History & Accomplishments of Master Piller

• Began martial arts training 1975
• Illinois State Judo Champ 1977
• Colorado State Taekwondo Champ 1986
• Open Weapons Champ 1987
• National Level Referee United States Taekwondo Union 1987
• Pan Am Level Referee – United States Taekwondo Union 1990
• US Olympic Team Trials Judge 1992
• Certified US Taekwondo Instructor 1993
• Colorado State Taekwondo Union "Instructor of the Year" - 1994
• Promoted to Master Instructor 2002
• Founded Ki Martial Arts Centers 2003
• Executive Director of the World Hapkido Association 2004 – 2007
• Promoted to Secretary General of the WHA 2007 - Present
• Host for the WHA Ultimate Hapkido Summer Training Camp 04, 06, 08, 10
• Host for the WHA Ultimate Hapkido Winter Training Camp 2003-Yearly
• Mike Swain Judo / Yudo Certified Instructor 2004
• Law Enforcement - Defensive Tactics Certified Instructor (POST-OSS)
• Hapkido Instructor of the Year - WHFSC INTERNATIONAL 2006
• Master Instructor of the Year - World Hapkido Association - 2008
• Trained & Taught at seminars throughout the US and Internationally in Austria, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Morocco, & Russia
• Guest Defensive Tactics Instructor for Federal Law Enforcement - Ft. Carson Army Base, State of Oklahoma Police Academy & Local agencies throughout US
• Certified First Aid, AED & Supplemental O2

Additional Training & Martial Arts Studies

Hapkido

• GM Hwang, In Shik – WHA
• GM Jung, Tae Hee – WHA
• GM Rudy Timmerman – NKMAA
• GM Oh, Se-Lim – KHF
• GM J. R. West – USKMAF

Judo

• Wickham Sensei
• Swain Sensei

Sword

• GM Jung, Tae Hee – WHA (Hapki Kum Sool)
• Uchida Sensei – Mushinkan (Kendo & Iaido)

Defensive Knife

• Scott Kendrick – USFMAF
• Eric Mayes – ICHF
• Monty Hendrix - EMC

Law Enforcement DT & Civilian Tactics

• Rick Dunn – OSS
• Andy Stanford – OPS

Current Black Belt Ranks & Certifications

• 6^th Dan Hapkido – World Hapkido Association
• 6^th Dan Taekwondo – Pro TKD MAC
• 4^th Dan Taekwondo – Kukkuwon/WTF
• 3^rd Dan Taiho Jutsu - OSS
• Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor – Level 3 POST/OSS