Our Professional Instructors
Master Brandon Richards
7th Degree Black Belt
Began Martial Arts Training: 1976
First Year Teaching: 1992
Additional Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt (Karate)
Personal Achievements:
3-time U.S. National Medalist
B.A. in Korean Studies
Master of Science in Tae Kwon Do - 2011
Attended University of Washington and Yonsei University in Korea
Certified CDT Master Instructor
Kukkiwon Certified Master Instructor
FEMA Certified Community Emergency Response Team Member
Graduate of Anthony Robbins Life Mastery University
Certified Continental Referee
10-time State Champion
Washington State USNTF State Director
Founded Seattle' Tae Kwon Do in 1993
Received Presidential Citation for Tae Kwon Do
Over
30 Years Experience
Graduated Thunder Ranch Tactical Fireams School
American Heart Association CPR/First Aid Certified Instructor
Speaks English and Korean
Personal Thoughts:
If we do what we love in life we will create passion, energy and joy. We should all pursue our dreams and never look back.
Personal Motto:
One who looks outward, dreams and one who looks inward, awakes.
-Carl Jung
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe he can achieve.
-Napoleon Hill
Master Sung-Mi Lee
6th Degree Black Belt
Kukkiwon Certified
Began Martial Arts Training: 1986
First Year Teaching: 1992
Personal Achievements:
2-time World Championship Medalist
Korean National Champion
Awarded "Best Player" Award in Korea
Presented Citation for Instruction Excellence from Mayor Jerry Smith & Governor Gary Locke
Certified Master Instructor
Certified International Referee
1st Female Master in Washington State
Speaks English and Korean Fluently
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Personal Thoughts:
If you enjoy what you do, you will be happy, and that will make you be your best.
Personal Motto:
Watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Choose your words, for they become your actions. Understand your actions, for they become your habits. Study your habits, for they will become your character. Develop your character for it becomes your destiny.
- Author Unknown
Junior Instructor Daniel Rossovsky
4th Degree Black Belt
Began Martial Arts Training: 1998
First Year Teaching: 2005
Personal Achievements:
2004 USNTF National Champion
2004 USNTF National Grand Champion
2005 Honor Student
2-Time Presidential Physical Fitness Award Winner
Washington State Math Olympiad Winner
Speaks Russian and English Fluently
Concert Pianist
Trained in Korea
Personal Thoughts:
"Always Believe In Yourself."
Personal Motto: "Take the path less traveled."
Junior Instructor Alex LeBlanc
3rd Degree Black Belt
Began Martial Arts Training: 1997
First Year Teaching: 2005
Personal Achievements:
Mountlake Terrace High School Honor Society
Presidential Physical Fitness Award Winner
Over 10 Years Tae Kwon Do Experience
Certified Pilot
Personal Thoughts:
You can accomplish anything you set your mind to.
Personal Motto:
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime."
Junior Instructor Nathan Gundersen
3rd Degree Black Belt
Began Martial Arts Training: 1998
First Year Teaching: 2009
Personal Achievements:
Served 4 years in United States Navy
11 years of Tae Kwon Do Training
Washington State Silver Medalist
Navy Reaction Force Leader
Expert Military Marksman
Personal Thoughts:
"The man who knows everything, really knows nothing."
Personal Motto:
"There is no glory in practice, but without practice there is no glory."
Junior Instructor Suzie Stephan
2nd Degree Black Belt
Began Martial Arts Training: 2002
First Year Teaching: 2007
Personal Achievements:
Leadership Award Winner
5 years on Honor Roll
Trilingual - English, Spanish and Russian
Personal Thoughts: "You must take respondsiblity. You cannot change circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself."
Personal Motto: "Live long and prosper."
Instructor Michelle Gundersen
4th Degree Black Belt
Leadership Team - Instructors in Training
Michael Sheehey
3rd Degree Black Belt