STUDENT CREED

I will build True Confidence

Through Knowledge of the mind,

Honesty of the heart,

And Strength of the body.

 

I will offer Friendship to others

And Strive to build a Strong Community.

 

I will, as a Black Belt,

Win the Battle within Myself,

And never fight to achieve selfish ends.

DOJO KUN

Karate begins and ends with COURTESY.

Actions have CONSEQUENCES.

We lead by EXAMPLE.

We are RESPONSIBLE.

Therefore, there is no excuse for

BAD MANNERS.

 

A SENSEI “A Teacher”

A Sensei’s job is not an easy one. He must be strong, yet gentle; tender, yet stern. He must listen without hearing and hear without listening; see without looking...look and not see. He sees what is not visible and hears what is not spoken. For only in this way can he learn of his students’ needs and guide them along the path to themselves.

He challenges his students, sometimes taking a position diametrically opposed to theirs . . . To make them see the truth.

He demands excellence from himself, requires it from his students; reaching with them for the impossible goal... Perfection.

At times he is distant, aloof, unreachable. Yet, he is never far from his students. They are his lifeblood . . . Because he is a Sensei.

For every ten thousand students who join a Karate class, one will become a Sensei and go on to teach others what he has learned, for Karate is now a part of his life, and he shall go on to share this life with others. Think of it. He is one in ten thousand. This person is a Sensei. If you have a good one,                  take care of him.

 

Instructors:

Master Sensei Steve Lawrence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensei Roger Frank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensei John Poland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensei Greg McDaniel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensei Karen Wilcox

Master Sensei Steve Lawrence has been a student of Kyoshi Phil Morgan for the past seventeen years. He is a Sixth Degree Blackbelt (Roku Dan) in the art of Shorei Goju Ryu. His wife, April, is also a student at Phil Morgan’s World Champion Karate USA and has achieved a rank of Third Degree Blackbelt (San Dan). “As an instructor, I get satisfaction in seeing students grow mentally and physically no matter what their age”.

Master Lawrence has three children. He is a firefighter with the Indianapolis Fire Department. He has worked as a fireman for thirty-one years. Twenty-nine of those years as a fireman and paramedic.

 

Sensei Roger Frank is a Fifth Degree Blackbelt (Go Dan). He began his study of karate in 1995 just before celebrating his 51st birthday. He has been instructing at the Dojo since earning his first degree Blackbelt (Sho Dan) in 1999.

Sensei Frank and his wife, Mary Jane, have a grown son, and during their forty-three years of marriage has had twenty-four foster children. He retired from public service at Indiana/Duke Energy in 2006 after twenty-five years of employment as a chemist/fuel engineer.

Sensei Greg McDaniel, a Third Degree Blackbelt (San Dan), has been a martial arts student since 2003. He has two sons in college and enjoys interacting with students of all ages. Also an avid cyclist, he relishes the fitness benefits of dojo training.

 

Sensei John Poland is a Fourth Degree Blackbelt (Yon Dan). He has studied karate since 1998 and still continues to set individual goals for improvement. Sensei Poland loves teaching and cherishes the reward of watching smiling faces as students earn new belts. He understands what it takes to achieve such an accomplishment. “Nothing in life is free. It must be earned.”

Sensei Poland is married and has four children.  When not at the dojo, he works as an aircraft mechanic for Federal Express.

Sensei McDaniel is married and lives in Avon. He is a graduate of Indiana University and Troy State University. A retired Air Force pilot, he now flies internationally for UPS Airlines as a 767 Captain.
 

 

 

 

 

Sensei Karen Wilcox is a Third Degree Blackbelt (Sani Dan). She started her Martial Arts training in 2006 after exploring options for learning self defense. She earned her First Degree Blackbelt (Sho Dan) in April 2009 and has been assisting with classes since.

 

Sensei Wilcox lives with her husband, Rick, and son Michael, in Plainfield, Indiana. She is a teacher and works with individuals of all ages who are blind or have low vision. Sensei Wilcox has a BS in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Visual Impairment. She holds a MA in Orientation and Mobility/Blind Rehabilitation and a certificate in deafblind facilitation.

 

Program Director:

Mrs. Pat Morgan

Mrs. Pat Morgan was born July 23, 1950, in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is the daughter of Robert and Barbara Wilson. She is the mother of Shannon Zorman who was born July 29, 1970. Pat married Kyoshi Phil Morgan in 1975 and became grandmother of Sydney Zorman, May 13, 1995. Pat retired as a Business Systems Specialist from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield after 32 years of service. She has been the program director for the dojo since 2007.

Pat loves to vacation on the ocean or go camping in the woods with her two labs, Sadie & Louie. She also loves to cook (especially with spices and herbs) and care for her garden. She loves riding on her and Kyoshi’s Harley Davidson Motorcycle whether for a day or a week long trip.