Instructors
Atisa Vargas
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Kelly Hutta
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Mari Lancaster
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Instructors
Kelley Hutta
Head Instructor
owner
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Multiple-year Gold Medalist in US Open Advanced Kumite
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Certified National Referee for Kata and Kumite
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4th Degree Black Belt – Sandan certified through USA Wado Federation
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Certified Regional Judge for Kata and Kumite through USA National Karate-Do Federation
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Trained in various forms of martial arts since 1990; Primary interest centered on the study Wado-Ryu and Wado-Kai Karate.
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Additional training includes Shito-Ryu, Goju-Ryu, and fencing as well as various other competitive activities.
Mari Lancaster
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Began training in 2011
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Youth and Adult Instructor
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Competed State and International tournaments
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Gold, Silver and Bronze medal placings
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Achieved Shodan (first degree black belt in 2016)
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Achieved Nidan (Second degree black belt in 2019)
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Certified Regional Judge for Kata and Kumite through USA National Karate-Do Federation
Richard Ryland
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Started practicing Wado Ryu in England in 2011 with my youngest of 3 sons.
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Achieved Sho Dan in 2017 and Ni Dan in 2023.
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Currently Coaches CMAC Competition Team
Our Facility
School History
Sensei Marlon Moore opened one of Arizona’s oldest karate schools under the original name of Arizona Wado Karate in 1976. The school originally was located in Mesa though it moved several times during the following decades in the Mesa, Tempe, Chandler area. In 2019 Arizona Wado Karate was renamed to Chandler Martial Arts Center.
