Mr
Wendell is the chief instructor with over 23 years of martial arts
experience and 20 years of experience in teaching kids, teens, and
adults. He graduated from University of Texas in Austin with a
Masters in Professional Accounting. Master Wendell is a
member of Independent Taekwondo Association and the International Combat Hapkido Federation.
As a former tournament competitor and a certified Master Instructor, his teaching style encompasses a sport element while applying it to practical self-defense techniques. He has a
5th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and 2nd degree black belt in Combat Hapkido. He is also ranked in Jeet Kune Do, Kali and has trained in Jujitsu and Brazilian Jujitsu. Weapon training has included Bo, short stick, medium stick, cane, and knife. He is also a certified instructor in Combat Hapkido and a certified International Police Defense Tactics Instructor.
Mrs. Wendell graduated from Kennesaw State University with a BBA in Accounting and worked in public accounting for several years. Mrs. Wendell has been training in the martial arts for over
6 years. She is also a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and in addition has trained in Combat Hapkido and Kali. She is a member of the ITA and ICHF. Mrs. Wendell has been instructing for past
6 years and is passionate about helping children discover their maximum potential. She loves interacting with the parents and students and is blessed to see the students discover and develop confidence, self-discipline, and respect while having fun with learning the art of Tae Kwon Do.
Mr.
Larkin is a graduate of Southern Polytechnic State University with a
BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology. He has been training in
the martial arts for 9 years and instructing for 5 years. He has a
3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 1st degree black belt in
Combat Hapkido. He is a member of the ITA and the ICHF. He is
passionate about the power of martial arts to assist today’s
children in becoming tomorrow’s leaders. When he’s not in class, Mr.
Larkin is probably mountain biking.
Mr. FJ Moore is a
graduate from Wheeler High School, and will soon go to Kennesaw
State University to major in both child development and Business
Administration. He began his martial art training in 2004. In 2005,
Mr. Moore began assisting the chief instructor with classes. By
late 2009, he had developed his teaching and leadership abilities to
become the floor leader, where he manages classes and 6-8 assistant
instructors. FJ loves to work with the children and he is a kid at
heart. He loves to instill good morals and values through fun and
excitement.
Matt Ross (2nd degree, Assistant Instructor)
Adrienne Gary (2nd degree, Assistant Instructor)
Mrs.
Gary grew up in Marietta and graduated from Pope High School where
she met and married her high school sweetheart. She received
Certificates in Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy. She also received
her LAN and Cisco certifications and worked in IT for a few years.
She has
been a stay at home mom for the past 8 years and just recently
joined the family at Marietta Martial Arts as an instructor. Mrs.
Gary started training in Tae Kwon Do 4 years ago to join in a sport
with her husband that he enjoyed. It has become a passion of hers as
well. Since then, their two young children have also started
training; which, has been a wonderful learning experience for the
entire family. She believes so strongly in the martial arts program
because of the benefits she has seen growing from her own family:
self confidence, respect, focus and self-control. Mrs. Gary has her
2nd degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Tony
LoMonaco
(1st degree, Assistant Instructor)
Keryn
Key
(Assistant Instructor)
Keryn
began her martial arts training in 1991 and after two years, her
training was delayed while she raised her six children. Keryn is now
back, sixteen years later, to pursue her love of the martial arts.
Through teaching, she has the opportunity to enrich the lives of
children by encouraging them to share those interests as well as
helping them find within themselves the respect, self-esteem, and
self-discipline they will need to succeed and thrive in their lives.
Jeremy White (Assistant
Instructor)
Jeremy began his martial arts
career with Marietta Martial Arts, and is currently training in Tae
Kwon Do and Combat Hapkido. His weapon training includes the use of
nunchuck, escrima sticks, and cane. He is a member of the ICHF.
Jeremy takes pride in being involved with such an amazing and well
organized school. His passion for instructing comes from watching
students develop respect, confidence, focus and their own desire to
train harder.
Rachel Nash
(Event Manager)
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