{"id":2142,"date":"2024-08-22T18:30:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/?page_id=2142"},"modified":"2024-10-10T15:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:09:48","slug":"fqi-tom-cohen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/?page_id=2142","title":{"rendered":"FQI Tom Cohen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2142\" class=\"elementor elementor-2142\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49d00dea elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49d00dea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04ff2ba\" data-id=\"04ff2ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fdcc5d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fdcc5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f5bf3\" data-id=\"f9f5bf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f77a954 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f77a954\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d9a984\" data-id=\"7d9a984\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca68687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca68687\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d1a34\" data-id=\"66d1a34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59845c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59845c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom is fortunate to have been a direct student of Grandmaster Taboada.\u00a0<br \/>He continues to train with Grandmaster to become a better student,<br \/>practitioner and teacher.\u00a0 Because he lives in close proximity, he<br \/>enjoys training weekly or more directly with the GM.<\/p><p>Tom is an Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist. He has been training, consistently, for around 30 years.\u00a0 As part of his Acupuncture training, he spent 4 years practicing the Man Ching Yang Style short form of Tai Chi.\u00a0 He has also spent time training Systema under Instructor Mark Jacabscin.\u00a0 His ranks and teachers are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36e526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d36e526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Sandan in Aikido (Started under Raeford Bustle Sensei, Shodan under Sensei Jack Mumpower, Sandan under Karl Geis)<\/li><li>Daitoryu Aikijujutsu Roppokai &#8211; Sandan under Soshi Seigo Okamoto<\/li><li>Daitoryu Aikijujutsu Ginjukai &#8211; Training under Sensei Howard Popkin and Sensei Joe Brogna<\/li><li>FQI (Full Qualified Instructor) Balintawak Eskrima Cuentada under Grandmaster Bobby Taboada<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d66fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3d66fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2159 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1048-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1048-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1048-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1048-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1048.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> After his FQI test with his first COA (Completion of the Art) student, Omar Cury, 2018.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6bfa1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6bfa1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d88de57\" data-id=\"d88de57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d7eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7d7eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COA (Completion of the Art)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49c1fdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49c1fdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c77548d\" data-id=\"c77548d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5c3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5c3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8220;Completion of the Art&#8221; is a rare achievement.\u00a0 These students have passed level tests for Levels 1-6.\u00a0 Whether or not they go on to teach, they are able to assist the FQI (Full Qualified Instructor) in teaching the basic curriculum.\u00a0 Similar to the concept of a &#8220;black belt&#8221; this title signifies that they are a serious &#8220;beginner.&#8221; If they opt to pursue their FQI test, they may privately teach students according to the rules and regulations of Balintawak Eskrima Cuentada.\u00a0 This is done under the guidance of their FQI.<\/p><p>Click below for a list of former and current BRB Completion of the Art members.<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/coa\">COA&#8217;s<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom is fortunate to have been a direct student of Grandmaster Taboada.\u00a0He continues to train with Grandmaster to become a better student,practitioner and teacher.\u00a0 Because he lives in close proximity, heenjoys training weekly or more directly with the GM. Tom is an Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist. He has been training, consistently, for around 30 years.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","wpbf-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2142"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438,"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142\/revisions\/2438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martialartsnc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}