Meet Our Instructors

Alex Andrade

Hi! My name is Alex Andrade, and I am a first-degree Black belt in American Kenpo Karate. I earned my Black Belt in October 2022. Sheadon pitched the idea of Next Gen Kenpo to me when he first thought of it, and I absolutely loved it. Due to many of our peers and students moving away, we wanted to make a way for everyone to continue studying Kenpo. I aim to learn as much about Kenpo as possible, which will help me immensely. 

Currently, I study and teach at East Taunton Kenpo Karate, where I have been attending classes for 8 years, as well as studying TaeKwonDo for seven years.

I study under and have been promoted by, Associate Master Mike O’Handly and Professor Jeffrey Besse. I have briefly studied under Sifu Brian Hall, Master Lee Wedlake Jr. and Grandmaster Al Cunningham.

I have additional experience with competition, training students for tournaments in weapons kata, open-hand kata, and sparring, as well as four years of experience teaching classes.

Currently, I am a senior at Taunton High School, hoping to go to school for aerospace engineering.

Aaron Raymond

Hello, my name is Aaron Raymond. I have been studying various martial arts since I was 4 years old and have not gone one year without training in some form. I'm a second degree black belt in Krav Maga with 12 years of training under Master Joe Fishbach in Muay Thai , Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing. I'm currently a Yellow Belt in American Kenpo promoted by Associate Master Mike O'Handley and currently studying under Associate Instructor Sheadon Jerman and Junior Instructor Alex Andrade.

I am approaching my first year's worth of boxing experience, refining my technique and getting rid of old habits that would not be as practical in my self-defense/fighting career.

I believe in being tough and adapting to what you are given as a human being. I will bring many valuable lessons to the table to teach you all! I cannot wait to get started!