COWEN ANGUS BAILEY grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and spent most of his childhood as a superhero and Jedi Knight, hence, his first Martial Arts influence came from comic books and Star Wars.   With over 25 years of martial arts experience, Mr. Bailey has backgrounds in Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, and Tang Soo Do, but he  always enjoys learning new techniques from various other arts.  He can often be seen wielding kali sticks, nunchukus, rapier and dagger, or even a light saber.  He has organized and run multiple martial arts tournaments and special events.  With a background in Theatre and Improv, he has instructed workshops in improvisation and team building and has worked as an After School Day Care Teacher and Creative Drama Teacher. 

Mr. Bailey is proud to be a senior member of the K4KUSA family.

THERESA LEE is a New York native and comes to us by way of Georgia. In New York she began her training at the age of 5 and a few years later earned her black belt under Grand Master James “Tiger” Kim and Master Richard Weston of Tiger Kim’s Martial Arts Academy in Fresh Meadows, NY.  Living in Georgia she taught various martial arts enrichment programs at Blue Wave TKD, the Athens Montessori School and Union Point Elementary school. Ms. Lee is a SEAAU Forms Champion and a 3rd Dan WTF, Kukkiwon certified black belt with a strong family influence of who are her biggest motivators. Through them she has learned why compassion, devotion, and patience are necessary in not only dealing with students, but with life in general.

DARYL CRITTENDEN born and raised in Muscle Shoals, AL.  Mr. Crittenden has been taking Tang Soo Do since 1988 when he received a gift for Christmas on year a membership at the YMCA.  Mr. C also received his black belt in 1992, he's trained everything from children to cops and even some small animals.  Growing up in Alabama allotted for lots of free time for him.  After high school he trained with Barnum and Bailey Clown College and from there ran away to college.  During college Mr. C continued his martial arts education as well as an education in underwater basket weaving and some theatre.   Four short years later he emerged from the depths of college with a bright future and hope in his eyes.  He then moved to NYC where that was all quickly crushed out of him and where he became the scarred - smelly - curly haired person we see today.  Mr. C eventually found his way West to a little town called LA where he decided to continue his love and passion for martial arts and sand grain collecting.  All donations to Mr. C can be left at the lockers in the back of the studio, for that is where Master DonVito keeps him when he doesn't send him out on secret missions beating up Green Ninjas.... (They're Irish)

JONATHAN FIGUEROA has practiced Tang Soo Do from 2000 and is still a practicing student.  He achieved Dan status (black belt) in 2007 and also has backround in Muay Thai.

Meegan Taylor was born in Fort Collins, Colorado then moved to San Francisco to join the San Francisco Ballet Company. She quit dancing to get an education at Occidental College, graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy. Since graduation, she has been working as a land use consultant helping people figure out the complexities of city hall. She has two black belts, one in American Freestyle Karate achieved in 2004 and her second, in Tang Soo Do, completed in 2007 testing in front of Master Don Vito and Masters Jones. She has an 11-year old son in the Karate 4 Kids USA program and has a blast teaching the best karate students in the world! 

JACK C. HUANG was the teenage martial arts champion in Nunchakus (Taiwan, 1982), the Taiwan Government selected and trained martial artist for the US performance team of 1983; and then, the World-cup (Middle Weight) Champion (Los Angeles Open, 1987) before graduating from Blair High School with John Singleton. After three years of working for Sho Kosugi in Japan (2002-5), in addition to Tang Soo Do/Tae Kwan Do (Karate) teaching, Jack is now instructing "Tai Chi", "Wing Chun", weapons and "Jet Wu Dao/Kung Fu: The Direct, Defensive Fighting Method" full-time in

Los Angeles as well. He is also a fight choreographer/stunt coordinator of SAG since 1994; studied violin and film scoring at UCI and UCLA; graduated from Cal State L.A. with a MA degree in commercial music (1994), love films.

