Highland Village Tae Kwon Do - George Strickland

Meet the Instructors

While Mr. Strickland teaches 90% of his classes himself, his assistant instructors provide him the time to give the individual attention to students which makes them successful.

Highland Village TKD Instructor Program
Sr. 1st Degree Blackbelts between the ages of 12 and 19 are eligible to apply for the Trainee Instructor Program

Adult Blackbelts are eligible to apply when they have achieved their Decided first Degree Blackbelt.

Prospective Instructor candidates should check with Mr. Strickland's Instructor coordinator, Conrad Vickroy for other specifics.

Trainee, Certification, and Senior Certification Requirements

All Certified and Trainee Instructors must demonstrate complete knowledge of all TA and other required curriculum at a formal testing. In addition, Senior Certified Instructors must complete:

150 hours instructing students

Black Belt Camp attendance

Minimum tournament attendance of two per year

Maintenance of trainee accountability manual

CPR and First Aid Training

Extensive Physical, Written, and Oral Examination and Essay

National Instructor Seminar taught by 7th degree blackbelt Mr. Robby Lacy

Senior Instructors

	Conrad Vickroy 4th Degree Blackbelt Senior Certified Instructor since 1999 Instructor Coordinator 2008- 35 and over Texas sparring champion - 2000 (International TaeKwonDo Alliance) Developed Women runner's self-defense course, which has been taught to hundreds of women from 16 countries REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Tuesdays at 7:00
	Sylva Cohen Senior 2nd Degree Blackbelt Senior Certified Instructor Masters Degree - Education Assists with Tuesday Teens
	Juanita Clements 3rd Degree Blackbelt Senior Certified Instructor 6 years of Taekwondo experience Background in mixed martial arts 6 years of Aikido training and teaching. During Mrs. Clements' free time she does mission work through the Diocese of Fort Worth. REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Thursdays at 7:00
	Rachel Campbell 3rd Degree Blackbelt Senior Certified Instructor REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Mondays at 4:45		Ruben Mojica Senior 2nd Degree Blackbelt Certified Instrucor
	John Wilkinson Decided 2nd Degree Blackbelt Certified Instructor REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Tuesdays at 6:15		Holly Melofsky Decided Second Degree Certified Instructor Registered Nurse REGULAR TEACHING DAY - Saturdays at 10:15
	Robert Melofsky Decided Second Degree Certified Instructor REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Thursdays at 6:15		Cindy Hart Decided First Degred Certified Instructor

Junior Instructors

	E.J. Johann Senior 2nd Degree Trainee Instructor Demo Team	Drew Cain 2nd Degree Decided Blackbelt Trainee Instructor Marcus HS Football Demo Team CURRENTLY TEACHING - Saturday at 10:15 am
	Michael Cohen Senior 2nd Degree Trainee Instructor Demo Team Captain	Sara Cleveland Decided 3rd Degree Blackbelt Junior Certified Instructor Academic Top 10 Marcus HS Demo Team Captain Regular Teaching Night - Tuesday at 6:15
	Amanda Cleveland Decided 3rd Degree Blackbelt Junior Certified Instructor Academic Top 10 Marcus HS Demo Team Captain REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Thursdays at 5:30	Abby Grider Senior 2nd Degree Blackbelt Trainee Instructor REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Wednesdays at 4:45
	Ciara Campbell Decided 2nd Degree Blackbelt REGULAR TEACHING NIGHT - Mondays at 5:30
Our Certified and Junior Certified Instructors Currently Attending Universities
	*Kimberley Jacobs* 3rd Degree Blackbelt Junior Certified Instructor Top 5% Academics - Marcus HS Texas Academy of Math and Science (Univ. of North Texas)	*Alex Ponce DeLeon* Senior 2nd degree Blackbelt Certified Instructor Texas Tech University