledge is truth. Seek it!
Many of his students that have studied under other instructors before coming to him have said that they have learned more from him in their first month than they did in several months of training they received from other previous instructors. That is because he trains his students in a no nonsense easy to understand manner. It is up to the student if they want to train in a traditional martial arts uniform or sweats. The student has the option of receiving traditional training where they progress through belts and receive certified ranking or if they wish to study in a strictly self-defense manner.
Besides Martial Arts Mr. Yoder is also a Usui Reiki Master/Teacher in the Usui Shiki Ryoho tradition and in various other Energy "Reiki" Systems. Mr. Yoder is also a Personal Fitness Trainer and a Senior Fitness Instructor.
For more information about the Bob Yoder's Kung Fu Academy Tai Shu Do Style Kung Fu staff or training programs, please contact us at 614-649-5971 or by clicking here
I would be honored to be a member of your organization. If you would make me an official representative I will post your logo and link to your site on my websites. I would also promote your organization to the best of my ability. Also I would be willing to help out with anything that you may need help with. So that you can know me a little better I'm including below an article that I recently wrote for a military martial arts website and was also published by an international combat martial arts website in their who is who section. I'm including it because it also acts as an in-depth bio.
Recent Article:
I recently came across your website. Let me congratulate you on such a fine site. The military and martial arts have been a great part of my life. I stated studying the martial arts when I was 8 years old in 1979 and served in the United States Air Force for 12 years from 1996 to 2008. I enlisted as a Security Police Member a.k.a Security Forces. While serving I deployed numerous times and in 2001 was called to active duty. While on active duty I was awarded THE AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 11 September 2001 to 15 September 2003 as a Security Forces Member with the 121st Security Forces Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio. During this period, my outstanding professionalism and leadership directly contributed to the effectiveness and success of Air Force missions supporting Operation NOBLE EAGLE, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation FUNDAMENTAL JUSTICE. I deployed in support of the 89th Security Forces at Andrews Air Force Base and served as part of an enhanced homeland security operation. I supervised the increased force protection and anti-terrorism measures essential in the protection of assets vital to our nations war fighting capability. In addition, I served as member of a Quick Reaction Team dedicated to the strategic airlift of dangerous Al-Qaeda and Taliban Detainees from the Afghanistan combat zone to the internment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. My continued commitment to excellence during this wartime activation set the standard for my fellow Non-Commissioned Officers to follow. My distinctive accomplishments reflected great credit upon myself, the Air National Guard and the United States Air Force. I was also awarded the ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL for my OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS and service from 14 January 2002 to 30 September 2002 as a member of the Force Protection Task Force assigned following the terrorist attacks on America, myself, the Ohio National Guard and the United States Armed Services. In addition I received a Certificate of Achievement for my attention to detail and professional conduct during the September 10, 2004 security detail attached to Air Force One. During that time period, homeland security levels were elevated and my actions directly resulted in a higher level of security for the Commander in Chief, George W. Bush. I also received a Certificate of Achievement recognizing me for my attention to detail and professional conduct during the September 8, 2006 security detail attached to the Ohio-Serbia Partnership. During that time period, homeland security levels were elevated and my actions directly resulted in a higher level of security for President Tadic of Serbia. I held the rank of TSgt E-6 when I existed the military in 2008. I'm still a member in good standing of the 121st Security Forces Alumni Association.
