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About The American Open Sword System

Grandmaster Alan F. D’Allessandro

9th Degree Black Belt

Date of Birth: 9/19/1958
Began Martial Arts Training: 6/2/1984
Private Instructors:
1998-present - GM Don Rodrigues (Oki-Ryu Kenpo)
1996-1998 - Professor Nick Cerio (Nick Cerio’s Kenpo)
1995-1996 - GM Rocky DiRico (Sport Karate)
1991-1995 – Sensei Randell Hodges (Shaolin Kempo-Karate)
1985-1987 – Sensei Theodore Bottom, Jr. (Okinawan Karate)
1984-1985 – Master Harvey Thayler (Shaolin Kempo-Karate)

Martial Arts Summary

Founder/ Creator Ken-Ryu Kenpo
Co-Founder, Co-Owner and Vice-President of New England Karate Academy, Inc. (NEKA) Est. 1995
Co-Founder, Head Instructor of the American Open Sword System (AOSS) Est. 2008
9th Degree Black Belt Grandmaster with certifications in Ken-Ryu Kenpo and Oki-Ryu Kenpo, Promoted 11/3/2018
3rd Degree Black Belt certification in American Kenpo by Professor Nick Cerio
1st Degree certifications in Okinawan Karate and Shaolin Kempo-Karate
Martial Arts Teacher, Al-Hamra Academy, Shrewsbury, MA
Published Author of the paperback books Self-Defense for Men, Women and Children, Volume 1 – Beginner and Growing Out of Fear
Published Author of Ken-Ryu Kenpo Series CD & eBooks Volumes 1, 2, 3, & 4
1998-2019 Master Instructor and Director of NEKA’s Aerobic Kick-Boxing Program and Certification
1998-2019 Master Instructor of AERO CORE Aerobic Kickboxing & Core Training
2005-2012 KRANE and WAKO-USA Tournament Promoter (Central New England Karate Championships)
1993-Present: Certified KRANE (Karate Referees Association of New England) Center Official
2019, 2009 KRANE (Karate Referee Association of New England) “Hall of Fame” for “Official of the Year”
2007 Inductee to Ego Sports “Hall of Fame”
2006 Inductee to (WKU) World Karate Union “Hall of Fame” as “Master of the Year – Ken-Ryu Kenpo”
2006 Inductee to the International Black Belt “Hall of Fame” for “Outstanding Contributions to the Martial Arts”
2006 Inductee to Action Martial Arts Magazine’s “Hall of Fame” for “Contributions to the Martial Arts”
2005 Inductee to BUDO International Magazine’s “Hall of Fame” as “Master of the Year – Self-Defense”
2004 Inductee to the (WMAF) World Martial Arts Federation, Inc. “Hall of Fame” and awarded “Ken-Ryu Kenpo Instructor of the Year”
2004 Inductee to Ocean State Grand National Karate Championships “Hall of Fame”
2000 Inductee to KATV’s “Hall of Fame”