(from Z-Ultimate's Facebook page, 11-7-17)
We celebrated the memory of the late Professor Nicholas Cerio’s life, on the 19th anniversary of his passing, October 7, 1998.
Professor Cerio is responsible fo...r evolving Kenpo/Kempo and is revered as an icon of the Martial Arts system. He is recognized for his lifetime dedication to learning, promoting and expanding the Kenpo system throughout the New England states.
Professor Cerio is responsible fo...r evolving Kenpo/Kempo and is revered as an icon of the Martial Arts system. He is recognized for his lifetime dedication to learning, promoting and expanding the Kenpo system throughout the New England states.
Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios and the Kenpo Lineage Association, honors the legacy of the late Professor and is dedicated to keeping the memory of his lineage alive.
History of Professor Cerio in the Martial Arts:
After receiving his Black Belt in Rhode Island in the early 1960’s, Nick Cerio was introduced to Professor William Chow by his senior student William Chun.
Cerio would visit and live with Professor Chow for weeks at a time during his training with “Thunderbolt”. He often mentioned that his training had a profound influence on the development of Nick Cerio’s Kenpo system.
For several decades, Cerio trained with many notable instructors and received numerous Black Belt degrees in different systems, most notable was his 9th Degree in Kenpo Karate by Ed Parker, 8th Degree Black Belt by Gan Fon Chin in Sil Lum Kung Fu, 5th Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Weapons by Tadashi Yamashta and 5th Degree Black Belt by Professor William Chow.
He founded Nick Cerio’s Kenpo and Nick Cerio’s International Martial Arts Association (NCIMAA) in 1988 and concentrated on the development of Kenpo throughout New England.
Cerio was given the designation of “Professor” by Soke Thomas H. Burdine of the World Counsel of Sokes in 1989, at that time Professor Cerio was designated as a 10th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo.
History of Professor Cerio in the Martial Arts:
After receiving his Black Belt in Rhode Island in the early 1960’s, Nick Cerio was introduced to Professor William Chow by his senior student William Chun.
Cerio would visit and live with Professor Chow for weeks at a time during his training with “Thunderbolt”. He often mentioned that his training had a profound influence on the development of Nick Cerio’s Kenpo system.
For several decades, Cerio trained with many notable instructors and received numerous Black Belt degrees in different systems, most notable was his 9th Degree in Kenpo Karate by Ed Parker, 8th Degree Black Belt by Gan Fon Chin in Sil Lum Kung Fu, 5th Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Weapons by Tadashi Yamashta and 5th Degree Black Belt by Professor William Chow.
He founded Nick Cerio’s Kenpo and Nick Cerio’s International Martial Arts Association (NCIMAA) in 1988 and concentrated on the development of Kenpo throughout New England.
Cerio was given the designation of “Professor” by Soke Thomas H. Burdine of the World Counsel of Sokes in 1989, at that time Professor Cerio was designated as a 10th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo.
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