Immortal Martial Arts Academy patch:

When Sifu Cat Gurinsky originally founded the school, its name was Immortal Tiger Kenpo Karate. The phrase Immortal Tiger comes from Kata #17 in our system, which was created by her instructor, Grandmaster Bill Grossman, as a gift for his instructor, Senior Grand Master Rick Alemany. SGM Alemany liked the form so much that it was incorporated into the Shaolin Kenpo Karate system as key kata #17.

 

Sifu Gurinsky has always loved tigers and felt this was a meaningful way to honor GM Grossman. Additionally, before beginning her Kenpo journey, she studied Tae Kwon Do in Indiana at a school named Tiger Martial Arts. The tiger in our logo therefore recognizes two instructors who played major roles in shaping Sifu Gurinsky’s martial arts career.

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You can see Grandmaster Bill Grossman performing the attacks for Immortal Tiger in this 2009 YouTube video.

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In 2025, after signing a lease for a larger space within the same shopping center and partnering with Professor Shane to teach Jiu-Jitsu and Boxing, Sifu Gurinsky updated the school logo to reflect a broader curriculum. The anaconda in the new logo represents the grappling arts, such as Jiu-Jitsu, while the tiger continues to symbolize the striking arts, including Kenpo and Boxing.

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Bill Grossman's School of Kenpo Karate patch: 

Kenpo students wear the patch from Sifu Gurinsky's instructors school on the right shoulder as a reminder of our lineage and origins.

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Grandmaster Bill Grossman has an excellent write-up explaining the history and meaning of his patch here:

http://www.grossmanskenpo.com/patch.php

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Universal Pattern patch:

Kenpo students wear the Universal Pattern patch on the left shoulder, oriented so the heart shape appears at the top. The Universal Pattern was developed by Ed Parker, the father of American Kenpo. Although we practice Shaolin Kenpo Karate, we still use the Universal Pattern to analyze the full range of motion and movement possibilities within the system.

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The Universal Pattern is intended to represent a three-dimensional structure, though the patch itself is two-dimensional. Ed Parker explains its purpose best:

 

"To know the complete design is to know every conceivable direction, path, angle, or orbit that the hand or foot may travel whether they are used singularly, simultaneously, or as combinations. It contains straight lines, curved lines, quarter circles, half circles, full circles, circles that touch, overlapping circles, squares, diamonds, rectangles, triangles, crosses, crisscrosses, hearts, figure eights, overlapping figure eights, elongated figure eights, octagons, etc."

Parker, Ed. Ed Parker's Infinite Insights Into Kenpo: Mental & Physical Constituents, Kindle Edition.