•Founder of Essential Martial Arts
•Double Major UNC-Chapel Hill: Interpersonal Communications
& Broadcast Journalism
Current Training/Certifications:
Korean Martial Arts
•Taekwon-Do
•7th Dan Taekwon-Do - Unifed-International Taekwon-Do
Federation (U-ITF) Certified # A-7-2)
Taekwon-Do Certified International Instructor (U-ITF)
The highest ranking American born active Instructor in the U-ITF
Direct Student of Grand Master K.S. Hwang (U-ITF Founder)
who was special Assistant to the Late Founder of Taekwon-Do
and the International Taekwon-Do Federation General Choi
Hong Hi.
•HapKiDo
Earned: 1st, 2nd Degree and Certified Instructor Rankings from
the Late Grand Master Bong Soo Han who was an original
student of HapKiDo founder Yong Sul Choi
Currently training directly under Grand Master Tae Jung who is
the President of the World HapKiDo Associtiaon (WHA)
•3rd Dan HapKiDo (World HapKiDo Assocation)
HapKiDo Certified International Instructor from the World
HapKiDo Association
North Carolina Representative for the World HapKiDo
Association.
South East Asian Arts
•Escrima/Philippine Combative Arts
Nearly a decade of training in PMA.
Extensively Trained in Pikiti Tersia Kali/Arnis System
Level 7 Certified (Advanced) Instructor in Philippine Combatives
through the Philippine Martial Arts Alliance (PMAA)
Direct Student of Master Julius Melegrito, the founder of the
PMAA
•Wing Chun
Actively studying Wing Chun through the Arizona Wing Chun
Association's Founder - SIFU Phil Bradley
Wing Chun Study Group Leader
South American Arts
•Brazilian Martial Arts
•Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt Awarded By Royce Gracie
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Assistant Trainer
Other Notable Accomplishments:
•National & Regional Tournament Judge
•US KBSK National Black Belt Testing Panel Member
•National & Regional Tournament Judge
•Winner Of Dozens Of Regional Tournament Trophies
•Formerly ranked 3rd Nationally In Traditional Taekwon-Do
Competition
•Former State Games Gold Medalist
•Former World Taekwon-Do Tournament Silver Medalist
•US KBSK Invitational Tournament Director
•Top 5 Competitor At The 1999 USA World Open Karate
Tournament
•Trainer Of Tournament Champions
•Trainer Of Black Belts
•Trainer Of Black Belt Instructors & School Owners
•Developer Of The Special Needs Martial Arts Program
For The Physically & Mentally Challenged
•Developer Of The Pre-School Program
•Developer & Instructor Of The Cardio-Karate Bag Workout
•Developer & Instructor Of Numerous Weapons Seminars
•Developer & Instructor Of Numerous Self-Defense Seminars For
Special Interest Groups
•Double Major UNC-Chapel Hill: Interpersonal Communications
& Broadcast Journalism
Current Training/Certifications:
Korean Martial Arts
•Taekwon-Do
•7th Dan Taekwon-Do - Unifed-International Taekwon-Do
Federation (U-ITF) Certified # A-7-2)
Taekwon-Do Certified International Instructor (U-ITF)
The highest ranking American born active Instructor in the U-ITF
Direct Student of Grand Master K.S. Hwang (U-ITF Founder)
who was special Assistant to the Late Founder of Taekwon-Do
and the International Taekwon-Do Federation General Choi
Hong Hi.
•HapKiDo
Earned: 1st, 2nd Degree and Certified Instructor Rankings from
the Late Grand Master Bong Soo Han who was an original
student of HapKiDo founder Yong Sul Choi
Currently training directly under Grand Master Tae Jung who is
the President of the World HapKiDo Associtiaon (WHA)
•3rd Dan HapKiDo (World HapKiDo Assocation)
HapKiDo Certified International Instructor from the World
HapKiDo Association
North Carolina Representative for the World HapKiDo
Association.
South East Asian Arts
•Escrima/Philippine Combative Arts
Nearly a decade of training in PMA.
Extensively Trained in Pikiti Tersia Kali/Arnis System
Level 7 Certified (Advanced) Instructor in Philippine Combatives
through the Philippine Martial Arts Alliance (PMAA)
Direct Student of Master Julius Melegrito, the founder of the
PMAA
•Wing Chun
Actively studying Wing Chun through the Arizona Wing Chun
Association's Founder - SIFU Phil Bradley
Wing Chun Study Group Leader
South American Arts
•Brazilian Martial Arts
•Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt Awarded By Royce Gracie
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Assistant Trainer
Other Notable Accomplishments:
•National & Regional Tournament Judge
•US KBSK National Black Belt Testing Panel Member
•National & Regional Tournament Judge
•Winner Of Dozens Of Regional Tournament Trophies
•Formerly ranked 3rd Nationally In Traditional Taekwon-Do
Competition
•Former State Games Gold Medalist
•Former World Taekwon-Do Tournament Silver Medalist
•US KBSK Invitational Tournament Director
•Top 5 Competitor At The 1999 USA World Open Karate
Tournament
•Trainer Of Tournament Champions
•Trainer Of Black Belts
•Trainer Of Black Belt Instructors & School Owners
•Developer Of The Special Needs Martial Arts Program
For The Physically & Mentally Challenged
•Developer Of The Pre-School Program
•Developer & Instructor Of The Cardio-Karate Bag Workout
•Developer & Instructor Of Numerous Weapons Seminars
•Developer & Instructor Of Numerous Self-Defense Seminars For
Special Interest Groups
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| Master Monty B. Hendrix |
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