About the Sayoc Instructor List
Sayoc is a constantly evolving system, therefore all Sayoc Instructors undergo an annual test and assessment of their skills to renew and secure their rank. Only the current licensed Sayoc Instructors listed below are recognized as receiving the most up-to-date Sayoc material and training.
Sayoc material is much more than memorizing and even applying fighting techniques or curriculum, a licensed Sayoc Instructor understands group dynamics, structure, teaching protocol, situational awareness and continues to develop essential skill sets that are often overlooked or under-developed in martial arts.
Please note: If you are not listed and should be, please let us know. Also, if there is an error with your listing, please let your sponsor know or us know. Send an email to Pamana Silak Tess Sayoc or Silak Jacqueline Sayoc and your listing will be corrected.
Last Updated Updated: March 2020
Pamana Tuhon | Pamana Silak
Council of Tuhons | 2017
*Including Full Instructors of Sayoc Kali® and Keepers Of Knowledge
Manong/Manang
- Dawud Muhammad | Philadelphia, PA | Tribal Elder
- Richard Smith | Bristol, CT | Tribal Elder
- Sue Smith | Bristol, CT | Tribal Elder
Full Instructor
- Nick Sacoulas | Fresh Meadows, NY | Full Instructor – Level 9 | Whip Instructor – Level 1 | Katipunan 2
- Bob Shin | Columbia, MD | Full Instructor – Level 7 | Whip Instructor – Level 1 | Katipunan 1
- John Perrings | Brooklyn, NY | Full Instructor – Level 4 | Whip Instructor – Level 2 | Katipunan 1 & 2
- Krishna Godhania | Warwick, England | Full Instructor – Level 4 | Katipunan 1 & 2
- Nicholas Stevens | Manchester, NH | Full Instructor – Level 3| Whip Instructor – Level 1 | Katipunan 2
Associate Instructor – North America
- Sean Brandt | Edgewater, NJ | Associate Instructor – Level 10 | Whip Instructor – Level 2 | Katipunan 1 & 2 | Mataas na Guro — Senior Instructor / Keeper of Knowledge
- David DaRe | Phoenix, AZ | Associate Instructor – Level 9 | Whip Instructor – Level 1 | Katulong Mataas na Guro — Senior Instructor / Assistant Keeper of Knowledge
- Jason Epps | Edmond, OK | Associate Instructor – Level 9 | Katipunan 2| Katulong Mataas na Guro — Senior Instructor / Assistant Keeper of Knowledge
- Alfred Espiritu | Springfield, PA | Associate Instructor – Level 8 | Katipunan 1
- Bethany Carpenter | State College, PA | Associate Instructor – Level 8
- Matthew Campbell | Louisville, KY | Associate Instructor – Level 7 (STG “Master at Arms”)| Katipunan 2 | Katulong Mataas na Guro — Senior Instructor / Assistant Keeper of Knowledge
- Mark Fulcher | Prairie du Chien, WI | Associate Instructor – Level 7 | Katipunan 2
- Peter Kobos | Canada | Associate Instructor – Level 6 | Katipunan 2 & 3
- Gordon Katz | Philadelphia, PA | Associate Instructor – Level 6 | Katipunan 1
- Stephen Feng | Monrovia, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 6 | Whip Instructor – Level 1
- Jonathan Auzenne | Los Angeles, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 6
- Lem Tasin | Takoma Park, MD | Associate Instructor – Level 6 | Whip Instructor – Level
- Kevin Estela | Farmington, CT | Associate Instructor – Level 5 (Asst Mng)
- Joe Cypressi | Columbia, MD | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Harry Hill | Ridge, NY | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Mark Waldman | Prospect, KY | Associate Instructor – Level 4
- Joey Pena | Long Beach, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 4 | Whip Instructor – Level 1
- Marie Burns | Edmond, OK | Associate Instructor – Level 4
- Miguel Acevedo | Alexandria, VA | Associate Instructor – Level 4 | Whip Instructor – Level 1
- Warren Dabney | Portland, OR |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Raymond Young | Mill Valley, CA |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Alexander Chval | Hoboken, NJ |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Umit Uygur | Hoboken, NJ|Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Jake Patterson | Wichita Falls, TX |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- James “Brandon” Bennett | Tulsa, OK |Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Ervin Quintin | Virginia Beach, VA | Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Derek King | Alameda, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Adrianna Perry | Pleasantville, NY |Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Karl Fong | Hercules, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 1
