Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal w/ 6 service stars National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 service star Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 service stars Humanitarian Service Medal w/ 2 service stars Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation w/ Palm & Frame Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (1960-) USMC legacy 1996 Established use of the vertical punch at USMC Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. 1997 The Marine Corps adopted Advincula's rifle & bayonet/knife and close combat :system by holding the rifles pistol grip in bayonet fighting instead of changing the grip and holding the rear stock of the rifle. 2001 Received Black Belt Emeritus from USMC for helping to pioneer the Marine Corps Martial Arts program. Martial arts background Escrima/Knife/Combat Judo Began in 1946 at the age of eight. Instructors were Pete Rado and Tony Navarro, both of whom were Filipino Scouts and close combat instructors. Pete Rado taught Advincula escrima and Tony Navarro knife fighting. Later he trained with Loi Miranda in Alaska (1961). Hindiandi Gung Fu In 1961, after returning to Okinawa, Advincula encountered an Okinawan friend with whom he had worked during his prior active duty. The man, Nago Shinu, asked him if he would like to meet "#1 strong man on Okinawa". Advincula at first declined because he thought Nago was talking about a weight lifter and he had no interest. Nago explained that he was referring a man who had studied Martial Arts in China. When he found this out he agreed accepted the invitation. He and Gayle Beams, who was one of his students at the Anchorage Dojo (see Isshinryu section below) went with Nago to meet Kang Kaneshiro (Kinjo) in Hamada. Kaneshiro initially agreed to teach Advincula but not Beams. He later accepted Beams as a student as well after Advincula requested that he do so. Later, when Advincula began Ryu Kon Kai kobudo training with Kotaro Iha, he found out that one of the instructors in Iha's dojo, Aka Seiko, was a cousin of Kaneshiro. Shorin Ryu Advincula began training in Shorinryu with Segin Nagamine at Kin Village, Okinawa in 1962. Goju Ryu Trained in Gojuryu with Kinei Nakasone and Masanobu Shinjo (Nakasone's teacher) beginning in 1963 at Kin village & at New Koza, Okinawa. Uechi Ryu Began studying Uechi-ryu from Kosuke