dennis tosten

Master Dennis Tosten
Head Instructor 10th Dan
Grand Master Advanced Black Belts in Kenpo, Arnis, Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Ju Jitsu, Kung Fu


sharon tosten
Master Sharon Tosten
Sharon Tosten holds a master level 8th degree black belt in Kenpo karate as well as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and certifications in Judo, JuJitsu, WuShu, Shotokan, and Arnis. Sharon is an International competitor. In addition to her Karate competition and instruction, Sharon is a graduate of the Orlando Stunt Company and a member of the Screen and Actor Guild. In her spare time, Sharon has worked on several feature films and has produced and directed two independent films.  Sharon is also an awarded winning author having published three books in the fictional series Troy's Amazing Universe.  


mark russo Master Mark Russo
Mark Russo holds a master level 6th degree black belt in Kenpo karate along with black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do, and certifications in Modern Arnis, Jujitsu and Wu Shu. Mark also competed on the NASKA and NBL circuits and winning numerous national titles and 5 NBL (National Blackbelt League) world titles in forms and weapons. In addition to instructing, Mark was the coach of Team Smash International, a team comprised of numerous karate champions which was the Team of the Year in 1999 and 2000.  Mark is a member of the Screen and Actor Guild and has worked as a stunt man and actor on several feature films.  He is the current coach of Team IDC, a former member of the board of directors for the World Wide Kenpo Karate Association and promotes the Amerikick International Karate Championships.

Chris Millares
3rd Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate
6 time NBL World Champion
Chris holds a 3rd degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and is a 8-time NBL world champion. Chris is also the head instructor of the Marlton Studio. Chris started in the martial arts at the young age of 8. After receiving his black belt at 11, he started competing locally. Chris won several tournaments and decided to train with Mark Russo and travel on the circuit and soon began to win many world titles. Chris maintains his studies and recently graduated from North Catholic High School with honors and currently attends Drexel University.

bob leikerMaster Bob Leiker
Jiu Jitsu, Karate-Do, Tae Kwon Do Ji Do Kwan, Okinawan Go Ju Ryu, American Go Ju Ryu, American Kick Boxing, & Okinawan Kobudo

 

jill leiker takedenfenseSensei Jill Leiker
Executive Director and Official Instructor of the Ali Kemp Educational Foundation.

 

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Michael Semeriglia

6th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate
Member of the WKKA National Demonstration Team
Michael holds a master level 6th degree black belt in Kenpo karate, with prior training in Shotokan and Arnis.   Michael is a member of the WKKA national demonstration team and captain of the AmeriKick demonstration team. He can be seen most often at the AmeriKick  Haddon Heights studio, where he is the owner/operator. Mike studied Kenpo at the Cottman Avenue studio under the direction on Masters Dennis and Sharon Tosten.  Mike is a member of the Amerikick Master's Board, teaching,  testing and certifying Amerikick Black Belts.  

Michael Sautner

6th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate
A 6th degree black belt in kenpo karate and head instructor of the Willowgrove studio. Mike started his training over 25 ago at the famed Cottman location under Masters Dennis and Sharon Tosten. He was the head instructor of the Cottman studio before moving to Willowgrove. Mike also has extensive training in shotokan karate and Phillipino Arnis.  Mike is a member of the Amerikick Master's Board, teaching, testing and certifying Amerikick Black Belts.  

Justin Smith

5th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate
Justin holds a 5th degree black belt in Kenpo Karate, and is a former nationally ranked competitor having traveled on the NBL and NASKA circuits.  He was a top ranked fighter in the junior and adult divisions.  He was a member of Team Smash and Team IDC.  He started karate at the age of 14 with Amerikick and is now the owner/operator of Amerikick Langhorne.  Justin is a member of the Amerikick Master's Board teaching, testing and certifying Amerikick Black Belts.  

 

AmeriKick World Champion Black Belts world champion

  • Christopher Millares - 8 world titles
  • Nick Perdunn - 6 world titles
  • Mark Russo - 5 world titles, 5 team titles
  • Kevin Cannon - 4 world titles
  • Kevin Schlueter - 2 world titles
  • MaryKate Cochran - 2 world titles
  • Andrew Ford - 1 world title
  • Dominick Soukhaphonh - 1 world title

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