Associate Instructor – Europe
- Dave Joyce |Galway, Ireland | Associate Instructor – Level 8 | Katipunan 1
- Barry Hession | Galway, Ireland | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Angelos Bastakis | Athens, Greece | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Mick Shore | Doncaster, United Kingdom | Associate Instructor – Level 4
- Norris Wood | Warwick, England |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Marco Bellani | Mirano Venice, Italy |Associate Instructor – Level 1
Apprentice – North America
- Zee Alhusaini | Marina del Rey, CA | Apprentice – Level 5
- David Kalstein | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 5
- Craig Vasquez | San Jacinto, CA | Apprentice – Level 5
- Mike O’Melia | Minneapolis, MN | Apprentice – Level 5
- Jeff Slawson | Northeast, PA | Apprentice – Level 5
- Tohler van Denderen | Edmonton, Alberta |Apprentice – Level 4
- Blair F. Kettler | Northeast, PA | Apprentice – Level 4
- David Phaup, Jr. | Suffolk, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Mark Pawlowski | Pleasantville, NY |Apprentice – Level 4
- Jessica Cargill | Edmond, OK | Apprentice – Level 4
- Parker David | Wichita Falls, TX | Apprentice – Level 4
- Matt Horton | Scotia, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Ashlyn Johnson | Yankton, SD | Apprentice – Level 4
- Greg McPherson | Homewood, AL | Apprentice – Level 4
- Stephen Grosch | Flagstaff, AZ | Apprentice – Level 4
- Juan Babiloni Cebadera | Houston, TX | Apprentice – Level 4
- Nicholas Rivello | Hawthorne, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Jason Fong | Hermosa, CA | Apprentice – Level 4
- Kristen Cabildo | Harlem, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Armando Basulto | Waynesville, NC | Apprentice – Level 3
- Alexandra Goldhorn | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 3
- Jeff Fitzgerald | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 3
- Greg Brundage | Birmingham, AL | Apprentice – Level 3
- Adam Bortniker | West Chester, NY | Apprentice – Level 3
- Manny Esmeraldo | Westport, CT | Apprentice – Level 3
- Andrew Liebfried | Manchester, NH | Apprentice – Level 3
- Brian Majul | Spring, TX | Apprentice – Level 3
- Dave Phillips | Blacksburg, VA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Patrick Fugit | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Jenny Del Rosario | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Kisun Song | Bala Cynwyd, PA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Tom Scheller | Poconos, PA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Jason Wolfe | Philadelphia, PA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Timothy Hollenbeck | Harlem, NY | Apprentice – Level 2
- Kyle Washington | San Francisco, CA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Jason Fong | San Francisco, CA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Stephen Slater | Wichita Falls, TX | Apprentice – Level 2
- Bob Dodge | Downingtown, PA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Justin Feig | New York, NY | Apprentice – Level 2
- Marcin Filipowicz | Clifton, NJ | Apprentice – Level 2
- Justin Dohrmann | Virginia Beach, VA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Enrique Reyes | Philadelphia, PA | Apprentice – Level 1
- Khoa Nguyen | Queens, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Cory Robertson | Queens, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Drew Wassel | Guthrie, OK | Apprentice – Level 1
- Terence Chan | Alberta, Canada | Apprentice – Level 1
- Ulysses Garcia | Linden, NJ | Apprentice – Level 1