As for my martial arts achievements well as I stated I started studying the martial arts when I was 7 years old so it has been over 35 years now. My uncles studied martial arts and got me interested. I began studying with them every chance I could. I also studied with a man who lived down the street from us. He taught Shotokan Karate to a few of us neighborhood kids in his backyard during the summer. I studied with him only one summer but it gave me the basics of that art. I went on to study Tae Kwon Do at the Oriental Martial Arts College under Sr. Grand Master Joon P. Choi for a year but I felt that it was geared more towards competition and not actual street fighting. I also trained with Master S.S. Kim during that time in Korean Praying Mantis Kung Fu. I then went on to studying at Jay T. Will's Kenpo Karate Studio as my uncle had studied there as well. I studied there until Jay T. Will was arrested for drug possession in 1985. I continued to study with my uncle and the following year earned my black belt in Kenpo Karate. I then went onto study Kung Fu and Kickboxing under Greg Greene who trained under Grandmaster R.A. Greenlee in Shaolin Iron Tiger Kung Fu. Mr. Greene had earned his Black Sash under Grandmaster Greenlee and developed his own style of Kung Fu. It was a realistic street fighting art. I liked it very much it is also where I got my creativity from. Well there and of course from Bruce Lee. I'm a very big fan of Bruce Lee and even attended Bruce Lee Eve each year. I even got to meet Larry Hartsell one year. Almost every year from 1983 until 2000, Robert Blakeman, one of the world's best known Bruce Lee memorabilia collectors, held an annual Bruce Lee tribute event called, Bruce Lee Eve. Robert Blakeman was a friend of mine and I still have original editions of The Associates of Bruce Lee Eve newsletters, produced by Robert Blakeman and Darin Waugh. The newsletters included many exclusive pictures and interviews from Bruce Lee friends and students. Robert Blakeman passed away and Sr. Grand Master Joon P. Choi now has the collection. Anyways I earned my Black Sash under Mr. Greene and even studied under one of his Iron Shadows Bill White when he opened his academy down the street from my home. Mr. White's academy unfortunately did not operate for very long. After that I kept studying on my own with family and friends. One friend of mine from high school was Sok P. Long he was Cambodian I would practice with him in Bokator and Pradal Serey. After high school he moved back to Cambodia. During high school I began teaching some friends and even some of their parents in my garage and basement. In 1989 I entered into the Army as a MP but was later discharged due to damage to my knees. I immediately began strength training to build up the muscle around my knees. In 1992 I developed Tai Shu Do "The Way of Ultimate Techniques" and in 1993 I officially opened Bob Yoder's Kung Fu Academy. I operated the academy for a few years and then went into the Air Force in 1996 as a SP. Again we learned basic hand to hand combat but also some Aikijutsu in Tech School at the Joint Law Enforcement Academy located at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. I graduated from Tech School in 1997 and was stationed in the Air National Guard at Rickenbacker ANGB. While there I participated in numerous deployments a few are listed above. I worked in Corrections as a civilian and was a state certified unarmed self defense instructor who taught both state and county corrections personal. My instructors were Rick Seeds Head Insructor, Dan Pfeifer, Mark Feison, Pam Means, Darrell Logan, and Mike Pierce. I was called to active duty on 9/11/2001 to 9/11/2003. During that time I was a member of a Joint Anti Terrorism Task Force and Quick Reaction Team member tasked to conduct Detainee Ops in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay Cuba. I continued to conduct missions on a volunteer basis until 2007. I have also provided security for Air Force One and President George W. Bush as well as President Tadic from Serbia. I was also a state security officer for the Ohio adjutant general from 2003-2008. In 2008 I was diagnosed with PTSD and during this time we lost our home and had to move to Circleville, Ohio. We moved back to Grove City, Ohio in 2010 and my wife found me upstairs in our bedroom on the bed with what she thought was chewing tobacco beside my mouth. It turned out to be blood and she immediately rushed me to the emergency room. I then had to be put into a medically induced coma because I aspirated throwing up tons