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The Robert Gemmell
Black Belt Family Tree

Robert Gemmell has awarded a substantial number of people their Black Sash in the various Martial Arts that he teaches.

As his teachings and involvement spans five decades the knowledge has accumulated. Therefore while he acknowledges each for their personal achievement, not all of these Black Belts learned the full system being currently taught today. For that reason a star system has been used to accredit each person with both the level and depth of teaching at the time of their particular study and their depth of knowledge attained. Each star denotes proficiency, knowledge, technical ability and is accumulative.

The star rating is independent of degree ranking and takes into consideration the traditional concept of "Inner" and "Outer" circles. This relates to the closeness to the source of learning at any given time. Within the RGMA system it is not said that all 1st Degree are considered the same despite the fact each wears the same rank.RGMA has over long years of development built a unique grading sysyem that recognises separate layers of technique proficiency. Examples of that include, 1/First level shape of a particular technique. 2/ Hard style power. 3/ Soft circular power. 4/ Combined soft / hard power. 5/ Multi extension of the same technique to weapons/ self defence/application etc. Each attribute a student develops is recognised, just as students holding Black Belts in more than one Art receive higher recognition. Nei gong represents the second highest level in the RGMA system leaving the "Mental  Training of the Warrior" the highest plateau"

The names are listed in alphabetical order and include Black Sash (Belt) levels awarded for Tai Chi / Kempo and other arts taught within the Robert Gemmell Martial Arts System.This does not include the Gemmell family who are listed at top of tree

GEMMELL Ken********* GEMMELL Mary 'the First Woman to receive Black Belt*********

