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Our Instructors
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Freddie Poole
6th Degree Black Belt – Head Instructor
Head of Children’s Program Development
Head of Adult Program Development
Head of Instructor Development / Training
Head Black Belt Training Instructor
26 years Martial Arts experience
21 years Black Belt experience
22 years teaching experience
1997 US Middleweight Kickboxing Champion
Member of 1997 US Kickboxing Team
1999 Texas Karate Team Member
2003 Texas Karate Team Member
2003 Texas Karate Team Captain
2003 US Team Champions
2004 US Karate Team Member
2004 US Karate Team Captain
2004 US Team World Champions
2004 National Karate Champion
2004 KICK International Kickboxing Champion
2006 World Combat League Texas Dragons Team Member |
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Charlie Mathews
5th Degree Black Belt
Karate/Kickboxing
Personal Trainer/Private Instructor
34 years Martial Arts Experience
13 years black belt experience
7 years grappling experience
Ranked Top 10 Brown Belt AKA circuit for forms and fighting
Competed in over 200 tournaments as a Brown Belt
Trained the last 10 Brown Belts for the Black Belt tests at FS Martial Arts
Member of the champion Team Texas Black Belt kickboxing team
District Sales Manager for Fortune 500 Logistics Company |
Charlie’s experience in Martial Arts started purely for self defense purposes and evolved into a hobby that has stayed with him for over 34 years. In his teens Charlie went to competitions through out the U.S and was ranked #3 in Fighting and #1 in forms in the state of Texas. He won over 200 tournaments before retiring for college.
In 1990, Charlie began training for his black belt with Guy Mezger. He received his 1st degree with Mr. Mezger as the recommending instructor at Sun Belt Academy and Mr. Tim Kirby as Head Instructor in 1994. Charlie continued his training with Mr. Mezger as he evolved his fighting styles to what is now known as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). Since his black belt, Charlie has trained with Coach Rudy in Boxing and Chris Bowls for Shoot Wrestling, which he continues to this day.
In 2004, Charlie joined Freddie Poole and the FPMA team as an Instructor. At FPMA, he continues his training in Jiu Jitsu with Jeff Sawyer while teaching classes and training fighters (pro and amateur alike). The greatest compliment Charlie has been given is that he is one of the toughest and thorough trainers in the DFW area. |
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Sebastian Mejias
3rd Degree Black Belt
Taekwon-Do
Instructor
Sebastian has a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon-Do.
After obtaining his 1st degree black belt, Sebastian sought to expand
his knowledge of the martial arts. Sebastian trained for three years in
the arts of Hapkido, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Judo under Grandmaster S. W.
Lee. Sebastian also took two years of Tai Chi Chuan in college. He is
currently training in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the tutelage
of Carlos Machado.
Sebastian seeks to obtain his 3rd degree black belt in
December of 2008. Sebastian is a college student currently majoring in
science. He is also a certified personal trainer from the Cooper Institute
of Dallas and the Fitness Kickboxing instructor. |
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Randy Stem
5th Degree Black Belt
Karate/Private Instructor
36 Years-Began 1969 with Fred Wren TKI
10 Years Black Belt (20 Years Brown)
30 Years Teaching Experience: American Black Belt Academy - Houston
TKI East Dallas
NTSU (UNT) - Denton
SW Karate Academy-Richardson
Free Style MA - Dallas
Freddie Poole's MA - Dallas
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Tony Rios
3rd Degree Black Belt Taekwon-Do
Program Director
1st Degree black belt - 02/11/1994 (15 yrs old)
2nd Degree black belt - 12/05/1997 (18 yrs old)
3rd Degree black belt - 08/22/2009 (15 yrs old)
Mr. Rios has received four Letters of Commendations
and a total of 35 medals and seven trophies ranging from the time period
of 1993-2000.
2nd place forms-14th Junior
Olympic Championships
3rd place sparring - 14th
Junior Olympic Championships.
1st place sparring - Eagle Park
International Championships in
Queretaro, Mexico
Mr. Rios was the only person representing
Texas
and fought along side the Mexican National team against the Korean
National Team.
Mr. Rios has coached three Texas state champions and two Junior Olympic
champions
Mr. Rios has been teaching since the age of 16, but
been teaching full time since February of 2006. He plans on teaching for
a very long time, because teaching and helping others succeed and reach
their goals is his passion.
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Dallas Fisher
2nd Degree Black Belt
Karate instructor/Private Instructor
17 years Martial Arts experience
9 years teaching experience
Placed 1st in 20+ tournaments in Kata and Sparring Divisions
Rated one of the top 5 Texas competitors in Sparring in 2006
Dallas started his martial arts experience since birth. His father, Mickey Fisher, has been engulfed in karate since the early 1960’s, becoming the first teenage Black Belt in America. Dallas physically began taking Shin-Toshi (a form of Tae Kwon Do) from his father around age 5 in Dallas, TX. Through the years, Dallas competed and won numerous tournaments in both Kata and Sparring divisions.
He moved up the ranks and earned brown belt at age 13 under Mike Tuitipo in Salt Lake City, UT. He then moved to Pennsylvania and took an extended break from karate. Within the last two years, he has since moved back to Texas to pick up where he had left off. After a couple years of hard work and total dedication, he tested and earned his Black Belt on May 20th, 2006. He truly has a love for Tae Kwon Do and is very excited about continuing to compete and the opportunity to pass on his experience to others who share his passion.
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Nathan Bagby
1st Degree Black Belt
Maui Thai Instructor
Maui Thai Fighter
Martial Arts Experience & Achievements
Nathan Bagby has been involved in martial arts since the age of 8, and
has, in the past 17 years, trained in; Isshinryu Karate, Eskrima, Tae
Kwon Do, American Kickboxing, grappling, close quarter combat, boxing,
and Muay Thai. Most recently Nathan has taken an interest in strength
and conditioning and is working on developing a system of functional
strength and conditioning training for the fighter, the athlete and the
average individual.
1st degree black belt- American Fighting Systems
2003 IKF Big South Regional Middle Weight Champ & holder of the IKF big
south regional title belt
2003 IKF/TKO USA National Finals runner up in the middle weight
division, a 7 man bracket
Licensed USA boxing coach
Licensed Professional Fighter
Licensed NWC Muay Thai instructor
17 years of Martial Arts experience.
Nathan Bagby has been teaching Muay Thai for the past 2 years, and runs
a successful strength and conditioning class at New World Combat in Fort
Worth Tx. Nathan Bagby is a goal oriented individual who, as an
instructor, thrives on helping his students reach their highest
potential and goals.
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