CANADA

School/Individual Name: QUEBEC TOE HOLD CLUB
Type of Membership:  
Member Since: 8/15/2006
Location: Montreal, Canada
Website: http://www.catchwrestlingcanada.com
Comments: Kris Iatskevich is a martial artist with over 30 years experience. He is the president of Catch Wrestling Canada and has studied Catch Wrestling under Eddy Wiecz Carpentier since 1996. Kris also holds a black belt in judo, extensive Sambo experience, and a black belt in Submission Arts Wrestling (SAW) under Hidetaka Aso. He is the regional representative for SAW and lead instructor for Scientific Wrestling, and owner of the Quebec Toe Hold Club.

School/Individual Name: CLUB KOZAK
Type of Membership:  
Member Since: 9/15/2006
Location: Montreal, Canada
Website: http://www.clubkozak.com
Contact Information: info@clubkozak.com
Comments: Eugene Shewchuk, Head Coach of Club Kozak, is well versed in Sambo and many other martial art styles. He has lived and trained around the world including Japan and Taiwan. Eugene is past president of the National Sambo Association of Canada and a past Canadian delegate to FIAS. Eugene’s competitive experience includes the 2000-2005 FIAS Sambo World Championships.

JAPAN

School/Individual Name: MASASHI YOSHIZAWA
Type of Membership: Professional member
Member Since: 4/21/2003
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Website: http://www.j-sambo.jp/
Contact Information: ADS20727@nifty.com
Comments: Masashi is the Co-Director for the Japan Sambo Federation and has an impressive competitive and coaching history including a gold medal in the 2000 Pan Am Games and second place in the 1st Annual All-Japan Combat Wrestling Tournament. Aside from his membership in the prestigious team SK Absolute, Masashi has been a member of the Japanese National Team during competitions in the All-Asia Sambo Championships, the All-Asia Kurash Championships (Uzbekistan’s martial art), and was the team Captain at the 2005 World Master's Sambo Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

RUSSIA

School/Individual Name: FKE: ALL RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF FIGHTING
Type of Membership:  
Member Since: 4/21/2003
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Website: www.fke.su
FKE Video: FKEBarakov.wmv
Contact Information: Please contact the ASA directly
Comments: Alexander Barakov is the head coach for the FKE. He is a martial artist with over 40 years of combined military and civilian experience. In addition to his Master of Sport in Sambo, Alexander is a Master in Olympic Weightlifting with ten years experience and holds black belts in several other martial arts. Alexander is Co-Founder of the American Sambo Association. The FKE has sevral clubs in St. Petersburg and offers Combat Sambo training for civilian, law enforcement, and military personnel. The FKE is partner organization with the Military Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian Federation's Department of Justice, and the International Association on Drug Control. The FKE organizes international combat sambo competitions for civilian, law enforcement and military personnel.