GEMMELL Christine "the Second Grand Master" **********

GEMMELL Glenn*** GEMMELL Ken Jr.*

GEMMELL Karlos* GEMMELL Maia*

ADAM Jamie* ADAMS Brendan** ADAMS Anthony* ADAMS Peter* ADAMS Terry*
ADAMSON Brad* AFI=STOWERS-ATAFU John* AGMEN-SMITH David* AGNEW Richie** AINGER Robert *
ALEFESIO Eddie* ALI Nasir* ALLAN Melissa* AMOR Justin* ANDERSON Lee*
ANDERSON Louis* ANDERSSON Sharon* ANDRELL Tahu** ANDREWS Chris* ANDREW Jade*
ANDREW Sara* ANDREW Toni* ANSORGE Niklas* APTED Gareth* ARKER Leanne*
ASHWELL Corey* ATMORE Graeme*** ATMORE Isaac** ATMORE Keneti** ATMORE
Liz** ATTREE Dean* AULSFORD Mathew*
BAKER Gary* BAKER Jonathan* BAKER Kahu Ra* BAKER Philip* BALDWIN Kathryn* BALDWIN Michael* BALFOUR Maria* BALL
Amanda* BALL Calvin* BALL Stephen* BARCELLO Mark** BARCELLO Portia*
BARNES McPHERSON George* BARNES Bob** BARNES Debbie** BARNETT Sue* BARRETT
David* BARRETT Jan* BARRETT Luke* BARRETT Steven* BARNHILL Penelope* BARTON Brian* BARTON Glenys*
BEDFORD Marcus* BEHRENS Dij* BELL Chris* BELL Murray* BELSHAM David* BELSHAM Justin*
BENNETT Anne* BENNETT Mark* BENNETT Scott* BENNETTS Craig* BENNY
Cynthia* BENSON Shenade* BERGER Shane* BERGER Sue* BEVIN Dave* BEYERS
Neil* BHANA Nikheil* BILKEY Don* BILKEY Sarah* BIRCH Renee* BISHOP Hayes*
BLAKE-PALMER Adrian*BLACKLOCK Michael* BLACKLOCK Stephen*BLAXLAND Greg* BLAYNEY Mark* BORICH Jason* BORICH
Paul* BOURKE Geoff* BOWEN Danny*BOWER Bob* BOWLES Kaleb* BOXALL Carl* BOXALL Sue* BOYLE Ben*
BOYLE Lisa* BOZUWA Nick* BRADY Kim* BRADY Mark* BRADY Robyn* BRAINE
Oliver* BRAMLEY Jeni* BRAY Mark* BRAZIER Paul* BRIGHTWELL John* BRIGHTWELL Kathy*
BRONLUND Leone* BROOKE-SADD Nicole* BROWN Doug* BROWN Emma*
BROWN Maria* BROWN Stephen* BROWN Tom* BROWN Jourdy* BROWNE Jason* BRUNEL Carey** BRUNTON Dylan *BRYANT Paul** BUCHANAN* JEGVAN BUKHOLT*
Grant* BUCKLEY Michael* BULL Des* BURDEN Craig* BURDEN Eugene*
BURGOYNE Eric* BURNELL Rory* (Hon) BURNETT Nane* BUTCHER Grant*
CAI Yi Jie* CAIRNCROSS Ian* CALLANDER Mike* CAMERON Colleen* CAMERON Hudson*
CAMERON Michelle* CAMPBELL Max* CARDON  Gage* CASEY Andy* CATHRO Victor* CHAN Des* CHAN Shane* CHAPLIN
Jordan* CHENG Sophia* CHENG Staphany* CHESTERS Ben* CHRISTIANSEN Karen*
CHRISTIANSEN Lee* CHRISTIANSEN Nick********* CHURCH Annette* CHURCH Chris*
CHURCH Jeff* CHURCH Levon* CHURCH Travis* CHURCH Willem* CLANCY Luke*
CLARKE Joe* CLARKE Nick* CLIVES Louise* CLOONAN Matthew** CLOONAN Tom** COLE Michelle*
COOPER Terry* COATES David* COATES Duncan* COATES Hayden* COE Michael*
COHEN Liam* COLE Aaron* COLE Jeffery* COLLINS Annie** COLLINS Ken***
COLLINS Louise* COLVEN Glen* CONWAY David* CONWAY Donna* CONWAY Paul*
COOKE Gareth* COSTELLO Jason* COULTER Edwin* COULTER Lynda* COULTER
Thomas* COUTTS Vivienne* COWLEY Kerry* COX Chadwick* COX Emmet* CRAIG Gordon* CRAWFORD Martha *
CROOK Richard* CUNDY Brett* CUNNINGHAM John" CURREY Paul* CZIHARZ Brendan*
DADDY Andrew* DADDY Penny* DANIELS Chad* DAVIDSON Aaron* DAVIES Richard** DAVIES
Shayne* DAVIS Jon* DAYA David* DAYA Umesh******* DEARLOVE Ben* DEARLOVE
Graham* DE JONG Robert * DELAMERE Peter* DELAMERE Tiaria* DELL Wayne* DEMEULEMEESTER Eli* DENCH
Kii* DERHAM Carl**** DERHAM Margaret * DERHAM Mike* DERHAM Quintin*****
DERHAM Rachel* DEVEREUX Jaelle* DEWES Carol *DEYERMOND Vicky* DHARMAWARDANA Nuwan* DIX Brenton*
DIXON Kane* DIXON Mark* DIXON Taylor* DONEY Zaac* DONOVAN Paul** DOORNE Joyce*
DORNAN Noel********* DORNAN Noel JR* DOUGHTY Kathrine* DOUGLAS Jay*
DOUGLAS Jo-Anne* DOUGLAS Katie* DOUGLAS Steven* DOUGLAS Tyler*
DORRINGTON Adrian* DRAKE Jacquie* DRAYTON Brad *** DRISCOLL Courtney*
DRISCOLL Stephen* DUDER Brooke* DUDER Jamie* DUDER Thomas* DUNCAN Carol * DUNCAN John*
EDWARD Mike* EMERY Ginny* EDKINS Alison* EDKINS Robert * EDWARDS Claire* EDWARDS Della*** EDWARDS
Doug*** EDWARDS Mark* EDWARDS Ray* ELLIOTT Dean* ELLIS Toby * ENGLE Zachary * ENTWISTLE Richard* EVANS Ben * EVERISS Ryan*

EWEN James*FAGAN Gerard* FARRELL Pat* FAULKNER Brian* FEAST David* FELTHAM Jack * FENN Rima* FENTON Tennant**

