Our Staff
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Mr. Paul Mazzarella
5th Degree Black Belt - Chief Instructor
Mr. Mazzarella, or "Mr. Mazz" as the students ususally call him,
officially began martial arts training in 1991, and currently
has twenty years of experience in the field. He received his first degree
Black Belt in November of 1993, at which time he started assisting in teaching
Taekwondo classes. Mr. Mazzarella became a certified instructor in 1997, shortly
after attaining the rank of Third Degree Black Belt. Mr. Mazzarella currently holds
the rank of Fifth Degree Black Belt.
Before the fall of 2001, he taught regularly in Hampton Bays at his instructor's
second karate school, but at that time he officially took ownership and became
the school's Chief Instructor. Since that time, he has gone through a great deal of
growth, both professionally and personally. He looks forward to teaching classes in
both Hampton Bays and Patchogue in the Spring of 2011.
Mr. Mazzarella is CPR and First Aid certified. He beleives that safety should
always be the top priority of any instructor for his or her students.
During his training, Mr. Mazzarella learned a wide variety of self-defense
techinques, include pressure points, joint manupulation, and body mechanics. His
self-defence tactics draw concepts from traditional Taekwondo, Hapkido,
Aikido, and Jiu-Jitsu.
His training also includes knowledge of many martial arts weapons, such as
nunchucku, short sticks, long staff (bo), and sword, among others.
Mr. Mazz also enjoys membership in the following martial arts groups and associations,
through which his rank and and certifications are recognized:
World Organization of Mixed Martial Arts
Modern Warrior Arts Union
International Bujutsu Society
International Combat Martial Arts Union Association
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Mrs. Melissa Jody Mazzarella
Chief of Business & Marketing
Mrs. Mazzarella is a vital part of the Mazzarella Martial Arts team. She handles
the administrative and business tasks of the school, and is usually the first
person most people meet when visiting us for the first time.
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Mr. Mike Hutchings
4th Degree Black Belt - Guest Instructor
Mr. Hutchings has trained alongside Mr. Mazzarella, our Chief
Instructor, for over eighteen years. He often assists Mr. Mazzarella
in teaching classes at Mazzarella Martial Arts.
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Mr. Christopher Rose
1st Degree Black Belt - Trainee Instructor
Mr. Rose began his Martial Arts training in early 2008, and recently
earned his Black Belt. He is working on perfecting the Martial Arts
and Leadership skills necessary to become a fully certified instructor
under Mr. Mazzarella's tutelage.
He also looks forward to graduating high school this year and continuing
to college in the fall.
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