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| Profile type: | Instructor Membership |
Location
| Town / City: | Ithaca |
| County: | Saunders |
| Country: | United States of America |
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Personal Info
| Dislike: | Whiners, people who do not even try, and people who abuse children |
| Hobbies & Interests: | SCUBA, Hiking, and Yoga |
| Likes: | Spending time with friends, and family. Cooking good meals, and the feeling one gets when a hard task is completed |
| D.O.B: | 22-06-68 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Occupation: | Correctional Officer |
| How did you hear about us ?: | Fellow instructor |
Martial Arts Background
| Martial Arts Member Since: | 05-08-80 |
| Main Styles: | Combat Hapkido, Taekwondo, Kobudo |
| Why I Love Martial Arts: | The relaxed feeling I get when I train |
| How I Started: | Watching a small little japanese man do some amazing things. I just had to begin training. |
| Current Goal: | To make it back down to 200 pounds and complete my current Master's Challege |
| Current School: | San Mai |
| Awards & Accomplishments: | 1998 Master Instructor of the Year - International Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2000 Appointed an Admiral in the Great Nebraska Navy. 2006 - Awarded the Military Outstanding Voluntee Service Medal for my work in teaching Anti-Bully education and self-defense. |
| How would Bruce Lee have described you?: | Effective |
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Instructor Details
| My Qualifications: | EDUCATION Bellevue University B.S. Criminal Justice, 2005 Penn State Fayette Certificate Program – Non-Lethal Weapons Nebraska Wesleyan University – Forensic Science Certificate Program CREDENTIALS Over 28 years of Martial Arts experience 6th Degree Black Belt (Taekwondo), San-Mai Martial Arts 5th Degree Black Belt (Taekwondo), U.S. Chung Do Kwan 4th Degree Black Belt (Taekwondo), Kuk Ki Won Master Instructor (Taekwondo), San-Mai Martial Arts 6th Degree Black Belt (Hapkido), International Combat Hapkido Federation Master Instructor (Hapkido), International Combat Hapkido Federation Cane Instructor, Cane Masters 1st Degree Black Belt Pang Gai Noon Ryu Budo Karate-Do 1st Degree Black Belt (Kobudo), Okinawa Kobudo Association 1st Degree Black Belt (Judo), Iowa State Black Belt Association Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor, International Police Defensive Tactics Institute Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor, P.P.C.T. Certified M26 & X26 TASER Instructor, TASER International Certified C2 TASER Instructor, TASER International Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor, U.S. Navy Certified Instructor in First Aid & CPR Co-Founder of the San-Mai Master’s Challenge Program |
| My Background: | I began my combative trainig at the age of 12. In 28 years since then I have worked with some of the most amazing instructors. I have opened the mind to experience many artistic expressions of combat including: Pang Gai Noon Ryu Karate, Okinawan Kobudo, Judo, Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Folk- Style, and Catch Wrestling, Taekwondo, Hapkido (Traditional and Combat), Sun Tai Chi Chuan, Modern Arnis, Kombatan, Gracie Jujitsu, Aikido, the practice of Reiki, Military Combatives, Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics, and Kenjutsu. |
| Date Started Teaching: | 08-12-89 |
| About My School: | San Mai National Headquarters is located in Omaha, Nebraska. It has over 5,000 square feet of training space with 3 workout rooms. It is dedicated to quality family instruction. Focusing on Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido and Escrima. We have a staff of over 10 instructors. We are focused on strengthening the body, expanding the mind, and freeing the spirit. |
Martial Art School
| School Email: | This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| School Name: | San Mai Martial Arts |
| Town/City: | Omaha |
| County / State: | NE |
| Country: | USA |
| Contact No: | (402)333-5457 |
Forum Activity
Last 10 Forum Posts
| Date | Subject | Category | Hits |
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| 01-10-08 04:25:39 | Re:Preparing to leave | Off Topic | 56 |
| 01-10-08 04:23:55 | Re:Did This Teacher Do The Right Thing? | Martial Arts Instructors and Teachers | 173 |
| 01-10-08 02:18:18 | Preparing to leave | Off Topic | 56 |
| 01-10-08 02:15:28 | Re:Ninjutsu | Japanese Martial Arts | 72 |
| 01-10-08 02:07:55 | Re:Firearms as an artform? | Weapons - Okinawan, Japanese, Chinese, etc. | 53 |
| 22-09-08 13:55:28 | Re:9/11 again-Engrossing documentary | Political, Social, and Cultural Dimensions | 71 |
| 15-09-08 05:42:15 | Re:Lesson Plans | Martial Arts Instructors and Teachers | 326 |
| 09-09-08 08:51:11 | Re:When two styles meet | Martial Arts Talk | 161 |
| 09-09-08 08:50:11 | Re:When two styles meet | Martial Arts Talk | 161 |
| 09-09-08 08:41:45 | Re:TKD olympics WTF (why not ITF) | Korean Martial Arts | 101 |
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