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Bo Kyo Sa Nim Brett Pontecorvo Began studying Tae Kwon Do at the age of 4 under the instruction of Grand Master Kwak, Master Shin, Instructor Bivens And Kyo Sa Nim Pontecorvo and later on Jui-Jitsu under Grand Master Malvagno and Sensei Dolce. By the time he reached 2nd grade he achieved the rank of 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He continued his studies and ten years later he has received a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu. He is proficient with many weapons including: Bo staff, Short sticks, and Nunchakus. Outside his martial arts training, he plays piano, upright bass, and bass guitar, studies musical theatre and performs with theater groups ckjfhadskjfhasddskfjashdlfkjahdslfkj gfkjhdf sdfjh sdfkjh sdfkjhsd fkjashdhf l asdf hsdf hsdf lkjh sd hjkla fhdjsk fhdjsk dfhdjskf dhfjd shfdjkshf djskalkf hf fgjdfgsldfkjglkjdf dfkjgh dfk |
Kyo Sa Nim Bart Pontecorvo (center) Inducted into national Metropolitan Who's Who in America, November 2007 for unique approach in combining occupational therapy with the arts.
Began studying the martial arts at 8 years old. He has studied Tai-Zen, Karate, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, and Jiu-Jitsu. His Tae Kwon Do training has been guided by Grand Master Kwak, Instructor Bivens, and Jui-Jitsu by Grand Master Malvagno and Sensei Dolce. He is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a first degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. He is proficient in Short sticks, cane, self-defense strategies and their functional applications. As an Occupational Therapist from profession he utilizes his martial arts skills to facilitate growth and development of children with ADDH and other neurological disorders. This combination is unique in the field and is highly successful in changing behavioral patterns. He enjoys building computers and wood working. |
Doctor Luiza Raab-Pontecorvo
Began studying the martial arts in 1999 training in Karate, Aikido, Soo Bahk Do, and Tae Chi. In 2003 she started Tae Kwon Do training under instruction of Grand Master Kwak and Kyo Sa Nim Pontecorvo, and Jui-Jitsu under Grand Master Malvagno and Sensei Dolce. In her professional life she performs on music stages of NYC and teaches piano and french horn. She double majored in piano and horn receiving her Doctor of Musical Arts from State University of NY at SB, Masters of Music from University Missouri in KC, and bachelor in French language. She speaks Italian, French, German, Russian, English and her native Polish. She is a winner of many international competitions and scholarships and has performed as a solo, chamber and orchestra musician in Austria, Germany, France, Czech Republic, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Korea, China, and Scandinavian countries. |
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