FILIPO Queenie* FITZPATRICK Bodie* FLANAGAN Kathleen* FLEETWOOD Ben* FLETCHER Mark* FLETCHER
Robyn* FOLSTER Kyle* FONOTI Angel-Love* FONOTI Elizabeth Rose* FOR Scott* FORCE Jasper* FORD Sara* FORD Simon*

FOX Bryan* FOX Jason*
FORREST Scott** FOWLER Brian* FRANKLIN James* FRANKLIN Julie**
FRANKLIN Kevin* FRASER Chris* FRASER Janina* FRASER Simon* FREARSON
James* FREARSON Joseph* FRICKER Mike******** FRIDGE Alec***** FRIDGE Ian*
FROMONT Robert* FRY Camille* FULFORD Tania *
GEMMELL Andrew*


GAMBLE Rajpall* GARGILL Rhett* GARNER Megan* GENT
Michael* GEORGE Kimmel* GEORGE Reese* GEORGE Rhys* GIBBS Dani*
GIBSON Andrew* GILCHRIST Bruce* GILMOUR Jack* GILMOUR Phillip* GODBEHERE Terry* GOING Josie*
GOLDSMITH Adam* GOLDSMITH John******** GOLDTHORPE Bryan* GOMEZ
Cristian* GOODALL David* GOODSIR Zac* GOODWIN David* GOODWIN Dianne* GORDON Cage*
GORDON Danny* GORDON Desiree* GORDON Jamie* GORDON Jessie* GORDON Simone*
GORDON Stuart********* GORDON Ursula* GORST Tristan* GRAHAM Aaron* GREEN
Jacob* GREENSTOCK Lee* GREER Barbara* GREER Jenny* GREVILLE Richard*
GUDGEON Catherine* GUMBLEY Clive* GUNDRY John* GUY Karen*
HACKER Karl* HADDOW Sharita* HAGGLAND Mason** HAGLER Angela* HAGLER
Saunil* HAILSTONE Tina* HAKE Eddy* HALES John* HALL Chris* HALL Gregory* HAMILTON John**
HANDLEY Adam* HARRISON Janine* HARRISON Mathew* HASSELL David* HASSELL Travis* HATTON Toni* HAUGHY Kathy* HAUWAHO
John* HAUWAHO Joseph* HAUWAHO Samuel* HAUWAHO Stephen* HAYWARD Matthew*

HAYWARD Nicola* HEAD Mathew* HEALD Brad* HEALD John* HENDERSON Mark* HEARN Wendy***
HEATH Adam* HENDRIKS Marcel* HENRY Marise* HICKEY Joshua* HIGHT Glenn*** HIGHT Margaret** HILDRETH Kelly*
HILTON Margaret*HIPKISS Gaye *HITCHCOCK Nicole* HO Kheng Lee* HO Kheng Seong*
HODGSON Mary-Anne* HODGSON Sarah* HODGSON Shane* HODGSON Theresa*
HOFFMANHERBERT Jordan* HOLT Alexandra* HOLT Kit* HOLT Tim*
HONEYBONE Robert* HOOD Nigel* HOOD Paul* HOOPER Stephen* HOROBIN
Frances* HORROCKS Maria* HORROCKS Tony* HOWARD David* HOWELL Tori*
HUGHES Sam* HUGHES Scott* HULS Krista* HUNT Helen* HUNT Malcolm*
HUNT Peter** HUNT Rita* HUTCHINS Roy* HUTCHINSON David* HUTTON Lionel *

IAFETA Tua* IOAPO John* IRONS Susan* IRVING-COLE Max* IVERSEN Rachael* IVIL Brent******* IVILDaniel*** IRVINE Neil* IRWIN Sina*

