Master Andrew A. Sokol
- 4th Degree Black Belt Taekwondo
- 1st Degree Black Belt Hopkido
- Master Instructor for Case Taekwondo Club
- Certified Black Belt Instructor
- Certified Examiner
1979: Started Training in Taekwondo under Grandmaster John H. Kim (Kim, Myung Hwan), Cleveland, Ohio.
1982: Started Training in Hapkido under Grandmaster John H. Kim (Kim, Myung Hwan), Cleveland, Ohio. Charter Member of Miami University Taekwondo Club. Started training in the healing arts of acupuncture and acupressure.
1984: Joined Case Taekwondo Club as ranking member.
1986: Tested & Promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo by the United Martial Arts Black Belt Association.
1989: Tested & Promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo by the United Martial Arts Black Belt Association.
1992: Tested & Promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo by the United Martial Arts Black Belt Association. Trained, Certified & Promoted to Certified Black Belt Instructor by the United Martial Arts Black Belt Association.
1994: Trained, Certified & Promoted to Certified Examiner by the United Martial Arts Black Belt Association.
1996: By demand of membership, assumed roll as Chief Instructor of Case Taekwondo.
2001: Tested & Promoted to 4th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo & received title of Associate Master. Served as Master of Ceremonies for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Battle of Columbus Martial Arts Championship.
2003: Tested & Promoted to 1st Degree Hapkido by Master M. Mignona, Cleveland, Ohio.
2005: Nominated for the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, but Master Sokol declined the honor.
David Klingbeil
- 3rd Degree Black Belt Taekwondo
- 1st Degree Black Belt Judo
- 1st Degree Black Belt Hapkido
- Certified Black Belt Instructor
- Certified Examiner
Mr. Klingbeil began his Taekwondo training as an undergraduate at CWRU and has been with the club ever since. He is on sabatical for the 2008-09 school year.
Past Instructors
Sifu W. Wilson
- Instructor Kali (Filipino stick and knife fighting)/Jeet Kune Do
- 2nd Degree Black Belt Judo
- Tang Su Do
- Penjkat Silat
1977-1979: Lived in S. Korea while in the US Army.
1979: Started Training in Tang Su Do with Master Lynn Jackson.
1983: Started Training with Dan Inosanto in Jeet Kune Do/Kali.
1993-99: Lived and trained in S. Korea where he earned his 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo.
Published Author: Indise Karate, Karate/Kung Fu Illustrated, Ohio Martial Arts Magazine.
Master Donn Marciniak
- 5th. Degree Black Belt
An Alum of CWRU, Master Marciniak is currently based out of Asian Sun's Beechwood school and periodically returns to treat the club to one of his classes.
Master C. Price
- 5th Degree Black Belt Hapkido
- Certified Black Belt Instructor
- Certified Examiner
Started practicing Hapkido in 1991 with Master M. Mignona in Lakewood, Ohio.
Master Mignona was a student of Grand Master Kim in Fairview, Ohio, an internationally respected Hapkidoist who inspired thousands of students.
Master Price earned his 4th. Dan in 2003 and has had a provisional 5th Dan for two years. He is an expert with the staff, cane, and bullwhip. (Although the bullwhip is not specific to Hapkido, he says it's a cool weapon anyway.)
Although Master Price has taught 1000's of students of all ages in Northern Ohio, his specialty is teaching adults Hapkido.
In 2004 he took over the teaching for Master Mignona at his school in Fairview.
Currently Master Price runs his own school in Lakewood and teaches private lessons. He also moderates a blog on defense for the non-martial artist.
David Askew
- 1st Degree Black Belt Taekwondo