PROGRAM LEVEL CONTACTS
This program is 100% run by volunteers and the Program Lead is Sr Anam Uddin.
If you need any further information about this program please email her: Taekwondo@noorohio.org.
Or you can meet her most Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6.00 PM – 8: 00 PM.
Initial classes with be held online until deemed necessary as per sate health dept guidelines, then classes will move to in-person model in NICC basement.
Our Head Instructor is Master Chris Hershberger. With over 37 years of experience, Master Chris is a 5th Dan Taekwondo , 3rd Degree Black Belt Karate, 1st Degree Black Belt Judo. He is also a 1998 North American Open Gold Medalist , 10x BOC World Games Gold Medalist, 10-0 Professional Kickboxer.
As a coach he has helped students to 22 National Championship Gold medals,
12 International Gold Medals, 5 Pan American Gold Medals. Given his amazing track record he was selected as 2019 Team USA Coach for Pam Am Games and Cadet World Championships. In 2019, Master Hershberger was the #1 ranked coach (USA Taekwondo) in the U.S. in the cadet and junior divisions. He had more top three ranked athletes in the U.S. than all other coaches.
Supporting Master Chris will be Master Daniel Boron who has 15 years of experience in the martial arts with a 3rd Dan Taekwondo degree. Master Daniel Boron is also a USA Taekwondo National Silver Medalist and a AAU Taekwondo National Silver Medalist.
Finally we have Cameron Hershberger who has 13 years of experience in the martial arts with a 2nd Dan Taekwondo. She was also crowned AAU National Gold Medalist champion.
Students interested for enrollment in the training session must be 5+ years old and will have to pass the evaluation test to be considered for program.
Students will be expected to follow the Masters instructions with respect to others and avoiding any disruptive behavior.
