Mr. Matthew Hogan - CORE Team Coordinator

Mr. Matthew Hogan is currently a 2nd degree black belt in the Master Khechen Association and has been actively studying martial arts for 8 years, teaching martial arts to juniors for 3 years, and has been running the CORE Team for 2 years.  He is responsible for managing CORE Team initiatives and officer responsibilities, choreographing new routines and skits, as well as coordinating and organizing demos and events.  He specializes in the bo staff and has been studying the weapon since 2004.  Click on the link to check out his most recent XMA bo performance:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM-c6G9ufpk

Mr. Anthony Piazza - Assistant CORE Team Coordinator

Mr. Anthony Piazza is a 2nd degree black belt in the Master Khechen Association who has been training in the marial arts for 8 years, has been teaching martial arts to juniors for 3 years, and has been the assistant coordinator for 2 years.  He is responsible for choreographing new routines and skits, assists in managing CORE Team initiatives and officer responsibilities, and is the CORE Team treasurer.  Mr. Piazza specializes in XMA and Kama and is constantly showing off his new moves in hopes of inspiring others.  Check out Mr. Piazza’s Backflip break:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTCJTUJ4ZTc

Mr. Juan Parker - CORE Team Officer

Mr. Juan Parker III is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the Master Khechen Association who has been training in the martial arts for 8 years, teaching martial arts to juniors for 2 years, and CORE Team Officer for 2 years as well. He is the “Music Man”, or the “DJ” of the CORE Team, as he specializes in music production tending to all musical needs, including mixing, editing, and combining music to “soundly” keep the CORE Team upbeat and the audience excited. He specializes in Musical/Sync Forms, Sai and Escrima, Crazy Board Breaks, and is always known for his Indomitable Spirit in everything he does, in hopes of inspiring others to maintain that high level of Energy!

Mr. Tim Anderson - CORE Team Officer

Mr. T. Anderson is a 2nd degree Black Belt in the Master Khechen Association and has been training in the Martial Arts for 9 years and has been an officer of the CORE Team for 2 years.  He is an XMA practitioner who specializes in Extreme Nunchuku and Sword and always brings a new dynamic to CORE Team demonstrations.  He inspires and pushes all the other members to train hard and work harder and is always bringing new moves and ideas to classes.

Miss Amy Steinhauser - CORE Team Officer

Miss Steinhauser has nearly 13 years of experience training in the martial arts and is currently a 3rd degree black belt.  She has been instructing Tae Kwon-Do for 10 years, has been assisting with leadership training for 8 years, and has been an officer of the CORE Team for 2 years.  Miss Steinhauser is a specialist in nunchuku and self-defense and is responsible for CORE Team performance and attendance. 

Miss Lianna Hogan - CORE Team Officer

Miss L. Hogan is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the Master Khechen Association who has been training in the Marial Arts for 8 years, has been an assistant teacher for 2 years, and has been an officer of the CORE Team for 2 years.  She specializes in choreography, routine/skit creation, and is the officer in charge of CORE Team creativity and initiatives.