School of the Macabees

Jacob (J.B.) Lunon began training at age 14 in Shudokan Karate under Joe Klein at the Teaneck School of Self Defense in New Jersey. After years of study he came under the guidance of Grand Master William Chung, the 13th descendent of the Hung Gar Village style, who’s roots stem from the Shaolin Temple, Hunan Providence, China. Mr. Lunon opened the Chinese Martial Arts center in Pittsfield, MA in the late 1970’s with Sifu Robert Dutcher of the Pai Lum Kung Fu system. He later became the adopted son of its first American Grand Master, Thomas St. Charles. Jacob has studied with other renowned martial artists such as Ritchie Barrathy, Owen Watson, Sifu Ken Lo of the Wu Mei Kung Fu Association and the late Great Grand Master Daniel K. Pai. In 1980 Jacob was the AAU Nation Kung Fu /Karate Welter weight runner up. He was rated 2nd in the nation and 7th in the world.
Jacob is the Founder and Grand Master (10th Dan) of Macabee Martial Arts, and the founder of Shaolin White Dragon Kung Fu / Karate (9th Dan). He is the newly elected President of the World Martial Arts Union and holds a 7th degree Black Belt in Okinawan Karate. He is a certified Master Rank Examiner for the United States Martial Arts Association, certified Sports Yoga Instructor with National Endurance Sports Trainers Association, PADI Open Water Diver and is a inductee into the 2007 International Black Belt Hall of Fame For the past 10 years Mr. Lunon has been working with a n organization called Thomas House, where he councils and mentors children from drug addicted parents to kids that kill. Mr. Lunon has had many sucesses in turning kids around within this program. Sijo (Grand Master) Lunon is a graduate of the Stella Adler Acting Studio where he trained personally with Ms. Adler for two years and is also a graduate and teacher of the Afro-American Studio for Voice and Speech where he studied under the late Ernie McClintock. He has appeared in over 30 New York theater productions as well as film and television. Jacob is also a graduate of the Seattle Kollel Jewish Journey Program and continues to learn at the Seattle Kollel .
	Rod Murray has been training in the martial arts for over 40 years. His early days as a champion Minnesota wrestler in high school and college helped him rise to a 5th degree black belt in Judo and a 2nd degree in Aikido. In 1992, Murray (aged 46), Isaac Espinosa, and Bart Coy won First Place in full-contact Koshiki Team Kumite in Japan by outfighting Japanese, Malaysian, Australian, Indonesian, Singapore, and New Zealand Teams. It was the first time a non-Japanese team had ever won the tournament. Retired from competition fighting, Sensei Murray has become a student of QiQong and Ba Gua Ch'uan Fa to build internal energy into his karate training, and he participates in the Seattle Kollel Spiritual Journey Program. Sensei Murray also possesses AA, BA, and a Masters of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento.
	Ken Goldberg has been training in various martial arts since 1982, including Tae Kwon Do, Camhrac Bas, and (for the past three years) Shaolin White Dragon Kung Fu. Ken trains and spars with Master Lunon several times per week, and assists with several of the group training programs. Ken used Kung Fu training as therapy and rehabilitation after knee surgery in 2003, and has been pain-free ever since. His students have been seen using "chi" to break boards and walk on hot coals. In addition, many of the central precepts of Master Lunon's training are incorporated into Ken's worldwide courses for stock and commodity traders. Ken is a graduate of the University of Washington's Honors Program in Psychology and has completed several private trainings with life-mastery expert Tony Robbins. Ken is the husband to soul mate Jeri, and father to Sophie and Jake. Sophie has been training with Master Lunon since 2005 as well.
August 1, 2007: These are the first Macabee Martial Arts Black Belts From left to right: Nathaniel Pollak, Zak Shayne and Sarah Strassman (missing is Ken Goldberg). "Congradulations!"