of blood that had been dripping from a erosion in my esophagus. I was in the coma for over 3 months and when I came to I was being kept alive with machines. I had to learn to breath or my own, talk and walk again. I thought that I would never practice martial arts again but I never gave up and recovered fairly quickly. I thank god for my quick and full recover. In 2011 I reopened the academy in the basement of my Grove City home and have been teaching ever since. I'm also currently studying Chen Style Taijiquan under Jeff Radcliff on the weekends. I also attend martial arts seminars when I can afford it and have the time. This year I was awarded 10th Dan Black Belt in Police Methods from Grandmaster Soke Dr. Victor Walter Huapaya Quispe, 10th Dan Ronin Ryu Ninjutsu from FMACE Shihan Board Ninjutsu, 10th Dan Black Belt Wakazamuria Kokusai Budo from Soke Sefik Gülten, 10th Dan Combat Karate from Dai Soke Prof/Dr. Jagdish Singh Khatri, 9th Dan Bhat Ninjutsu/Karate from Grandmaster Niranjan C. Bhat, 10th Dan Combat Jujitsu, 9th Dan Combat Goju Karate Do, 9th Dan Ninjutsu, 9th Dan Dragon Fist System, 8th Dan Black Belt in Shioku Waza, Freestyle Karate, American Modern JuJitsu, American Modern Aikido, 5th Dan Hapkido, 2nd Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do Senior Instructor, and Certified Knife Instructor from Master Israel Velez III. 8th Dan Black Belt Gojitsu Ryu from Grandmaster Soke Dr. Victor Walter Huapaya Quispe, 6th Dan Black Belt in Scientific Tad Sun Pok Hybrid System from Grand Master Arnel C. Ariap, 5th Dan Black Belt Hapki-Do from Shihan José Augusto da Silva Costa, and Expert/Teacher Warrior Self Defense System from Dariusz Gurgul. 5th Dan Tatakai Jikoboei Do Kempo from Paul Corrigan TJD Kempo Founder, 5th Dan Dragon Kenpo Karate, Shifu Shaolin-Wutang Kung Fu Internal Power Systems, Master Instructor Military CQC System, Senior Instructor Jeet Kune Do, Senior Instructor Offensive Fighting Tactics, Senior Instructor Kali Silat, Senior Instructor Combat Silat, Karambit Instrutor from Sifu Jason m. Velez,5th Dan Shinka Ryu Ninjutsu From the Real League of Shadows, 5th Dan Black Belt Ninpo-Do from the Ninpo-Do International Association, 4th Dan Black Belt American Kenpo Karate, 4th Dan Shaolin Twin Dragons Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu, 4th Dan Black Belt Valadez Kenpo-Ryu, 4th Dan Guardian Kempo JuJitsu "Old Style", 4th Dan Tactical Combat Kajukenbo, 4th Dan Tai Sheng Men Kung Fu, 4th Dan Black Sash Praying Mantis Kung Fu, 3rd Dan Shaolin Dragon Kung Fu, 3rd Dan Tae Kwon Do, 3rd Dan Krav Maga, 3rd Dan Black Sash Choy Lay Fut, 2nd Dan Black Belt Keha Karate-Do, 2nd Dan Black Belt Koga Ryu Ninjutsu, 1st Dan Black Belt Aikijitsu, 1st Dan Zen Sekei Goshin Jitsu, 1st Dan Black Belt Hwa Rang Do, 1st Dan Black Sash Shaolin Chuan Fa, 1st Dan Black Sash Kan Balam Kung Fu, 1st Dan Black Sash Decuerdas Eskrima, Senior Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Wing Chun Red Sash Full Instructor, Master Level Filipino Boxing, Master Instructor Chin Na, Instructor Dim Mak, Instructor Kun Tao, Instructor Muay Thai, Instructor Kyusho-Jitsu, Instructor Law Enforcement Combative Tactics, Instructor Tactical Stick, Knife, and Gun from Grandmaster Lawrence Valadez and the VKA. 2nd Dan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the Brotherhood of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Board of Directors, 2nd Dan Black Belt Yoshin Ryu Combat JuJitsu from Sensei Michael Carmiche. Sandan Black Belt 3rd Dan in Krav Maga from the National Krav Maga Association. Recognized by Universal Jeet Kune Do. Awarded my Doctor of Philosophy in Martial Arts & Defense Tactics Education from West Coast University April 10, 2013. The Golden Dragon Dojo of Fusho-Satori-Ryu Advanced Bob Yoder to the title of... O'Sensei and offered the named as a Affiliate Instructor and Charter School of... The Golden Dragon Dojo by Shodai Soke Bruce Calkins on the 13th of May 2013. Most recently featured in The Martial Arts World Book Volume 4 and awarded the Humanitarian Award from the American Combined Arts Federation / Code Red Unarmed Combat & Self Defense Training International. Awarded the Counter Terror Tactics Association of Science from the Urban Tactical Operations Association Accredited by the American Modern Jujitsu Federation.
GIVEN RECOGNITION "MASTER OF EXCELLENCE 2013" for HARD AND OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF MARTIAL ARTS AND BY YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND RELIABILITY IN THIS NOBLE PROFESSION BY THE WORLD KYONGCHAR MOOSUL FEDERATION.