Sifu Michael has been training in the martial arts for 13 years, starting in the 4th grade at his first dojo in Elk Grove. He has been training at Baciarini's Martial Arts for 4 years and is a senior member of the demo team. He enjoys teaching the full spectrum of students, from little cub to adult, and you'll find him teaching at most of the classes on Fridays. He just recently has earned the rank of second degree black belt.

Sifu John has been consistently teaching the beginning kids class for over four years. He started martial arts with his wife in 2001 and has been training ever since. Although his wife was forced to take a break due to their expanding family, she has stayed involved and their oldest son has recently started his own training in the Tigers classes. He currently holds the rank of second degree black belt and is still training.

Sifu Barry started classes after his wife Simu Beth dragged him along to one of our buddy days. He loves the fitness aspects of the program and enjoys learning self-defense. He is a great instructor; students and parents alike enjoy the healthy dose of comedy that he adds into his classes. You'll usually find him teaching the Intermediate / Advanced adult classes in the evenings. Sifu Barry holds the rank of second degree black belt and is at the school nearly every day.

Simu Beth started her training about eight years ago as a kick boxing student. She quickly became involved with the kempo program and has been a dedicated student since she started. She enjoys grappling and is a great source of knowledge on how to make up for size and weight differences with technique. Simu Beth is a second degree black belt and usually teams up with Sifu Barry to teach evening classes.

Simu Libby is another student that was introduced to our martial arts program as a buddy. As a credit to her teaching ability, she is the first student in the school to receive the rank of senior instructor while a first degree black belt. She has performed with the demo team and enjoys working with the bo staff. She usually teaches the beginning adult class helping them to feel comfortable and inspiring them to learn the martial arts.