- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Bill Milberger, Sa Bom Nim, Dan Bon 27713
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Master Jae Joon Kim, Dan Bon 38
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Robert Shipley, III, Sa Bom Nim, Dan Bon #4825, Charter Member and Hu Kyun In
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Fred Kenyon, Sa Bom Nim, Dan Bon 14345, Charter Member
- World Moo Duk Kwan® Proudly Remembers John A, Dellapia, Sa Bom Nim Dan Bon #14363
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers John T. Butterwick, Sa Bom Nim, Dan Bon 2227
- World Moo Duk Kwan® Proudly Remembers Russell Duane Hanke, 9th Dan Sa Bom Nim, Dan Bon 4137 * Charter Member *
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Master Walter Okahara Dan Bon 31147
- World Moo Duk Kwan® Proudly Remembers Master Robert Emile Beaudoin, Dan Bon #5661, Charter Member
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Master Felix Antonio Nichalson, Jr., Dan Bon 12204
- Moo Duk Kwan® School Proudly Remembers Adam Cory Nadiak, Dan Bon #38450
- The World Moo Duk Kwan Proudly Remembers Master Alfonso Jesse, Dan Bon #19747
World Moo Duk Kwan Panama - World Moo Duk Kwan® Proudly Remembers Keiko Mason, Sa Bom Nim, Chil Dan, #19023
- World Moo Duk Kwan® Proudly Remembers Master Roberto Daniel Villalba. Dan # 16519
- World Moo Duk Kwan® Proudly Remembers Thomas F. Brnich Sr., O Dan, Dan Bon #35142
With Great Sadness, we have lost another Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) dedicated practitioner just this afternoon. I was notified by Mr. Geovani Ernesto Padilla Arauz, our current representative in Panama for the World Moo Duk Kwan; that his instructor, Master Alfonso Jesse, Dan Bon 19747, has passed away from terminal cancer.
While he was not known to many of us, he was a very early pioneer of Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) in Panama, and was a student of Prospero Ellis Sa Bom Nim, who initially brought the Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) Moo Duk Kwan to Panama during his tour of duty with the US Army.
His teacher was C.S. Kim Sa Bom Nim, an instructor at Osan Air Force Base, Korea. Mr. Jesse was also my instructor during my military tour in Panama from '83 -'89. Mr. Padilla was also a student of Mr Jesse, who taught him since he was age 11, up to his Cho Dan testing.
Mr. Jesse taught us on Fort Kobbe Army Base for several years, including the turbulent years of the Noriega Regime. Mr Jesse also trained three of my co-workers, and a dependent wife, from white up to their Cho Dan Testing. Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Lisa Marie Ortiz, and Gilberto Garcia.
At the time of this notification, I haven't received any information on funeral arrangement yet. Master Jesse was a very motivated and inspiring instructor of Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) Moo Duk Kwan.
Rest in Peace, My Friend, Teacher, and a role model for many in Panama City, Panama. Tang Soo!
Added information: Master Jesse was buried in Panama City, on Thursday, Nov 12, 2020. His family had requested that former students and martial art friends wear their Do Boks to his memorial and burial. Mr. Padilla, provided an Official Letter of Condolences (a Panamanian tradition) to the family on behalf of Hyul Chul Hwang, Kwan Jang Nim of the World Moo Duk Kwan.
Letter of Condolences
Many thanks to Mr. Geovani Ernesto Padilla Arauz, for providing the photos and videos for this memorial.
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