Since the establishment of the International Kenpo Karate Academy in 1988 the academy director Professor Edward Downey has invited many of the Worlds most respected Kenpo Instructors to visit and teach in the Celbridge Academy.
Listed below are some of the most prominent visitors to date:
Grandmaster Ed Parker
10th Degree Black Belt
Sigung Stephen LaBounty
9th Degree Black Belt
Master Richard "Huk" Planas
9th Degree Black Belt
Professor Frank Trejo
9th Degree Black Belt
Professor John Sepulveda
8th Degree Black Belt
Professor Lee Wedlake
8th Degree Black Belt
Professor Denis Tosten
8th Degree Black Belt
Professor Paul Dye
7th Degree Black Belt
Professor Brian Duffy
7th Degree Black Belt
Professor Jeff Speakman
6th Degree Black Belt
Professor Gary Ellis
6th Degree Black Belt
Professor Larry Beltramo
6th Degree Black Belt
Professor Johnny Conway Jr.
5th Degree Black Belt
Professor Jaki McVicar
5th Degree Black Belt
Mr. Angelo Collado
4th Degree Black Belt
In addition to bringing the above mentioned Kenpo instructors to Celbridge, Professor Downey has travelled extensively throughout the world for the last thirty years attending Kenpo Seminars with some of the world’s most respected Kenpo teachers.
The list below represents some of the Kenpo seminars that Professor Downey has attended Internationally during the past 30 years: