Instructors
Sean Abbott:
Mr.
Abbott is a 4th Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo and has been studying the
art form for over 21 years. Nineteen years of that time has been spent
teaching others the art of TaeKwonDo. He and his wife opened the
Blacksburg location of TaeKwonDo America on November 5th, 2003 and with
the help of their students, hope to make it the best school in the
organization. Contact me at - abbottstkd@msn.com
Teresa Abbott:
Mrs.
Abbott is now a 2nd Degree Black Belt and a Certified Instructor
and the program coordinator for the school. Simply put; she keeps Mr.
Abbott on task and on time. She is also the head of the
Cardio-Kickboxing Program and mother of the One-Day-Black-Belts William
& Emily.
Christopher Hollie:
Christopher is our 1st Instructor Trainee at Abbott's and has
been working toward this for almost 2 years now. He is a 2nd Degree
Senior Black Belt and is doing a great job with his new
responsibilities as an instructor.
Jared Connerley:
Jared is a 2nd degree Decided Black Belt and received his
Instructor trainee stripe at our August testing. We expect great things
from Jared and wish him luck with his new responsibilities as an
instructor.
Alex Griffin:
Alex is a 2nd degree
Decided Black Belt and pasted his Instructor trainee test
in October and is the first teenager to receive that rank at Abbott's TaeKwonDo America. Alex has been assisting in classes for the past 2
years and now has reached the rank of instructor. Congratulations Alex.
Sonia Amin:
Sonia is a
2nd degree Black Belt . Sonia is also my main asst. for the Little Dragons classes. A
class where she is learning that keeping a 2 year old in one spot is
more challenging than any black belt sparring match.
Marshall Ritter:
Marshall has done it!! Marshall is a 2nd.degree Black Belt.
He made it through his certification testing without a problem and now
gets to join the ranks of the Instructors. I am very proud of Marshall
and think he will do a fine job as an Instructor. Now if I can just get
him to stop wearing random headbands I will feel it to be a total
success..
Jasmine Dadras:
Jasmine is a
2nd degree Black Belt and is an Instructor trainee as of August
testing She has already jumped in head first in teaching and has done an
outstanding job!
Cassidy
McRorie:
Cassidy is a 2nd degree senior Black Belt and
is an Instructor trainee as of August. She is an accomplished
member of the demo team and a superb tournament competitor. We expect
great things from her here at Abbott's!
Niyousha Dadres:
Niyousha is a 2nd degree
Decided Black Belt and just received her
Instructor trainee stripe in December. Niyousha is also a member of the
demo team and is looking forward to teaching! Way to go Niyousha! We are
so proud of you!