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: April, 2021
Pamana Tuhon | Pamana Silak
Council of Tuhons | 2020
*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 5 | Whip Instructor – Level 2 | Katipunan 1 & 2
- Krishna Godhania | Warwick, England | Full Instructor – Level 5 | Katipunan 1 & 2
- Nicholas Stevens | Manchester, NH | Full Instructor – Level 4| 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 10 | 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
- Matthew Campbell | Louisville, KY | Associate Instructor – Level 8 (STG “Master at Arms”)| 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
- Peter Kobos | Canada | Associate Instructor – Level 7 | Katipunan 2 & 3
- Mark Fulcher | Prairie du Chien, WI | Associate Instructor – Level 7 | Katipunan 2
- Stephen Feng | Monrovia, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 7 | Whip Instructor – Level 1
- Lem Tasin | Takoma Park, MD | Associate Instructor – Level 6 | Whip Instructor – Level
- Gordon Katz | Philadelphia, PA | Associate Instructor – Level 6 | Katipunan 1
- Kevin Estela | Farmington, CT | Associate Instructor – Level 6 (Asst Mng)
- Harry Hill | Ridge, NY | Associate Instructor – Level 6
- Joe Cypressi | Columbia, MD | Associate Instructor – Level 6
- Jonathan Auzenne | Los Angeles, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 6
- Mark Waldman | Prospect, KY | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Joey Pena | Long Beach, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 5 | Whip Instructor – Level 1
- Travis Downing | Orange County, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 4 (Medic) | Whip Instructor – Level 1 | Katipunan 1
- Marie Burns | Edmond, OK | Associate Instructor – Level 4
- Warren Dabney | Portland, OR |Associate Instructor – Level 3
- Alexander Chval | Hoboken, NJ |Associate Instructor – Level 3
- Umit Uygur | Hoboken, NJ|Associate Instructor – Level 3
- Raymond Young | Mill Valley, CA |Associate Instructor – Level 3
- Derek King | Alameda, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Adrianna Perry | Pleasantville, NY |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Karl Fong | Hercules, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 2
- Jake Patterson | Wichita Falls, TX |Associate Instructor – Level 2
- David Kalstein | Los Angeles, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Ervin Quintin | Virginia Beach, VA | Associate Instructor – Level 1
- James “Brandon” Bennett | Tulsa, OK |Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Craig Vasquez | San Jacinto, CA | Associate Instructor – Level 1
Associate Instructor – Europe
- Dave Joyce |Galway, Ireland | Associate Instructor – Level 9 | Katipunan 1
- Barry Hession | Galway, Ireland | Associate Instructor – Level 6
- Mick Shore | Doncaster, United Kingdom | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Angelos Bastakis | Athens, Greece | Associate Instructor – Level 5
- Norris Wood | Warwick, England |Associate Instructor – Level 3
- Miklos Mormer | Kecskemet, Hungary | Associate Instructor – Level 1
- Marco Bellani | Mirano Venice, Italy |Associate Instructor – Level 1
Apprentice – North America
- Stephen Grosch | Flagstaff, AZ | Apprentice – Level 5
- David Phaup, Jr. | Suffolk, NY | Apprentice – Level 5
- Jason Fong | Hermosa, CA | Apprentice – Level 5
- Mark Pawlowski | Pleasantville, NY |Apprentice – Level 5
- Matt Horton | Scotia, NY | Apprentice – Level 5
- Ashlyn Johnson | Yankton, SD | Apprentice – Level 5
- Jessica Cargill | Edmond, OK | Apprentice – Level 5
- Greg McPherson | Homewood, AL | Apprentice – Level 5
- Juan Babiloni Cebadera | Houston, TX | Apprentice – Level 5
- Zee Alhusaini | Marina del Rey, CA | Apprentice – Level 5
- Mike O’Melia | Minneapolis, MN | Apprentice – Level 5
- Jeff Fitzgerald | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Adam Bortniker | West Chester, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Manny Esmeraldo | Westport, CT | Apprentice – Level 4