- Joshua Martinez | West Babylon, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Thomas Leitner | New Rochelle, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Benjamin Baylies | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Andrew Ehrlich | Troy, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Scott MacDonald | Phoenix, AZ | Apprentice – Level 1
- Roberto Lopez | Philadelphia, PA | Apprentice – Level 1
- Manny Esmeraldo Jr | Westport, CT | Apprentice – Level 1
- Isvari Kalstein | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 1
Battang Instructor
- Samuel Kier | Newfoundland, PA | Battang Apprentice – Level 3
- Conan Kier | Newfoundland, PA | Battang Apprentice – Level 3
- Daniel Conroy | Secaucus, NJ | Battang Apprentice – Level 1
Apprentice – Europe
- Jan Van Den Borne | Schelde, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 5
- Miklos Mormer | Kecskemet, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 5
- Juan Vizcaino Martin | Madrid, Spain | Apprentice – Level 5
- Alfred Grunner | Vienna, Austria | Apprentice – Level 4
- Albert Gasser | Vienna, Austria | Apprentice – Level 4
- Imre Villanyi | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 4
- Amaury Eber | Karlsruhe, Germany | Apprentice – Level 4
- Adam Duffy | Galway, Ireland | Apprentice – Level 4
- Santiago Francisco Alvarez Herrera | Madrid, Spain | Apprentice – Level 4
- Luke Durham | Retford, England | Apprentice – Level 4
- Akos Andras Kovacs | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 3
- Richard Digger | Ledbury, England | Apprentice -Level 3
- Kris Dasque | Wersbeek, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 3
- Enrique Exposito | Madrid, Spain| Apprentice – Level 3
- Chris Sunner | Coventry, UK | Apprentice – Level 2
- Imre Acs | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 2
- Rafael Alvarez | Madrid, Spain | Apprentice – Level 2
- Federico Enciso Tambonggo | Madrid, Spain | Apprentice – Level 2
- Ahmad Zeyad Alhour | Munich, Germany | Apprentice – Level 2
- Eleni Papadaki | Greece | Apprentice – Level 2
- Kevin Dwoschack | Apprentice – Level 2
- Brent Steemans | Antwerp, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 2
- Rudi Thoelen | Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 2
- Marcello Giannola | Palermo, Italy | Apprentice – Level 1
- Frank Deruyter | Antwerp, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 1
- Gabor Megyeri | Pest, Hungary |Apprentice – Level 1
- Kenneth Jonasson | Stockholm, Sweden | Apprentice – Level 1
- Peter Mahoney | Lincoln, UK | Apprentice – Level 1
- Tinne Emy | Brussels, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 1
- Moritz Eppich | Munich, Germany | Apprentice – Level 1
- Balazs Zeitler | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 1
- John Hoey | Dublin, Ireland | Apprentice – Level 1
- Martin Hoey | Dublin, Ireland | Apprentice – Level 1
- Tommy Vandenbroeck | Antwerp, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 1
Whip Instructor
This section lists instructors of the whip curriculum only. Many instructors have rank in whip and other areas.
- Krystal Elmore | Wichita Falls, TX | Whip Instructor – Level 6
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Former Instructors and Sabbaticals:
Removal from the Tribe is never taken lightly and occurs when:
- One can no longer maintain your commitments to the Tribe
- One can not fulfill the responsibilities of your Title and Rank
- One’s moral values are not aligned with the Tribe
- One chooses to follow another path in conflict with the Tribe
- One loses the trust of their Tribe
- One’s personal burdens and addictions jeopardized the Tribe
- One’s personal gain, greed, and power has corrupted their morals values
Former Instructors
- Removal from the Instructors List
- Rank and title will be void
- Acknowledgment and privilege from the Tribe will cease
Sabbatical
- If you are placed on sabbatical, you will maintain your current status until sabbatical ends
- If you put yourself on sabbatical, you will lose 2 ranks for every year absent
Sabbatical
- Travis Downing | Orange County, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 4 (Medic) | Whip Instructor – Lvel 1 | Katipunan 1 07/2019