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Our Instructor staff boasts over 100 years of combined martial arts experience. As well as being qualified martial artists, our instructors are certified at the United Studios of Self Defense Teaching Academy.

Instructors are still training and remember what is is to be a student.

Black Belt Instructors
	Regina Pinpin - Chief Instructor Ms. Pinpin is a 4th Dan Black Belt.  She teaches the Pee Wee classes, Kids Beginner Classes, and the Adult Advance Classes.  She is also available for private lessons. E-mail: mspinpin@ussdfostercity.com More about Ms. Pinpin
	Yegan Ghaemi Ms. Ghaemi is a 3rd Dan Black Belt.  She teaches Pee Wee, Kids Beginner, Adult Classes and Privates Lessons. E-mail: msghaemi@ussdfostercity.com More about Ms. Ghaemi
	Kerry LeVan Mr. LeVan is a 2nd Dan Black Belt.  He is available for private lessons.  He also teaches the Kids Beginner Classes as well as the Adult Beginner Classes. E-mail: mrlevan@ussdfostercity.com More about Mr. LeVan
	Gabriel Green Mr. Green is a 2nd Dan Black Belt.  He is available for private lessons.  He also teaches the Kids Beginner Classes as well as the Adult Beginner Classes. E-mail: mrgreen@ussdfostercity.com More about Mr. Green
	Christian DeMeco Christian DeMeco is a Nidan Black Belt.  He is available for private lessons.  He also teaches the Kids Beginner Classes as well as the Adult Beginner Classes. E-Mail: Christian@demeco.org More about Mr. Demeco
	Luke Cox Luke received a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do at age 19 and a Brown Belt in kyokushin at age 17. He found his home at the Foster City Dojo and devoted himself to Shaolin Kempo. In 2005 he joined the United States Marine Corps, and did two combat tours with the 3/4 India Company as an '0311' Infantry Rifleman. Luke was accepted by the Marine Corps Submission Wrestling Team for his last six months of duty. After being Honorably Discharged at the age of 22, he returned to California to enter the United Studios of Self Defense Instructor Academy.

 

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