JACKSON Christopher* JACKSON Greg*JACKSON Luke *JADAV Nei l*

JADAV Nick* JANSEN Daniel*
JEAF Sheila* JEAFRESON Sheila* JERA Brock* JERAM Alpesh* JERAM Deepesh* JERAM
Jaysan* JOHANSON Kelly* JOHNSON Mel* JOHNSON Richard* JOHNSTON Heath*
JOHNSTON Stuart* JONES David* JONES Gavin* JORDAN Christopher* JORDAN Greg* JORDAN
Philip* JOSEPH Lance* JOSS Philip* JOYCE Alan*
KADALA Illka* KAIHE Wiremu* KALNISKIS Maria* KALNISKIS Tony* KANE Maria*
KANJI Pratiksha** KANJI Veeral** KASANJI Baskar* KASMARA Esmeralda* KATENE Callum*KAULAVE Caroline* KAUFMANN
Doug* KAYZIAN Bevan* KEELING Dam* KEIR Annie* KEITH Glen* KENNY Begley Harry* KERMODE
Jayson* KERNAHAN Simon* KERR Dean* KING Henry* KING Rachel* KING Virginia* KIPKISS Tom*
KIPPENBERGER Nooroa* KIRK Ashley* KIRK Brian* KISHOR Anil* KISHOR Mahesh* KISHOR
Rajan* KISONA Amanda* KISONA Larissa* KNIGHT Greg* KNUDSEN Caroline*
KNUDSEN Joshua* KOROWHITI Aaron* LAGALUGA Niki* LANE Fergus* LANE Jeremy* LANE John* LANE Maggie * LANE David* LAWRIE Peter* LEE Andrew*
LEE Michael* LEE HO Kheng* LETHAM Kay* LEVERIDGE Antony* LEWIS Kylie* LINDGREEN Corrie*
LINDGREEN Martin* LINES Linton* LINGARD Lois** LINDSAY Michael* LIPPITT Beth*
LIPPITT Cushla* LIPPITT Garth* LIPPITT Vincent* LOANE Eric* LOCHORE
Alan* LOGIE John* LOVE Terry* LOVELL Kim* LOWE Daniel * LOWE Simon* LUCAS Jeff* LUTY
James*LUTHERUS Ricky* LYFORD Glen* LYNCH John* LYNDSAY Michael*
MACKAY Justin* MacDONALD John* MacDONALD Karen * MacDONALD Peter* MacGREGOR Jason* MACKAY Justin*
McALLISTER Nicholas* McCALL Andrew* McCULLOUGH Kieran* McCULLOUGH Tegan*
McDOUGALL Isaac* McGRATH Tim* McKINNEY Sean* McKINNON Ian* McKNIGHT John* McLAUCHLAN Brendan* McLEAN Carlene* McMAHON
Shirley* McMILLAN Dennis* McNAB Bella* McPHAIL Amanda McPHAIL*McPHAIL Michael* McQUINLAN Paul******** MABIN David* MADDISON Kenneth*
MAGUIRE Brendan* MANCER Gaile* MARRIOTT Dave*** MARRIOTT Kyle*
MARRIOTT Robyn** MARSH Max* MARSTERS Jerrie* MARTIN Ben* MARTIN Kevin*
(Hon) MARTIN Virginia** MASON Aaron* MASON Gail* MASON Kirsten* MASON Ron*
MASTERS Jeremy* MATHESON Caleb*** MATHESON Denise** MATHESON Edward* MATHESON Gabriel** MATHESON
Gina* MATHESON Jacob* MATHESON Jim*** MATHESON Layton** MATHESON
Rosie* MATHESON Roxy* MATIATOS Dionisios** MAXWELL Chris* MAXWELL
Jackie* MAYN Ben* MEAD Simon* MEDEMBLIK Raymond* MEHRTENS Sally* MEKKELHOLT Heck* MELLSOP Bobby*
MESMAN Mike* MESNAGE Alexia* MESNAGE Nicole* MESNAGE Soizick* MICHL Angela* MIDDLETON Nigel*
MILBANKE Jordan* MILL Katherine* MILICH Ben* MILLER Sophie* MILLIGAN Adam * MILLS
Jeanette* MILLS Peter* MINOGUE Beth* MISSAL Anthony* MITCHELL Clyde* MITTENDORFF Dawn* MOLD
Casandra* MOLD Timothy* MOLINEAUX Julienne* MOODY Abbey* MOODY Mario* MOORES Danny* MORAN
Bruce* MORRELL Jay* MORRIS Kevin* MORRISON Amber* MORRISON Arron*
MORRISON Grant* MORRISON Iain* MORRISON Kaitlin* MORRISON Sasha*
MOSES Andrew* MOSHEIM John* MOSHEIM Rebecca* MOUAT Troy* MUIR Hannah* MULLER Leon*
MUNRO Graeme* MUNROE Andrea* MUNROE David* MURPHY Derek* MURPHY Verity*
NAGLE  Olympia * NEWTON Chris* NG Norman* NICHOLS Gavin* NICHOLSON Ben*
NIGHTINGALE Richard* NOAKES Richard* NOLAN Patricia* NICHOLSON Ben*
OAKLEY Jimmy** O'DONNELL Shamus* OFFICER Andrew* OFFORD Glen* O'KANE Chris* OLDRIDGE Debbbie* OLDRIDGE Jason * O'LOUGHLIN Daniel* OLSEN Glenn* OMOSIGHO Anne *
OMOSIGHO Anniversary* OFFORD Toby* O'NEILL Jack* ORME Cameron* ORME Eden* ORME Jason*
O’SHEA Ryan** OWENS Paul* PAGE Barry* PAGE Chris* PAGE Jill* PAHINA Delia* PAHINA Taiwairau* PANAPA Kaiona* PANAPA Tiso* PANAPA Tuvalu*

