Grandmaster Begley is a 8th Degree Black Belt which he received in March of 2014. Grandmaster Begley is also the youngest grandmaster in the USCDKA and has been training & teaching for over 40 years.      Grandmaster Begley has received multiple Hall of Fame Awards for Outstanding Concrete breaking, Grandmaster of the Decade, Master Of the Year, Outstanding Master, Golden Achievement Award Grandmaster of the Decade and Medal of Honor Recipient.