meet the COACHES

Chief Master Kaminski is a multiple-time World Champ in the ATA and the first-ever Master Instructor to receive the World title in Combat Sparring. He specializes in agility drills and conditioning. In addition to creating the Combat Sparring Curriculum for the ATA International Training department, Master Kaminski is a head coach for Team ATA-USA. Master Kaminski brings more than thirty years of Martial Arts Instruction to the table when he teaches. You’ll glean many valuable tools from training with this dynamic Champion.

Master Isaacs is a three-time Sparring World Champion in one of the most competitive divisions of the ATA tournament circuit. His concepts and theories are proven to work and build champions. Master Isaacs is a dynamic motivator well known for creating a positive environment for athletes to elevate their martial arts ability. Beyond creating Sparring Curriculum for ATA International, Master Isaacs has been influential in creating Team ATA-USA and the Team Sparring Competitions. Master Isaacs is gifted at communicating complex strategies for all athletes to understand and implement immediately in their training.

HEAD COACH
SENIOR MASTER JESSE ISAACS

COMBAT SPARRING COACH
CHIEF MASTER KEVIN KAMINSKI

SPARRING COACH
SENIOR MASTER CESAR RAVEDUTTI

Master Ravedutti is a thirteen-time ATA World Champion with three individual titles in Sparring, one title in Combat, as well a Team Sparring title as an athlete. He is best known for his versatility and strategic approach to sparring. As a coach, Master Ravedutti specializes in identifying each athlete’s individual strengths and developing a plan to maximize them. Because of his experience as a team sparring member, judge and coach, athletes that train with Master Ravedutti gain not only knowledge of what to do in a match, but how to think.

COMBAT SPARRING COACH
SENIOR MASTER TONY ROSA

Senior Master Rosa has been training in the ATA for over 30 years and currently operates one of the most competitive schools in our organization. His Intensity Martial Arts - Bartlett, TN location has won the ATA’s Annual Most Competitive School Award for 2021 and 2022. While he doesn’t peronally hold any World Champion titles, he has a reputation for producing some of the top Combat Sparring athletes in our organization. With a background as an ATA RTTL, National Tournament Staff Member, and Tournament Council Member, Sr. Master Rosa specializes in helping our athletes use the current tournament rule set combined with the most effective tactics available to their advantage to win championships.

Chief Master Harvey-Stauber began her training in the ATA over 50 years ago. She is currently the highest-ranking woman in the ATA and one of the first women to be approved to test for the rank of 9th Degree Black Belt. Over the years, Chief Master Harvey-Stauber has been widely regarded as one of the martial arts world’s top athletes and instructors. She brings an “old-school” mentality and heightened level of toughness and physicality to Team ATA-USA’s training and is dedicated to preserving the original vision of her original instructor, Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee.

SPARRING COACH
GRAND MASTER TAMMY HARVEY-STAUBER

SPARRING COACH
MASTER JHAREN HAYNES

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
MASTER KRISTA KAMINSKI

Mrs Krista Kaminski brings 28 years of experience as a Physical Therapist as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. As a strength and conditioning coach she specializes in applying scientific knowledge to train the imposed demands of taekwondo in order to improve the athleticism and peak performance in martial artS athletes. Personally, Mrs K. has combined her experience with her passion for martial arts achieving 29 world titles that include 9 individual sparring and 5 individual combat titles. Mrs Kaminski is committed to bringing the “gold standard” of sports specific training to Team ATA USA athletes.

Master Jharen Haynes is a heavily decorated athlete in the ATA International tournament circuit. In addition to being an avid competitor, Master Haynes has served as the Training Specialist for ATA International Headquarters. This position was exciting and life-changing for him. As the Training Specialist, Master Haynes developed various curricula for ATA licensees worldwide and oversaw the Athlete Development Program. Master Haynes is the Chief Instructor at Vision Martial Arts in Morrisville, North Carolina. While his career has been exciting, nothing can compare to the joy gained through teaching people of all ages the transformative power of Songahm Taekwondo.

Master Blanks is a ten-time ATA World Champion with 9 Sparring titles and 1 title in Weapons. She is widely recognized as one of the best female sparring competitors in the ATA. Master Blanks is adept at recognizing the mental component to sparring in addition to the physical component and looks forward to sharing her knowledge with others. Sparring often requires you to change your strategy during the match and the more accomplished competitors are good at recognizing that. As an instructor, Master Blanks uses her engaging personality to bring out the best in her students and has a knack for coming up with a “one-liner” to break the tension at the right moment to make her students feel at ease. Master Blanks strives to have a positive impact on the lives of her students and others.

SPARRING COACH
MASTER LAUREN BLANKS

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