Our Instructional Team

James Krailo is a certified black belt instructor and has been training with us since childhood. James has always been a loyal dedicated student who continues to train hard and improve his skills.  He is an experienced and versatile instructor and teaches in all of our programs as needed.  James loves the discipline martial arts has taught him and continues to apply the lessons he learns in the dojo to improve his focus and dedication in his personal life and academic pursuits.

Tim Wolkiewicz is a certified black belt instructor and has been training with us since 2000. Tim originally started his martial arts training in the art of Aikido while growing up on the east coast.  He was a natural fit for our martial arts family because of his friendly personality, easy going demeanor, and of course passion for the martial arts.  Tim instructs our upper level Jr. Karate students.  He is also a talented artist and is the cartoonist and co-author of our "Adventures of Aiki & Kiai" comic series.

Philippe Nuguid is a certified black belt instructor and is the one of the main instructors for our Jr. Karate program.  Philippe has a natural talent for the martial arts and brings a dynamic energy to our classes.  He currently balances life between academics, martial arts training and teaching. Through his training, Philippe has made positive changes in his life since coming to us and is committed to using lessons learned to help others.

Hannah Webb is our newest certified black belt instructor.  She has basically grown up training with us and now follows in her mother's (Kristine Webb) footsteps as a teacher.  Hannah is exceptionally talented and is on of our main instructors for the Jr. Karate classes. She is also a well rounded instructor, since hear upbringing with us afforded her the opportunity to participate in all of our classes for each age level.  Hannah is an avid reader and is also a talented up and coming artist.

Kristine Webb joined our team after seeing the benefits of training manifested in her husband and children who were already students with us.  Shortly thereafter, her entire family was featured in the Los Angeles Times.  Kristine has served as an academic school teacher and after completing our instructor training, was a welcome addition to our teaching staff.  She is the main instructor for our Kinder Karate program and is instrumental in providing a positive first experience to our toddlers.