Profile for Grandmaster Tom Sulick – My Teacher
Grandmaster Tom Sulick
- 1952: Studied a short time after Korean truce signed (informally) with Chisai San in Korea
- 1967: Formally studied Chito-Ryu Karate under Sensei Mike Pollard from James Cheatem in Newark, NJ
- 1972: Affiliated with Master Tae Rang Chang (Song Moo Kwan)
- 1991: Recieved Master Instructor Certificate in Tae Kwon Do from T.R. Chang – President and Founder of World Martial Arts
- 1996: Recieved 3rd Degree Black Belt and appointed East Coast Rep. from Master German Sanchis, Director of Jukakido, International from Valencia, Spain
- 1989: Tested and received Black Belt, Disciples Level Instructor in Chen/Yang Tai Chi from Sifu George Graham
- 1997: Recognized as Tai Chi instructor with T.R. Chang, NY Tai Chi Center
- 1997: Award of Honor from Grand Master T.R. Chang
- 2000: Inducted in to WWMA Hall of Fame as Founder of Eclectic Style Chi Sho Do (10th Dan)
- 2000: L. Tenenbaum under Sifu David Lau of Toronto, Ontario (Huan Zong Tai Chi group) for three years
- 2004: Promoted to Hachi Dan (8th Degree Black Belt) in Chito-Ryu Karate by Grand Master Gary Lanfrank
- 2004: Promoted to Ku Dan (9th Dan) by GM Tae Rang Chang in U.S. Martial Arts – Dec. 15th, 2004
- 2006: Promoted to 8th Dan by World Tae Kwon Do Federation – April 21, 2006 by TR Chang (Ku Dan)
Does anyone know if that is the same Gary Lanfrank that owned a Karate School in Orange New Jersey behind the bowling alley?
Vicki
January 22, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Vicki,
I believe it is but cannot say for sure. Sensei Tom used to talk about the school and that sounds like the right area.
Stan
January 23, 2009 at 10:34 am
Thank you for such a quick response. My sister managed a store on Main Street in Orange almost 30 years ago. One of her co-workers pretty much lived at the Palladium Bowling Alley. I moved from Jersey to the DC area 20 years ago and then 3 years ago I moved to the Pittsburgh area (Always was a Steeler Fan) I lost touch with everyone over the years. I’d love to be able to find out how Gary is doing along with some of the other guys from Orange.
Victoria
January 23, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Gary was an instructor at NickFresolonse school in the Palladium bowling alley Garyretired from the PD and now lives out near Hackettstown Nj
bob
February 18, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Hi, Thank you so much for writing. I’m so glad to hear he’s “still around”
If you ever see him, please tell him I said hi and I think of him often!
Vicki
Victoria
February 18, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Whatever happened to Tae Rang Chang? I used to take Tae Kwon Do classes at his place back when I was in Elementary School/Junior High, then I heard he closed his place down going back to Korea because of an ill relative. It’s good to know that he seems to still be teaching!
Mike
March 28, 2009 at 11:26 pm