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Sensei, Eric Rossini - Karate and Aiki Jitsu
lead Instructor, Manager of Rossini's Karate and Aiki-Jitsu, LLC
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Born |
October 8, 1970 Framingham |
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Training since |
Started at Assumption College in 1989 with
James Delgarbino (Kwanmukan) |
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Education
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Graduated Northeastern in 1995 with a 3.5
GPA in Criminal Justice |
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Current ranks |
Yondan (Shotokan
Karate)
Yondan (Jiu-Jitsu)
Nidan (Aiki-Jitsu) |
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Competition |
1997 USAKF National kumite Champion -75kg,
1998 Bronze, 1999 Bronze.
2007 USANKF National Kumite Champion 35+,
2007 USANKF Silver Medalist International Open Kumite. |
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Children |
James, Emily (Shotokan Karate) |
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Other interests |
Snowboarding, Weight lifting, running, basketball
& wakeboarding. |
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Sensei, Dustin Baldis - Guest Instructor
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Occupation |
Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club, Est 1992; owner |
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Training since |
1985 |
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Current ranks |
Godan (Shotokan Karate) |
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Competition |
1989 - 2000 : Member USA National Team.
2005 - Present : USA National Team Coach/USA-NKF Coaching Committee.
Detailed accomplishments can be viewed on website (below). |
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Children |
Ziah and Machi |
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Other interests |
Golf, riding my Harley |
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Website |
http://www.pskc.biz/ |
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Sensei, Tommy Hood - Guest Instructor
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Occupation |
Caroline Karate & Fitness Center; owner and head instructor |
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Training since |
Training since 1984; teaching since 1993.
Formerly an instructor at the Carolina School of Karate-do. |
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Current ranks |
Godan (Okinawan Shuri-Ryu Karate) |
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Competition |
Member of the US National Karate Team since 1994
Three time USOC Athlete of the year,
Ten time US National Champion
Present : coach for the USA NKF |
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Website |
http://www.carolinakarate.net/ |
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Dr. Clay Morton - Guest Instructor
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Occupation |
Chiropractor |
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Current rank |
Yondan (Karate) |
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Martial arts history |
Practicing since 1986.
For a full biography, visit Dr.
Morton's web site. |
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Competition |
Dr. Morton's accomplishments are numerous.
Please see the impressive list of championships on his
web site. |
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Other |
Dr. Morton teaches seminars around the country;
offering his extensive know-how to students of all levels.
Information about seminars, training video and contact information
can be found on his web site:
http://www.drclaymorton.com. |
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Sensei, Bill Kamataris - Guest Instructor
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Occupation |
Police Sergeant |
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Current rank |
7th Dan - Jiu-jitsu
4th Dan - Aiki-Jitsu
3rd Dan - Judo
2nd Dan - Karate |
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Martial arts history |
Training since 1971
Police Self-Defense / Defensive Tactics Instructor (MCJTC, JSTA) |
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Competition |
Northeast Judo Champion |
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Website |
www.paladinmartialarts.com |
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Sensei, Itshak (Itzik) Gelber - Lead Instructor
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Occupation |
Director of Engineering |
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Current rank |
Nidan (Shotokan Karate) |
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Martial arts history |
Practicing since 1971: Shotokan. National
Team (Israel) 1979. Black Belt 1980 tested by Master Toyotaro
Miyazaki |
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Competition |
Israel National Championship 1st place 1981
(kumite). 3rd Place New-England open tournament (2005 NH) |
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Children |
Alon (Kenpo, Shotokan Karate), Tamar (Kenpo,
Shotokan Karate), Ellah (Shotokan Karate) |
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Other |
I was introduced to Karate 35 years ago by
my first Sensei David Borenshtain of Nazareth Israel. Trained
in a couple of Dojos until reaching 1st degree black belt
Shotokan Karate, my career had changed, I joined the Navy
and was sailing for a few years which disconnected me from
the Dojo and I stopped practicing. In 2004 I Joined Rossini
Karate Dojo and enjoyed reestablishing my knowledge |
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Sensei, Ellen O’Connor – Lead Instructor
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Occupation |
Attorney |
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Current ranks |
Sandan (Kwanmukan Karate Do)
Sandan (Aiki Jiu Jitsu)
Nidan (Kobudo)
Shodan (Judo) |
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Martial arts history |
Began training in 1988, attaining Sensei
rank in 1997. Gold medal in duo-kata 1998 USAKF National Championships.
Gold medal in kumite in 1996 USAKF Regional Championships |
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Other interests |
Mountain biking, cross country skiing, running,
politics. |
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Senpai, Louis Lung - Webmaster, Kata technical
advisor, Shotokan Karate Assistant Lead Instructor
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Occupation |
Engineer |
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Current rank |
Nidan (Shotokan Karate) |
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Martial arts history |
I practiced a little Karate and TangSooDo
in college but never did any real training. Two decades later
I'm finally doing what I should have done years earlier! |
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Children |
Catherine, Lauren, Ryan, Brayden (Shotokan
Karate); Kara (Aikido) |
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Other interests |
Woodworking, photography, running, volleyball,
audio, music |
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Senpai, Greg Carroll - Boot Camp Instructor,
Aiki-Jitsu Assistant Lead Instructor
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Occupation |
Exercise Physiologist & Personal Trainer |
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Current rank |
Shodan (Aiki-Jitsu) |
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Martial arts history |
Trained in Aiki/Jitsu since early 2001. Other
training : boxing. Akido, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Wrestling, and
Mixed Martial Arts. |
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Education
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Bachelor Science, Exercise Physiology |
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Certifications |
Certified Personal Trainer, ISSA (1998);
Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning, ISSA (2007)
CPR, First Aid, AED certified |
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Senpai, Mike Rosenzweig - Assistant Lead Instructor
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Occupation |
Director, Marvell Semiconductor Inc. |
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Current rank |
Shodan (Shotokan Karate) |
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Martial arts history
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Trained with Sensei Gyusi Suto at the Intel Karate
Club in Hillsboro, OR, 1995 - 2000. Resumed training in 2005 with Sensei
Rossini once my son Jacob started with the children's class at the YMCA. |
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Education |
Master of Engineering, Computer Science, Cornell University 1992.
Bachelor of Science, Computer Systems Engineering, University of Massachusetts 1991. |
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Children |
Jacob (Shotokan Karate), Derek |
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Other interests |
Photography, Corvettes, and Baseball |
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Cindy Engholm - Volunteer Teaching Assistant
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Current rank |
Shodan (Shotokan Karate) |
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Martial arts history |
I'm a goal oriented person, so I like the
feeling of accomplishment karate gives when you learn a new
technique, a new kata or find that you can finally kick that
taller person in the head! |
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Children |
Kristen, Carolyn, Brian (Shotokan Karate) |
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Other interests |
Church, music, remodeling |
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