Our Instructors & Staff Members
Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the art of Taekwondo and other martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.
Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Dragons Path Academy instructors and other staff members.
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Master Edwin Castro
KwanJaNim began his studies in 1978 with Grand Master Reno Morales at the west farms center in the bronx, KwanJaNim has had intensive training with numerous instructors such as Master Duk Sun (ITF Federation), Master John Chung (GM ITF Tae Kwon Do), Master Anthony Vargas (5th Dan Hwa Rang Do, Tan Soo Do, Kumdo, Bo Staff), Grand Master Tong Ung Lee (10th Dan Korea Hapkido USA Association), Gm John Pellegrini (9th Dan Combat Hapkido)Master Sonny Mahai (6th Dan WTF Tae Kwon Do), GM Khang Rhee (9th Dan World Black Belt Bureau). KwanJaNim holds a 6th Dan Black Belt in the ITF system under GM Khang Rhee, and 3rd Dan in the Hapkido system under GM Tong Ung Lee.
Master Instructor: Edwin Castro
6th Degree ITF Tae Kwon Do
3rd Degree Hap Ki Do
Inducted Hall Of Fame in 2005 (Action Martial Arts Magazine)
World Cup Sparring Champion 2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012/2013/2014/2018
World Cup Weapons Champion 2006
Battle at Baltimore Champion 2008
Ocean Sate Grand Nationals Sparring Champion 2013
Kyosanim Jacqueline Alvarez
4th Dan Taekido
World Cup Forms and Sparring Champion 2005, 2006
Battle at Baltimore Champion 2008
Kyosanim Felicia Lynch
3rd Dan Taekido
World Cup Forms and Fighting Champion 2016
Numerous wins in outsisde tournaments
Kyosanim Rosendo Lopez
3rd Dan Taekido
OutstandingTrainer and servant of the martial arts community for over 25 years.
Kyosanim Manuel Oquendo
2nd Dan Taekido
World Cup Champion 2013 and has wins in outside tournaments.
Zen Masters and Consultants
Sensei Fransisco Lugovina
Sensei Noemi Santana