Our Instructors

Sensei Mark - Yondan (4th degree)

Sensei Mark started training in the martial arts in 1989, while in college at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in south Florida. He joined Kim Hiep Si Dojo in Orlando in 2009 but has been teaching since 2006. He has practiced and achieved rank in another style of martial art, Kobushin Kai. He is currently the North Florida Regional Coordinator for Cuong Nhu and the Head of Kim Hiep Si Dojo. Professionally, Mark is a project manager at the St. Johns River Water Management District. In addition to martial arts, Mark enjoys scuba diving and hiking.

Master Donald - Rokudan (6th degree)

Master Donald starting his Martial Arts journey in 1980, when he got to college, and found Cuong Nhu at the Pegasus dojo. He started Phi-Ho Dojo in Tallahassee in 1999 and Kim Hiep Si dojo in 2005 in Orlando. Master Donald is also a Sandan (3rd degree) in Aikido and Sandan in Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, a Japanese sword style. He is currently serving as President of the Cuong Nhu Martial Arts Association. In his professional life, he is a licensed architect. He has another major hobby in cooking online at #DonsKitchen on several social media platforms.

Sensei Erica - Nidan (2nd degree)

Sensei Erica started training in Cuong Nhu at Pegasus Dojo at Florida A&M University in 1998. She obtained her black beit in 2001 and joined Kim Hiep Si dojo after moving to Central Florida in 2005. She is a retired Medical Disability Examiner for the Social Security Administration.

Sensei Tom - Nidan (2nd degree)

Sensei Tom started training in Cuong Nhu as a freshman at the University of Florida. He joined Kim Hiep Si Dojo in 2016 and has been teaching there since.

Sensei Matt - Nidan (2nd degree)

Sensei Matt started in Cuong Nhu at Kim Hiep Si Dojo UCF in 2012 under Master Donald and Sensei Mark. He currently holds the rank of Nidan in Cuong Nhu and Shodan in Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, a Japanese sword style. Aside from training in the martial arts, he works as a software developer, enjoys hiking and the outdoors, and plays the guitar and sings in a local punk band called Jeuje. 

Sensei Cameron - Nidan (2nd degree)

Sensei Cameron started training in Cuong Nhu in 2014 at the University of North Florida. In 2018, he moved to Orlando and joined Kim Hiep Si Dojo, where he continued his training until black belt under Master Donald and Sensei Mark. Since 2020, he has been teaching at Kim Hiep Si Dojo. Outside of the dojo, he works as a language arts teacher and enjoys reading and painting.