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Mr. Price's biography is located on its own page.
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Mr. Sebock began his martial arts training in 1983 at the age of 17. He studied Tae Kwon Do for
4 years before turning his efforts to bodybuilding. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Sebock was an Amateur
bodybuilder and power lifter. In May of 1996 he returned to the martial arts and began his studies
in American Kenpo under the tutelage of Mr. Brian Price. As Mr. Price's school began to grow, Mr.
Sebock started to help out with the students in the younger classes when he was only at an orange belt
level, the second belt achieved in Kenpo. Although at the time his duty was mainly to help keep order
in the class, it gives you an idea of how long Mr. Sebock and Mr. Price have been working together in
one way or another. Today Mr. Sebock continues to train under Mr. Price and the Parker-Planas lineage while
he assists Mr. Price with his other students. A competent and knowledgeable martial artist, Mr.
Sebock is well respected by Mr. Price's students and assists with the instruction of all different
ages and levels of training. Mr. Sebock combines the right amount of fun with serious instruction
to keep the younger students at their peak attention and learning potential. Mr. Sebock is an
instructor in all 4 of our Kenpo classes: Panthers, Tigers, Dragons, and Adults.
A message from Mr. Sebock about his teacher:
"I have been lucky enough to meet and take classes from some of the best Kenpo practitioners and feel
Mr. Price ranks right up there. I also feel by him studying under Mr. "Huk" Planas and Mr. Sean Kelley
and sharing that knowledge with his students, I am getting a first rate education in Kenpo the way it was
meant to be." -- Paul Sebock
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Teresa Westkaemper (a.k.a. Mrs. T.) started her Kenpo journey in her late thirties and has
been training since 2001.
There were two very special instructors who promoted her to black belt:
Teresa was approached by an adult student from the former school about opening a new school in its place. She operated that school, developed programs and taught children and adults for two years. During this time she was searching for a new instructor and was in the process of learning as much about Mr. Ed Parker’s style of Kenpo. In May of 2006 Teresa met Mr. Sean Kelley. It was through Mr. Kelley’s organization "The Chinese Karate Federation" that enabled her to meet other school owners and instructors including Mr. Brian Price. She began taking private lessons with Mr. Price and was invited to assist in the kids classes on the days she trained. The other days she continued to teach at her school.
Because owning a school and running it full time while raising her three daughters was taking its toll on her family, Teresa decided to leave her school and train regularly at Mr. Price’s school. She travels over an hour to get here but in her words she "has found an outstanding instructor, gifted colleagues, and great kids to teach" and has been able to restore balance to her life.
Mrs. T. is making a fresh start in other ways as well. Her training is in Kenpo, but it is a slightly different branch of Kenpo. The two systems overlap in some aspects but Teresa is returning to basics and reviewing and learning Ed Parker’s system from the beginning. Through Mr. Price and Mr. Kelley she is on a good path to travel this new leg of her Kenpo journey and a welcomed addition to our staff.
Mrs. T's Testimonial can be read on our home page.
Mr. Fizz was born and raised in the Pennsylvania area but began his Karate training in 1996
while living at the Jersey shore. He studied Chinese Kosho-Ryu Kenpo following the Mitose
lineage along with cross training in some Judo and Shoot Fighting style of martial arts at
the Ocean County Martial Arts Studio studying under Sensei Larry Trainor. Mr. Fizz studied
for several years before a change in job location forced him to leave the school and return
him to his hometown of Reading, Pennyslyvania. He began training with Mr. Price in January
of 2000 and although our system is also a "Kenpo" system, the American Kenpo taught at our
facility is much different and required Mr. Fizz to "return to the basics" and begin his training
all over again. As Mr. Fizz continues his training under Mr. Price, he helps out regularly with our
Panthers, Tigers, and Dragons classes. Mr. Fizz is also responsible for our web site.
A message from Mr. Fizz:
"Having had the opportunity to study both a Chinese and American form of Kenpo has given
me a great respect for the modernization, flexibility and intelligence that Mr. Parker has
developed into his system. Add that to the excellent instruction provided by Mr. Price
and you have win-win situation for anybody looking to study martial arts. The strictness
and rigidity of the "old-school" mindset is gone as Mr. Price promotes the maximum amount
of learning potential through a very open class forum for his adult students and just the
right combination of discipline and fun for the younger students." -- Kevin Fizz
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