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| Instructors of the United Karate
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*Listed are only the head instuctors of the various schools.
We also have many other black belts who assist in teaching and are not
listed.
Robert Nicholson
| Director and chief instructor of the United Karate System, is a first degree Black Belt
in Chung Do Kwan and Goju-Ryu and a fifth degree Black Belt in the American Karate System
and sixth degree in the United Karate System. Mr. Nicholson, who was the first Ohio State
AAU Senior Men's Karate Chairman, has taught Karate and self-defense classes
throughout northwest Ohio. |
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Mary Anne Nicholson
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Co-founder of the United Karate System, Mrs. Nicholson
is a fourth degree Black Belt in the American and United Karate Systems.
Mrs. Nicholson was a member of the National AAU Women's Karate Rules Committee
and the first AAU National Certification Chairman. She also was an assistant
instructor in the University of Toledo Karate program and has taught self-defense
at the YWCA and rape resistance classes at BGSU. |
Jim Hasenfratz
| Jim Hasenfratz is the head instructor of the BG Adult Karate program. He began his karate training in Bowling Green under Robert and Mary Anne Nicholson in 1996. Receiving his black belt in 2001, he currently holds a 2nd degree black belt. |
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Randy Hann
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Randy Hann, 4th Degree Black Belt, began studying Karate
in 1974, and has been a Black Belt since 1977. He has been the head instructor
of Karate programs in Napolean and Findlay, although now he is the head
of the B.G.S.U. continuing education options program Karate
for Kids. He has worked with both adult and childrens programs and
promoted five students to black belt rank. In addition to teaching regular
classes, Mr. Hann has also developed and conducted womens only programs
for purposes of self-defense and anti-rape training. Aside from teaching
Karate, Hann has spent numerous hours studying grappling, tuite, and kata
(both empty hand and weapons.) His classes focus on understanding of technique
and purpose of training methods. The students attending the Karate
for Kids class learn a manner of practicing Karate so that they can
exercise, compete in tournaments (if they want to), and appy their knowledge
in self-defense situations. |
Pam Hann
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Mrs. Hann began studying karate with the United Karate
System in 1984 at the University of Findlay. She achieved the rank of
black belt in 1988 and second dan in 1989. She has been an assistant instructor
for the Findlay children's program, Napoleon Parks and Rec, and the Karate
for Kids at BGSU, where she currently holds the assistant instructor position
along side instructor Randy Hann, 4th Dan. Mrs. Hann has presented demonstrations
at most Wood County schools, various park events and some self-defense
seminars for women, some solo and others as an aide to other instructors.
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Tim Craig |
Tim Craig is a fourth degree black belt and the chief instructor of the Findlay UKS. A black belt since 1985, Mr. Craig is a consistent Grand Champion in tournament sparring. Mr. Craig also trains extensively in jo staff, self defense and self defense versus weapons. He feels that teaching the "how" of a technique is not enough, a good instructor must also teach the "where," "when" and "why."
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Marvin Zumfelde, Jr.
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