Master Curtis is a husband, father of 3 and the Head Instructor at Santa Barbara Dojo. He was named Hall of Fame Instructor of the Year in 2022 and was recently appointed President of Calfornia’s chapter of the Global Hapkido Association. He’s a 6th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido, and is also ranked in Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Read MoreSensei Litzy Diaz is a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Hapkido and has trained at Santa Barbara Dojo since she was eight years old! She is currently our Program Director and is in charge of helping new martial artists. Sensei Diaz loves spending time with her family and when she isn’t training or teaching at the Dojo, Sensei Diaz studying hard as a nursing major.
Read MoreMaster Melodee Meyer has a 6th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido and a 1st Dan in Taekwondo. The United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame awarded Master Mel "Entrepreneur Woman of the Year" for 2020 and she was inducted into the Karate Union Hall of Fame for “Outstanding Contribution to the Martial Arts." Master Mel is the bestselling author of "Black Belt Power" and "Clean Food Diet". She loves to coach women online to be Fierce After Fifty.
Read MoreMaster Keiran is a 5th Dan Master of Hapkido. He helps teach our Black Belt class and is a pillar in our academy. He is a Black Belt in Taekwondo as well and has been training martial arts for over 2 decades.
Read MoreMaster Alex Rodriguez is a 5th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido, as well as a Certified Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do. Master Rodriguez teaches the Black Belt Class and has been at Santa Barbara Dojo for over a decade. He is a California native and resides in Santa Barbara with his wife and son.
Read MoreMaster Ray Janik is a 4th Dan Black Belt in Hapkido and is an instructor in both the Youth and the Adult Hapkido class. He works at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara and when he’s not working, he is at the dojo training! If it’s not Kickboxing or Black Belt class, Master Janik is out scuba diving, and/or traveling on some epic world adventure with his wife.
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