GRADES

 

Judo

Started practicing martial arts at age 13

1957

 

Body Building

Mr. Baja California   

3rd Place in Mr. México

1967

 

Judo

Earned Black Belt

1963 -  1970

2nd Dan

 

Jujitsu

Black Belt

1963 - 1970

6th Dan

 

Okinawa Shoryn Ryu

Black Belt

1964 -  1966

1st Dan

 

Black Belt in Ju Jitsu Kimura Ryu Ha

5th Grade

1965

 

Boxing

1972- 1975

 

Polynesian Boxing

Gran Master

10th Dan

1966-1980

 

Capoeira

1976-1984

 

Kung Fu

Master Grade

1968-1970

 

Japanese Shootfighting

1985  

 

Kung Do Lama

Founder & Grand Master

10th Dan

 

 

TEACHERS

 

“In this section I manifest a sincere and eternal gratitude to all my teachers, who welcomed me warmly and gave me the privilege of sharing their knowledge. You are my teachers and always will be part of my success”.

 

Judo                                                                                     Fernando Betancurt

                                                                                             Black Belt 3rd. Dan

 

Boxing                                                                          Manuel Carrillo “el chilero carrillo”

 

Polynesian Boxing                                                             G.M. Tino Tuiolosega

 

Shotokan                                                                             Dr. Manuel Mondragon

                                                                                               Black Belt 7th. Dan

 

Okinawa Shoryn Ryu                                                    Maestro Fernando Ruiz (Puerto rico) 

 

Capoeira                                                                                       Ananias Rey

 

Ju Jitsu                                               G.M. Daniel Hernández

 

Japanese Shootfighting - kick Boxing - Muay thai                           Tomy Kimura

 

Kung Fu                                                                                      Raymond Lee

                                                                       “HUNG GAR LAMA” System

                                                                          System founded by Master Raymond Lee

Who was teammate of G.M. Tino Tuiolosega teacher and student of master Ark Wong. This style is known only to Master and Teacher Rigoberto López and Master Tino Tuiolosega.

 

HUNG         =        Name of Master Hung

GAR          =        Family

LAMA                =      Wisdom

Tibetan Kung Fu Style.

 

 

  

 

 

COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE

 

 

1968                              NATIONAL CHAMPION

 

 

1970                              NATIONAL NORTHERN CHAMPION

 

 

COMPETITOR IN THE ANNUAL LONG BEACH TOURNAMENT.

 

 

MY ETERNAL ADVERSARIES, WHO ARE GREAT WARRIORS AND WITH WHOM I HAD CHANCE TO FIGHT. MY RESPECT AND ADMIRATION TO THEM FOREVER.

 

BILL WALLACE

 

AL DACASCOS

 

CHUCK NORRIS

 

STEVE SANDERS

 

DAVE WALKER

 

RUSELL PERONE

 

BENNY URQUIDEZ

 

STEVE FISHER

 

 

  

 

WORK REVIEW OF G.M. RIGOBERTO LOPEZ IN MARTIAL ARTS

 

 

1967                                     Director of the Mexican Federation of Karate Do and Related Martial Arts.

 

1968-1973                             Founder of the Baja California Karate Association

 

1973-1975                             Founder of the Naucalpan Karate Association in the State of México.           

                                            

1975-1980                             Founder of the Latin Society of Martial Arts (SLAM, in Spanish)

 

1972-1975                             Founder of the first National Lima Lama Association                     

 

1968-1980, 1981                     Instructor of the Tijuana Municipal Police

 

1975-1980                             Founder of the Black Belt Union of Central America, Guatemala.

 

1973                                    Training of Escorts and security personnel of the Presidential Family. (Mexican President, Luis Echeverria Alvarez)

 

1973                                     Training of the Mexican Central Bank Police.

 

1975                                     Training of the Casa de Moneda Police.

 

1976                                     Training of the Naucalpan Estado de México Police force.

 

1980-1990                             Founder of Penitentiary Protection Special Groups (GEPP) in the State of Baja California.

 

1980                                     Founder of the Extreme Personal Defense, applied to police training systems for special groups of immediate reaction.

 

1990                                     Training of GERI Group.

 

1997                                     Training to the Colombian National Police, Narcotics Section (DAS).

1998                                     Training Special Groups against organized crime and kidnappings.

1999                                     Training of escorts for government officials and business men.

 

 

PUBLIC RECOGNITION TO RIGOBERTO LOPEZ BY HIS TEACHERS

 

 

TEACHER DANIEL HERNANDEZ

My teacher of life gave me public recognition of Grand Master for 44 years of continuous uninterrupted practice in martial arts and for creating KUNG DO LAMA, full contact martial art original in all that regards its technical distinction. KUNG DO LAMA is not similar to any other martial art, it is unique, and it is completely a personal creation.

 

ENTERING THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

PUBLIC RECOGNITION BY MASTER TINO TUIOLOSEGA, BY THE KUNG DO LAMA ARTS FOUNDATION

 

RECOGNITION AS A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR GUATEMALA CITY C.A.

FORJADOR DE GENERACIONES DE MAESTROS SOBRESALIENTES DE ARTES MARCIALES DE CONTACTO COMPLETO.

DIRECTOR  TÉCNICO - FUNDADOR DE LA FEDERACIÓN MEXICANA DE FULL CONTACT SHOOTFIGHTING  Y DE LA ASOCIACIÓN ESTATAL KUNG DO LAMA FULL CONTACT A.C.  CUYAS ESCUELAS EN LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA SON RECONOCIDAS POR SU PRESTIGIO, SERIEDAD Y CALIDAD TÉCNICA.

CREADOR DE LA METODOLOGÍA Y SISTEMATIZACIÓN DE LA ENSEÑANZA DEL FULL CONTACT (ESCUELAS BAJO SU SUPERVISIÓN TÉCNICA)

45 AÑOS DE EXPERIENCIA COMO MAESTRO DE ARTE MARCIAL

EL MAESTRO RIGOBERTO LÓPEZ VÁZQUEZ, ES UNO DE LOS MEJORES MAESTROS MEXICANOS QUE SE MANTIENE ACTIVO, ACTUALIZADO Y CON PRESTIGIO INTERNACIONAL, SUS ALUMNOS SE ENCUENTRAN EN PAÍSES COMO: ISRAEL, COLOMBIA, FRANCIA, BRASIL, GUATEMALA, PAKISTAN, JAPON..