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Rob Brown is a 7th dan black belt under Ken (Kyung Ho) Min and Norman Link. He began in 1991 at U.C. Berkeley, opened schools at George Washington University (closed) and UC San Diego (now under Stephanie Siu and Steve Carter), before taking over Temple University Police Hapkido Club. He has also trained in judo, BJJ, taekwondo, and kick boxing. He is a retired professor (PhD, Political Science), husband, parent of two semi-adult children. Originally a California native, he has lived in the Philly area since 2008.

Mindy Snitow is a 3rd dan black belt who has been practicing since 2008. She started at Harvard Hapkido under Shuyi Oei before joining Temple Hapkido. Mindy is especially interested in women’s self-defense, supporting women in martial arts, and helping all students learn the technical details and theoretical framework that make techniques effective against a larger and stronger opponent. When not on the mat, Mindy spends her time as a biomedical research scientist and a cat foster parent.

Amanda Montera is a 3rd dan black belt who has been practicing in Philly since 2014. A native of New York, she previously practiced Japanese Ju-Jitsu and Judo. Amanda enjoys the practical self-defense elements of martial arts training as well as the traditional martial elements. Off the mat, Amanda can be found working as a music therapist, or on the disc golf course.

Will Towler is a 2nd dan black belt who began his practice in 2017. He has a doctorate in molecular biology with a specialty in rare bone disease. His foci in martial arts are bodymind awareness, effective mentorship, and throwing people.