FRANK KREUGER is a New Jersey Native who began his martial arts training in 1984 with Grand Master Byung Sung Cha.  During college he spent summer vacations running one of Master Glazier's Karate Centers located in beautiful Paramus, New Jersey.

Frank moved to LA in 1999 and was a Karate instructor here before returning home to take care of his parents. During his stay in New Jersey he served as head instructor for the East Brunswick Tae Kwon Do Center.

Frank is extremely excited to be working with the amazing martial artists at Karate 4 Kids USA.

AJ IANNOLO is attending Pierce College studying for a degree in Kinesiology. He has been teaching martial arts for a little over 5 years.  He is currently a third degree black belt in Hapkido.

AJ considers it a joy teaching kids Martial Arts. Watching thier minds click when they realize they have it or can do it just makes his day.

Like her brother, BAILEY IANNOLO is a third degree black belt and has been studying martial arts for 15 years.  She also plays soccer and coaches in the AYSO.

Bailey has been teaching for 5 years and enjoys working with children as they always have something to teach her. Born and raised here in the San Fernando Valley, Bailey’s goal in life is to be a doctor and work to find a cure for cancer and other devastating diseases.  She looks forward to her journey in life and the gift of smiling faces children bring.

And, last, but not least, SVACH!  Karate 4 Kids mascot!

Now I have the opportunity to experience first hand and know what great instructors you are.  You don’t just go through the motions.  Your passion and respect for the art really comes through in everything you do. - Bill G.

Karate 4 Kids USA Founder and Director, MASTER VINCE DONVITO, became interested in Martial Arts after seeing the classic film ENTER THE DRAGON. He began his training in Tae Kwon Do and earned his first Black Belt under Mr. Nat Rivera in the Bronx, New York.   Vince followed his passion for working with children in 1987, where he started performing in STUNTWORKS, a touring company that brought theatre and stage combat to kids.

In 1992, Vince started teaching Tang Soo Do in Beverly Hills. It was at this time that Master DonVito began developing the foundation for his own karate studio, where he could continue to pursue his dream of building strong, safe, and smart children through the martial arts.  In 1996 Karate 4 Kids USA was launched in Studio City, with 2 classes and 12 students. That number quickly expanded to over 500 children and is still growing. In addition to children’s classes, Master DonVito instructs successful and enthusiastic groups of senior citizens at OASIS.  The students at OASIS range in age from 60-85 and have been highlighted on several television shows as well as in the Los Angeles Times. 

Karate 4 Kids USA holds classes in studios, schools, gymnasiums, community and recreation centers in and around Los Angeles every week. Vince and his group of talented instructors continue to teach thousands of children from ages 3 ½ to 85 with their enthusiastic and positive attitudes.

email Master DonVito here!

PAUL GARCIA is a Native Californian, a 26-year Veteran of the Martial arts and accomplished tournament fighter.  Mr. Garcia began his Martial arts career at the age of 6, under the instruction of the legendary Benny “The Jet” Urquidez.  Since that time he has cross-trained in many styles to include Kenpo, Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, Shaolin Chua Fa, Greco Roman and Freestyle Wrestling, Aikido, Boxing, and classical Fencing.  A 9-year Veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Garcia’s call to arms is “Never stop learning, you can learn something from every style.”   Paul is very happy to be working for karate 4 kids, and teaching his skills to some of the best students anywhere.

TERESA LIM is our new front desk receptionist. But don't be fooled by her smiles and easy-going personality! Give her a pair of nunchucks or a bow staff and just watch her go! Or give her nothing at all and she'll demonstrate her Koryo Taekwondo and Shaolin Kung-fu training with a series of forms, kicks, and punches. Ms. Lim was born and raised in Granada Hills in a family of five children. In order to avoid being the first one to tag out in living room wrestling matches, she decided to take martial arts lessons and got hooked.  Since then, she has received her black belt and taught children and adults for years at her dojang. Ms. Lim absolutely loves working in a positive environment with students who are eager to learn martial arts and all that comes with it!