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“One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you have to give up to get it.” -Ed Parker
| Instructor | Biography Excerpt | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Bob White Black Belt - Senior Master | Passing up a professional baseball career at a young age, Senior Master Bob White has been contributing to the art of American Kenpo for over fifty-years. On the tournament circuit he won numerous state, national, and international fighting championships. Bob White fought on the National All Star Black Belt Team, which went undefeated in 1973 and 1974. As a teacher and coach, he has consistently turned out some of the worlds finest karate fighters. |  |
| Barbara White Black Belt - 6th Degree | Barbara is currently a 6th Degree Black Belt and teaches private lessons. She has a personal commitment to each of her students, many of whom have reached the degree of black belt. |  |
| Jim McClure Black Belt - 7th Degree | 7th Degree Black Jim McClure began training under Mr. White in 1981 and quickly established himself as one of the top prospects at BWKS. |  |
| Andrea Pfefer Solow Black Belt - 6th Degree | Andrea Pfefer Solow is a 5th degree Black Belt and a valued student, instructor, and friend at our school. |  |
| Vishal Shukla Black Belt - 6th Degree | Vishal trained under Mr. Bob Leonard for a while before eventually finding his way to Bob White’s Karate Studio in 1998 where he is a personal student of Professor White. Vishal was promoted to 5th degree Black Belt in 2008. |  |
| Chad Gundlach Black Belt - 5th Degree | Chad Gundlach has been a student of martial arts for 20 years. He received his first degree Black Belt from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1991 in Okinawan Kenpo. |  |
| Dr. Rod Smith Black Belt - 5th Degree | Dr. Smith joined the Bob White Karate studio in 1995 after moving to Orange County. He earned a black belt in American Kenpo in 2000. |  |
| Tom Cammann Black Belt - 5th Degree | Inspired by his son Matthew, a fellow black belt who began training with Mr. White in 1997, Tom became a student of Mr. White’s in 1998. |  |
| Virgil Bartomolucci Black Belt - 5th Degree | Virgil Bartomolucci is a 5th degree Black Belt and a valued student, instructor, and friend at our school. |  |
| Gordon Alexander Black Belt - 4th Degree | Mr. Alexander currently holds the rank 4th degree black belt. Mr. Alexander started teaching children karate in 1996 and maintains a special interest in teaching karate to both adults and children. |  |
| Bob DeCresentis Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Bob DeCresentis is a 3rd degree black belt who teaches group classes and private lessons. |  |
| Chantal DeAngelo Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Chantal DeAngelo started her kenpo karate training with Bob White when she was 4 yrs old. Miss DeAngelo is currently a 3rd Degree Black Belt and is one of the finest children instructors we have ever seen. |  |
| Heather Flessing Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Heather Flessing began her Kenpo journey at Bob White’s Karate Studio in 2009. She is a 3rd degree black belt and teaches one of the children’s intermediate classes. |  |
| Ralph Wilson Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Ralph Wilson is a 3rd degree blackbelt who teaches group classes and private lessons. | |
| Seamus McGeough Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Seamus McGeough is a 3rd degree black belt who teaches group classes and private lessons. |  |
| Sean Scanlon Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Sean is a 3rd degree blackbelt and teaches group classes and is available for private lessons. |  |
| Alia White-Cass Black Belt - 2nd Degree | Alia was raised in the karate studio and has been teaching for many years. She is a former IKC champion and loves sharing her knowledge with her students. |  |
| Andree Scanlon Black Belt - 3rd Degree | Andree Scanlon is a 3rd degree black belt. She started karate in 1998 following an eight-year hiatus. |  |
| Kimberly Alcala Black Belt - 2nd Degree | Kimberly Alcala is a 2nd degree blackbelt who teaches both group classes and privates. | |
| Mike Hardesty Black Belt - 2nd Degree | He is currently a second-degree black belt who teaches group classes and private lessons. |  |
| Daniel Fisher Black Belt - 1st Degree | Daniel Fisher is a 1st degree black belt that has been with the studio since he was six years old. |  |
| Jacob Leger Black Belt - 1st Degree | Jacob is a 1st degree black belt and started karate when he was 10 years old In Fitchburg Massachusetts. Jacob started training at Mr. White’s school 5 years ago when he moved to California. |  |
| Samantha Alcala Black Belt - 1st Degree | Samantha Alcala is a 1st degree blackbelt who teaches both group classes and privates. | |
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