PALMER Marilyn*PALMER Norm******** PALUBINSKAS Vaidas* PARKER Linda* PARKINSON Tania*PARSONS Ben*
PATERSON Joshua* PATTERSON Debra* PATTERSON Joshua* PAULSEN Anthony* PAULSEN Shane* PEARSON Blyth* PEART Mark*

PELHAM Tony* PEMBERTON Lance*PEMBERTON Nicole* PEMBERTON Stephanie* PERKINS Craig* PERKINSON Tania* PERWICK
Simon* PETERS Cameron* PETERSON Roschane** PHILLIPS Mathew* PHILLIPS
Sydney* PILGRIM Colleen* PINCEVICH Antun* PLATT Daniel* PLATT Nathan*
POKOTEA Maria* POLL Taku* POLLARD James* POMMIER Eliot* POTTINGER Jayden* POWER Cedric* POWER Kim* PRIEST Jeremy*
PROBERT Felicity* PROCTOR Tokkii* PUKETAPU  Te Awa* PURDY Brian* PURDY Gavin* PURDY Jeni* QUARTLEY Lisa*

QUAYLE Viv**
RADFORD Deborah* RAE Joe* RAMSAY Bruce* RAPLEY Anthony* RATAHI Chris* RATHGEN Hamish* RATHGEN
Scott* RATU Chris* RAVLICH Gavin* REES-WILLIAMS Alun* REID Chris* REID Jeff*
REYNISH Dimitrios* REYNOLDS Bill* REYNOLDS JAMES* RIAN Alison* RIAN Georgia* RICHARDS
Robert* RINGROSE Andrea* RIORDAN Kevin*********
RITSMA Carl* RIVERS Gwyn* RIWAKA Tracy* ROBATI Tony* ROBERTS Corran* ROBERTS Daniel* ROBERTS
Gillian* ROBERTS Josie * ROBERTS Julie* ROBERTS Teresa* ROBERTSON Caroline* ROBERTSON Jacquie* ROBINSON Allan* ROBINSON
Bruce** ROBINSON Graham* ROBINSON Tony** RODBER Trevor* RODGERS Trevor** RODGERS Amanda* ROGERS
Bob* RONALD Pauline* RONGONUI Shane** ROSS Allie* ROSS Leonard*
ROUT Nicky* ROWE Jessica*** ROWE Thomas******* ROWLING Bill (Hon)* RUDD
Peter* RUDD Sean* RULE Warwick*** RUPA Deya* RYAN Callum* RYAN Emma* RYAN
Mike**** RYDER Des* RYNNE Shane*
SALTER Wendy** SANDER Carol*  SANDER Hayden* Ray SAUSSEY* SAVAGE Walter* SCHICK Corin* SCHMIDT
Inga* SCHOLES Ethan * SCHUSTER George** SCOTT Bev* SCOTT Debbie*** SCOTT Liz* SCRIMSHAWBetty*
SEAGAR Alex* SEAGAR Doreen* SEAGAR Niki* SEAL Juliet* SEARLE Bill*
SEFTON Lee* SEGAL Ron* SEKEROVIC Deni* SELBY Dave* SELWYN Wayne* SENIOR Greg**
SHARP John* SEONG HO Kheng * SHAW Duncan* SHERF Mike* SINGH James*SINTES Tyler*
SHEPHERD Piera*SHORT LKouis* SIMMONS Alistair** SKINNER Craig* SMEDA Kate* SMILEY
Erin* SMITH Carla* SMITH Gillian* SOOKIASSIAN Serzhik*
SOWERBY Paul* SPELMAN Daniel* STALLARD Arna* STAR James* STARR Sue* STEELE
