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. After graduating, Chad moved to Orange County and was exposed to Kenpo Karate for the first time. In 1995, he began to study under Bob White, in Costa Mesa. Shortly after joining, he began teaching classes with an emphasis on kicking. Today, Mr. Gundlach holds the rank of 5th Degree Black Belt. He has been married to his wife Charlene, for 10 years and has two sons, Jacob and Luke. Jacob, now 6, currently holds a rank of yellow belt at BWKS. Professionally, Mr. Gundlach is the Director of Product Development for an Irvine based company. His other interests include playing hockey and backpacking.