Our Instructors

6th Degree Black Belt

•    He opened his St. Cloud TaeKwonDo Training Center in Nov. of 1990 and his Kissimmee training center in Feb. 1995 and has been providing the best TaeKwonDo and Life skills training for the residences of Osceola county ever since.

•    He has trained under his instructor TaeKwonDo Master Ken Mann (of Orlando Fl.) for over 21 years.

•    Master Emmons has over 20 years experience as a Police Officer in which he is certified in numerous forms of self-defense, including the use of Asp Baton (short stick), Riot baton, Stun Gun, Chemical agent, 30cal. assault rifle, and several different kinds of calibers and handguns.

•    Master Emmons is State certified to teach TEAM (Tech. for Effective Aggression Management) training, Defensive Tactics (class taught to Law enforcement officers). He is a State certified Fire Fighter, EMT., Police of ficer, and Nationally certified to teach TaeKwonDo

A listing of awards and achievements

•    2-time Fire Fighter of the Year (1978, 1981)

•    4-time Police Officer of the Year (1983,1985,1986, & 1994)

•    Named "Man of the Year" by Osceola County OCH (1998)

•    Named Instructor of the Year (1996)

•    Named School Owner of the Year (1998)

•    Named Top-10 TaeKwonDo School in the U.S. since 1994

•    5-time Top-10 Black Belt in U.S. (1991 - 1994, & 2003)

•    3-time National Grand Champion in Forms (1991,1992, & 2003)

•    5-time National Grand Champion in Sparring (1991 - 1994, and 2003)

•    Vice President of TaeKwonDo America (2003, 2004)

•    Currently President of TaeKwonDo America (2004 - )

Mrs. Gloria Emmons
Senior Certified Instructor
4th Degree Black Belt

•    Began Training: June 1995

•    Invited into the Demo Team in 1996

•    Became Senior Certified in 2001

•    Achieve the rank of 4th Degree in September of 2005

•    Reawarded M.V.B. in 1998 "Most Valuable Black Belt"

•    Florida State Champion in Forms in 1997, 1998 & 2000

•    Florida State Champion in Sparring 1997

•    2-time Grand Champion in Forms (2002 & 2003)

•    3-time Grand Champion in Sparring (1999, 2000 & 2005)

•    5-time Top-10 Black Belt

•    3-time Instructor of the Year (1991,1992, & 2003)

•    5-time National Grand Champion in Sparring (1999, 2000, and 2001)

Proudest Moment: Winning 1st place in Forms and 2nd place in Sparring in the 2003 Grand Championhips when the Men's & Women's divisions were combined.

Mrs. Lenora Karnath
Chief Instructor / Center Manager - Clermont
4th Degree Black Belt 

Senior Certified Instructors

Senior Certified Instructors are 18 years or older Qualified Instructors. It is signified on the uniform by a 2" Black Striped Collar. Senior Certified Instructors earn their title by testing into the Instructors Program, and after a year of training, test out in front of a panel of fellow Instructors. They have to nationally re-certify every 3 years. Here are a list of our school's Senior Certified Instructors:

Mr. Chris McKenzie	Ms. Jamie Jensen	Ms. Laura Padilla
Ms. Jenny Artz	Mr. Bradley O'Donahoe	Ms. Danielle Novak
Ms. Andrea Tapia	Mr. Todd Perry	Mr. Shawn McDaniel

Junior Certified Instructors

Junior Certified Instructors are 12 - 17 year old Qualified Instructors. It is signified on the uniform by a 1" Red & Black Striped Collar. Junior Certified Instructors earn their title by testing into the Instructors Program, and after a year of training, test out in front of a panel of fellow Instructors. They have to nationally re-certify every 3 years. Here are a list of our school's Junior Certified Instructors:

Mr. Joey Wendling	Mr. Ryan Benoit	Ms. Emily Bertone

Certified Instructors

Certified Instructors are 18 years or older Instructors in Training. It is signified on the uniform by a 1" Black Striped Collar. Certified Instructors earn their title by testing into the Instructors Program. They will train as an Instructor for a year by assisting in classes under the supervision of a Senior or Junior Certified Instructor before they can test for their Certification. Here are a list of our school's Certified Instructors:

Mr. Tad Kallini

Trainee Instructors

Assistant Instructors are 12 - 17 year old Instructors in Training. It is signified on the uniform by a 1" Red Striped Collar. Assistant Instructors earn their title by testing into the Instructors Program. They will train as an Instructor for a year by assisting in classes under the supervision of a Senior or Junior Certified Instructor before they can test for their Certification. Here are a list of our school's Assistant Instructors:

Mr. Raphael Rodriguez	Mr. Devon Bungert	Mr. Nathaniel Rodriguez

S.T.O.R.M. Team

S.T.O.R.M. stands for Student Team of Role Models. A team of students who are not instructors, but assist the Instructor on the workout floor. They set an example for the students on how to act and behave on the workout floor.