Karen Fresh
A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Karen lived there until December of 1972 when she graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Elementary Education with a minor in mathematics. She married her husband Mark in December of 1973 and has three sons, eight daughters also 13 granddaughters and 8 grandsons. She homeschooled her eleven children. She joined her parents in Lake Havasu City in June of 1985.
Karen joined Taekwondo in January of 1995 at Spradlin’s Taekwondo. She began instructing in 1999 and received her Certified Instructor status in October of 2007. She is recertified every 3 years according to ATA requirements. She bought the Lake Havasu Black Belt Academy in October 2004. She received her 5th Degree Black Belt in January 2022. A personal Taekwondo goal is one day to be a “Master” in the ATA.
Mr. Mark Fresh moved to Lake Havasu City in June of 1985. Usually the guy behind the video camera at TKD testing, awards and demonstrations, Mark, in June 2003, joined classes for himself and to support Karen. Mark is now a 3rd Degree black belt and is a level one instructor.
Mrs. Alexandra Landoni is a 4th Degree Black Belt and Level 3 Certified Instructor. Starting Taekwondo at the early age of 2 1/2 years old she achieved the rank of black belt. Due to her exceeding organizational and management skills, she has become an asset to the school in the structure and application of all the programs. Her favorite class to teach is the beginner class. She also teaches an adult self defense class.
Dr. Cliinton Campbell is a first degree black belt and a level one instructor. He started training at Lake Havasu Black Belt Academy in 2015. Clinton is a fun instructor and has many safety tips from being a former police officer. He is also a cancer survivor and recommends the many physical, mental and spiritual benefits of martial arts training.
Ms Riley Turkle is a second degree black belt and a level one instructor. Riley joined our Legacy Team in May 2019 as a purple belt. She is a great help in our Beginner class. She loves to work hard and improve her technique.
Mr. Andre Brown. Andre is a second degree black belt and level one instructor. He is a great help in our Tiger class.
Ms Lillee Licher. Lillee is a first degree black belt since February 2022. She joined our Legacy program in October of 2020. We love her excitement when she helps out in class.
Mr. Stephen Licher. Stephen is a first degree black belt since February 2022. He joined our Legacy program in October of 2021. He is 43 years old. He has improved greatly in teaching and has led several classes. The students love him and the parents think he is a great instructor.