Master John Oakley

Is a 5th degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo. He began his training in TKD in 1981 while attending the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). After reaching the rank of advance Blue Belt, he relocated to Nashville, TN where he continued his training and he attained his 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dan (Black Belt). He became a member of the US Korean Martial Arts Federation (USKMAF) in 2006. He is also a member of AAU and tested and was promoted to 5th Degree black belt in March of 2008.

Is a 5th Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo. She began her training in TaeKwonDo in 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee under the World TaeKwonDo Federation. It was there she achieved her 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Dan Black Belt Certifications. She became a member of the US Korean Martial Arts Federation (USKMAF) in 2006.

Master Tammy Sands is a National Medalist in U.S. Olympic TaeKwonDo (1994) and has achieved several other honors such as Multiple Grand Champion Awards and a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame (2003). She’s has trained in several weapons such as Bo, Sword, Nun-Chukka, and Kama and is currently training in HapKiDo under the USKMAF in order to achieve her HapKiDo Black Belt. She is also training in Goju Shorei.

tammy@ustaekwondoacademy.us

Instructor Dusty Sands

Now a 4th Degree Black Belt, Dusty began training at the age of 4.

He received his 1st Dan in 1994. He has been Tennessee State Champion several years.

Dusty now trains our tournament team in addition to his other classes.

Instructor Joe Corchado

Is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in HapKiDo and a 1st Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo. He has been training since 1997. Mr. Corchado is the owner of Nashville Self-Defense Academy and instructs the HapKiDo class at USTKDA.

Mr. Corchado is fluent in Spanish.