James** STEVENS Adam* STEVENS Sonny* STEWART Brian* STEWART Chris*
STEWART Joshua* STEWART Lynette* STEWART Rob* STEWART Sam* STILL
Jeremy* STROUD Jonathan* STUART Aaron* SUTHERLAND Daria* SUMNER
Ethan* SWINKLES Karl* SYLVANDER Irene* TANG Damien* TANG Eng Piow*
TANGAROA Kerry* TANGAROA Merv* TAPPER Mike* TAYLOR Chris* TAYLOR Damon*TAYLOR
Kirsten* TAYLOR Lee* TAYLOR Pat* TE MOMO Dion* TeWaiti Danielle* TeWaiti
Tamaki * THESIGER David* THOMAS Alison* THOMAS Greg* THOMAS Shane* THOMPSON Allan* THOMPSON John*
THOMSON David*** THOMSON Jackie* THOMPSON-HUNTLEY Ani* THOMPSON-HUNTLEY
Awhina* THORNTON Aaron* TINSLEY Paul* TIPUNA Trevor* TIPUNA Rangi* TOA Larry*
TOAN Trisha * TODD Chris* TONKIN Trent* TONNER Iain* TRA Hung* TRINGHAM Sally* TUDOR
Aaron* TUHAKA Joseph* TUHAKA Lydia* TUREI Grace* TWEEDIE Cath* TWEEDIE Grant* TWOSE Vincent* TWOSE Glenys*
TWOSE Jodie* TWOSE Casey*
UNKA Satish*
Van DIJK Susan* Van DYK Bryce* Van EKEREN Christopher * Van EKEREN Jessica * Van SAMBEEK Gareth****
VERRALL Paul** VROEGOP Jos*
WHITESIDE Anton** WAAPU Rangi* WADDELL Justin* WADDINGTON Aaron* WADE Andrew* WAITE
David* WALDROM Scott* WALKER Geoff** WALL Bruce* WALLACE Ian* WALSH Paul* WANG Yibo*
WARD Claire* WARD Charlotte* WARNE Kylie* WATERHOUSE-BROWN James* WATERSON Ivan*
WATKINS David* WATKINS Kylie* WATSON Mike* WATTAM Steve** WATTS Kevin **
WAUD Camille* WAY Paul* WAY Sue* WEBSTER Maibritt* WEBSTER Melvin* WELLS Andrew* WELSH Terry*
WENSLEY Lloyd * WENTZELHarley* WHAREPOURI Michael* WHAREPOURI Tama* WHEELDON Alex*
WHITAKER Craig* WHITFIELD Betty* WHITEHOUSE Mandy* WHITESIDE Anton* WIECHERN Karen*
WHITFIELD Betty* WIGHTMAN Dean* WILLIAMS Lucas* WILLIAMS Mary* WILLIAMS Tane* WILLINS-MATIAS Liam*
WILSON Brian* WILSON Kylie* WILSON Paul* WINTERBOTTOM Callan*
WONNACOTT Tony* WOOD Conor* WOOD Tyron* WOODCOCK Greg* WOOLRIGHT Carl* WOOTTON David* WORN Amy* WORN Chris*
WRIGHTSON Barbara* WU KING Darren* WYMER-STITT Sanaya *
YALLOP Darren* YEE Darin* YEN FAN Ho* YING Darryn* YING KOH Zi*
YOUNG Joshua * YOUNGER Hamish* ZACHARY Willy* ZWAANS Merieke*

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