- Andrew Liebfried | Manchester, NH | Apprentice – Level 4
- Brian Majul | Spring, TX | Apprentice – Level 4
- Blair F. Kettler | Northeast, PA | Apprentice – Level 4
- Parker David | Wichita Falls, TX | Apprentice – Level 4
- Nicholas Rivello | Hawthorne, NY | Apprentice – Level 4
- Kyle Washington | San Francisco, CA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Patrick Fugit | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Jenny Fugit | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Justin Feig | New York, NY | Apprentice – Level 3
- Kisun Song | Bala Cynwyd, PA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Bob Dodge | Downingtown, PA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Marcin Filipowicz | Clifton, NJ | Apprentice – Level 3
- Dave Phillips | Blacksburg, VA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Justin Dohrmann | Virginia Beach, VA | Apprentice – Level 3
- Greg Brundage | Homewood, AL | Apprentice – Level 3
- Alexandra Goldhorn | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 3
- Armando Basulto | Waynesville, NC | Apprentice – Level 3
- Drew Wassel | Guthrie, OK | Apprentice – Level 2
- Tom Scheller | Poconos, PA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Joshua Martinez | West Babylon, NY | Apprentice – Level 2
- Thomas Leitner | New Rochelle, NY | Apprentice – Level 2
- Benjamin Baylies | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 2
- Manny Esmeraldo Jr | Westport, CT | Apprentice – Level 2
- Isvari Kalstein | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Roberto Lopez | Philadelphia, PA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Scott MacDonald | Phoenix, AZ | Apprentice – Level 2
- Nick Pena | Cypress, CA | Apprentice – Level 2
- Stephen Slater | Wichita Falls, TX | Apprentice – Level 2
- Andrew Ehrlich | Troy, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Ulysses Garcia | Linden, NJ | Apprentice – Level 1
- Josh Weaver | Yonkers, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Brian Klepek | Los Angeles, CA | Apprentice – Level 1
- Jay Skeeter | Plymouth Meeting, PA | Apprentice – Level 1
- Jihad Rumph | Ardmore, PA | Apprentice – Level 1
- Akimoto Cornelius | Pleasantville, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Jake Lockett | Sherman Oaks, CA | Apprentice – Level 1
- Alexander Bolann | Rye, NY | Apprentice – Level 1
- Will Bowler | Beaverton, OR | 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
- Marco Conroy | Secaucus, NJ | Battang Apprentice – Level 1
Apprentice – Europe
- Imre Villanyi | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 5
- Adam Duffy | Galway, Ireland | Apprentice – Level 5
- Alfred Grunner | Vienna, Austria | Apprentice – Level 5
- Albert Gasser | Vienna, Austria | Apprentice – Level 5
- Juan Vizcaino Martin | Madrid, Spain | Apprentice – Level 5
- Jan Van Den Borne | Schelde, Belgium | Apprentice – Level 5
- Akos Andras Kovacs | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 4
- Amaury Eber | Karlsruhe, Germany | Apprentice – Level 4
- Luke Durham | Retford, England | Apprentice – Level 4
- Ahmad Zeyad Alhour | Munich, Germany | Apprentice – Level 3
- Imre Acs | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 3
- Chris Sunner | Coventry, UK | Apprentice – Level 3
- Richard Digger | Ledbury, England | Apprentice -Level 3
- Gabor Megyeri | Pest, Hungary |Apprentice – Level 2
- Peter Mahoney | Lincoln, UK | Apprentice – Level 2
- Balazs Zeitler | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 2
- Kenneth Jonasson | Stockholm, Sweden | Apprentice – Level 1
- John Hoey | Dublin, Ireland | Apprentice – Level 1
- Martin Hoey | Dublin, Ireland | Apprentice – Level 1
- James Gralak | Warwick, UK | Apprentice – Level 1
- Ravinder Banger | Birmingham, UK | Apprentice – Level 1
- Eva Barta | Budapest, Hungary | Apprentice – Level 1
- Szilvia Labo | Budapest, Hungary | 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