Purple Dragon International Instructors

PURPLE DRAGON USA

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SHIHAN JOHNNY MADRID – 8TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Shihan Johnny Madrid, 8th Dan Black Belt, has been training with Purple Dragon for over 45 years. He operates a successful Purple Dragon branch in Queens, New York. He and his students are a force to be reckoned with in the US. Championships. He was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Texas, USA, and the Caribbean Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Trinidad. To join Shihan Madrid’s classes, please email shihanmadrid@gmail.com or call (917)-373-6902[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SHIHAN ALBERT & SENSEI CANADIA ANDREWS – 7TH & 4TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Shihan Albert Andrews, 7th Dan Black Belt, has been studying Purple Dragon for over thirty (30) years. Shihan Albert is assisted by his wife, Sensei Candia, 4th Dan Black Belt, for Purple Dragon Tequesta, South Florida, USA.

They teach the Don Jitsu Ryu System, Karobics (Karate + Caribbean Aerobics), Self-Defense, and Kickfit-Boxing. Shihan Albert and Sensei Candia traveled to Japan, Thailand, Canada, and other countries representing the Purple Dragon.

To join Shihan Albert’s and Sensei Candia’s classes, please call: 1 (561)-401-9930 / 1(561)-307-2516 or email: purpledragonflorida@gmail.com or visit www.purpledragonsoflo.com.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SHIHAN LISELLE GRIFFITH-BISSOON – 6TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Shihan Liselle has been in Purple Dragon for over 25 years. She has traveled to China and other countries representing Purple Dragon.

She operates Purple Dragon Texas Branch in Houston, Texas.

To join Shihan Liselle’s classes, please contact via email at shihanliselle@purpledragontexas.com/ purpledragonhoustontx@gmail.com or call 1(832)-684-1040 or visit: www.purpledragontexas.com.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SENSEI HAYDEN NURSE – 5TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Sensei Hayden has been training for over 20 years in Purple Dragon under Grandmaster Professor Don Jacob and Shihan Neal Hewitt. He operates Purple Dragon Atlanta.

To join Sensei Hayden’s classes, please email senseihayden@purpledragonatl.com, call 1 (404)-834-3477 or visit www.purpledragonatl.com[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SENPAI GEORGE YANG – 3RD DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Senpai Yang has been training with Purple Dragon for over 15 years. He is a third Dan Black Belt in Purple Dragon and operates the Purple Dragon Mississippi dojo in Hattiesburg, MS. To join Senpai Yang’s classes, please email: shinningsea@gmail.com or call 1 (601)-466-4166.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”INSTRUCTORS ERIK AND DEBORAH LARSON – 2ND DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Instructors Erik and Deborah have been members of the Purple Dragon organization for over nine years and operate the Purple Dragon Boynton Beach Dojo in Florida, USA. They traveled with the Purple Dragon team to Japan, competed in the 2015 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago, and completed Black Belt gradings in Florida, USA, Ucluelet Canada, and Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. To join  Purple Dragon Boynton Beach classes, please email info@purpledragonkarate.com or call 1-561-903-7156.[/ultimate_heading]

PURPLE DRAGON CANADA

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SHIHAN AMBER MURPHY-SMITH – 6TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Shihan Amber Murphy-Smith, 6th Dan Black Belt, is the first Canadian woman to test and pass for a Purple Dragon Black Belt. She successfully operates a Purple Dragon Branch in Vancouver, British Colombia. Shihan Amber regularly journeys to Trinidad and other parts of the world to train in Purple Dragon and at World Headquarters. She specializes in Women Self Defense, Karate Kick-fit Boxing. Shihan Amber is a successful international tournament competitor at Canadian and US Open World champion, to name a few. She was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Texas, USA, and the Caribbean Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Shihan Amber’s classes are lots of fun for kids and adults.

For more information about joining Shihan Amber Murphy’s classes, please email pdkitsoffice@gmail.com or call: 1 (604)-737-2929, or visit www.purpledragonbc.com.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SHIHAN ADRIAN BROWNE – 6TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Shihan Adrian has been a member of the Purple Dragon organization for over 23 years under Grandmaster Professor Don Jacob and currently operates Purple Dragon North York, Toronto in Ontario, Canada.

He has traveled representing Purple Dragon to Tortola, Grenada, and the USA.

To join Shihan Adrian’s classes, please email purpledragononto@gmail.com or call 1 (647)-860-1074[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SENSEI ANTHONY PHILLIPS – 4TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Sensei Phillips has been a member of the Purple Dragon team for over 25 years. He currently operates the Purple Dragon Kingsville branch in Ontario, Canada.

He has traveled with the Purple Dragon team to Guatemala, Hawaii, St. Lucia, and the USA.

To join Sensei Phillips’s classes, please email anthony.phillips@purpledragonkingsville.ca or call 1 (416)-731-3512 or visit www.purpledragonkingsville.ca .[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”SENSEI IOANNA KOUTAVA – 4TH DAN BLACK BELT” alignment=”left” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;”]Sensei Ioanna Koutava is a 4th Dan Renshi Black Belt. She has studied martial arts for the over fifteen years. She has competed successfully internationally and operates the Purple Dragon Point Grey martial arts school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. To join Sensei’s dynamic Fitness, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, or Yoga classes, don’t hesitate to contact her:  via telephone: (604)-224-7331 or email: ioanna@purpledragonpointgrey.com or visit www.purpledragonpointgrey.com[/ultimate_heading]