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Instructor Code I will teach every class with respect, patience, and enthusiasm. I will bring out the best in my students and myself. I will lead by example. The Traditional Karate Center offers a diverse team of qualified instructors, including an experienced core of senior black belt instructors who received their training under the instruction of Jordan Scott. The Traditional Karate Center is a member of the Midwest Shotokan Karate Association (Sensei Anthony DeSardi, Chairman and Head Instructor). Jordan Scott Sensei is the Head Instructor and Director of the Traditional Karate Center. He is a Godan (5th degree black belt) in Shotokan Karate and a Nidan (2nd degree black belt) in Tae-Kwon-Do and has been practicing and teaching the martial arts for more than 28 years. He is an international medalist, in both forms and sparring, and a five time member of United States International Karate Teams. Contact Jordan Scott at jordandscott@sbcglobal.net Vladimir Rubinshtein Sensei was born in a small town in Belaruse, which was then a part of the Soviet Union. He later moved to Israel and recently to America where he now lives with his wife and son. He began his karate training in the summer of 1979. He is currently a Sandan (3rd degree black belt) in Okinawan Goju-ryu karate. Ronda Korzon has been a student of karate for over 12 years. She is a Sandan (3rd degree black belt) and a national kumite and kata champion. Ronda is a certified and licensed massage therapist. Please visit: www.rondakorzon.com Ronda is married and the mother of three children (her husband and son are both black belts at the TKC dojo as well). Mark Schneider has been a student of karate for over 12 years. He is a Nidan (2nd degree black belt) and has competed on the local and national levels in both kata and kumite. He was a silver medallist in kumite at the AAU Nationals in 1994. He recently received his Masters Degree in Astronomy from the University of Western Sydney in Australia. Currently Mark is working on his Doctorate in Astronomy from James Cooke University, also in Australia. Michelle Schneider has been a student of karate for over 12 years, earning her Shodan rank along with Mark (her husband) and their son Andrew in June of 2002. She is currently a Nidan (2nd degree black belt). Michelle is an AAU National Kata Champion and is the Director of the TKC Karate for Special Needs Program. Michelle also instructs the TKC Adult Beginners Program and is currently training for her Nidan (2nd Degree Black Belt). Gary Kromelow has been training in traditional karate-do since 1995. As a teenager, he studied with Sensei Sugiyama from 1970-1972, and participated in Tae Kwon-do from 1972-1973. He is a state, regional and national medallist in kata and kumite. Gary is in real estate management and development. He is married and the father of three children. His entire family has actively participated in martial arts training. Gary began his adult training after seeing the benefits his wife and children were experiencing. Loren Mendoza (bio comming soon)
Other TKC "Summer" Instructors currently away at universities: Richard Ellis - Middlebury College, Main Adam Kromelow - New York School of Music Derek Tam - University of Iowa
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