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Alice
McCleary, along
with her husband BJ, is the co-owner of McCleary Martial
Arts Center. She has been studying martial arts for more
than 25 years and holds black belt ranks in four separate
styles Chun Kuk Do, Judo, Tae Kwon Do and Shotokan. She
worked for the KickStart Foundation (formerly known as Kick
Drugs Out of America) in Houston, TX for nine years, serving
first as an Instructor and Area Team Leader and finally
as the City Team Leader for Houston. In that capacity she
supervised 24 instructors and their 3,000 plus students.
She was a Level 2 Certified Instructor for KickStart and
helped write the Certification Program for that organization.
Using those same skills she developed an Instructor Certification
Program for the McCleary Martial Arts Center Instructor
Team so that all of the Instructors would have consistent
professional training in all aspects of teaching martial
arts. Alice is the Lead Instructor for the Judo program
and splits teaching responsibilities with BJ in the Karate
program. She also teaches the Kickboxing portion of the
MMA class and supervises other instruction for that class. |
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BJ McCleary,
co-owner of McCleary Martial Arts Center, earned Black Belt
in 1981 and now holds a 5th degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon
Do. He began teaching Chun Kuk Do while working for the
KickStart Program in Houston, TX. The program was designed
to give middle school students a positive group to belong
to that emphasized core values, conflict resolution and
avoidance of drug use and gang activity. He served as both
an Instructor and Area Team Leader and in that capacity,
produce nine black belt students, four of whom are currently
instructors for the program. He was the recipient of the
Kick Drugs Out of America Instructor of the Year Award in
2000. BJ currently splits Lead Teaching of all Karate classes
with Alice. |
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Karen
Kirby was the first Judo Black Belt produced
here at McCleary Martial Arts Center. She is a Senior Instructor
under our Instructor Training program (the STORM team) and
is a previous winner of the STORM Team Member of the Year
Award. By day Karen is a Kindergarten Teacher with a Doctorate
Degree in Education. This makes her perfectly suited to
head up our Lil’ Dragons program for children aged
4 to 6. |
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Patrick
Farrell holds
the rank of Brown Belt/Ikkyu in Judo. He is a Certified
Instructor on the STORM Team and has been assisting in the
Lil’ Dragons Class since his own two young daughters
were students in it. Over the last several months he has
been lead teaching in that class. Patrick also assists in
the adult Judo classes. |
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Sami
Jo Forrister
holds the rank of Brown Belt with Black Stripe/Ikkyu in
Judo. She is a Certified Instructor on the STORM Team and
assists in the Adult Judo Classes. She also Co-Manages the
Judo Competition Team. |
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Brad
McKinney holds the rank of Black Belt in Chun Kuk
Do. He is a Certified Instructor on the STORM Team and a
former winner of the STORM Team Member of the Year award.
He assists in the Adult Karate Classes. |
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John
McGuire holds the rank of Black Belt in Chun Kuk
Do. He is an Assistant Instructor on the STORM Team and
assists in the Adult Karate Classes. |
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Katlyn
Hallman is an original student at McCleary Martial
Arts Center. She began her training in January of 2003 at
the age of seven. She is currently a Junior Black Belt in
Judo and an Assistant Instructor on the STORM Team. She
assists in the Junior Judo Classes. |
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Johnny
McGuire holds
the rank of Purple Belt with Black Stripe/Nikyu in Judo.
He is a Certified Instructor on the STORM team and assists
in the Adult Judo Classes. He also Co-Manages the Judo Competition
Team. |
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Jessica
Drayton holds
the rank of Blue Belt in Chun Kuk Do. She is a Certified
Instructor on the STORM Team and assists in the Junior Karate
Classes. |
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Kharia
Burgess holds
the rank of Half Purple/Half Orange Belt in Chun Kuk Do.
She is an Assistant Instructor on the STORM Team and assists
in the Junior Karate Classes and Lil’ Dragons Class. |
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Katie
Cox holds
the ranks of Purple Belt in Chun Kuk Do and White Belt in
Judo. She is a Certified Instructor on the STORM Team and
assists in the Lil’ Dragons class. |
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Lexi McKay
is the newest member of the Instructor
Team. She holds the rank of Junior Black Belt and is an Assistant
Instructor on the STORM team, helping out the Junior Karate
Classes. |
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