Meet the Instructors
Decades on the mat, in your corner.
Black belts, competitors, and state champions. The people you and your kids train with at The Dojang have spent decades on the mat, and they know how to bring the very beginning within reach.
Terry Adams
Terry's martial arts journey started the way a lot of great ones do, as a kid who loved the Ninja Turtles and had zero patience for bullies. That early spark led him into Yoshukai as a young competitor, a stint in boxing as a teenager, and eventually into jiu jitsu, where he found the deeper, technical understanding of the arts he had been chasing all along. For 20 years he has taught both kids and adults, in music as well as martial arts, bringing the same patience, clarity, and enthusiasm to every class. Terry has been part of The Dojang team for almost two years and is dedicated to helping students of all ages grow stronger, more confident, and more skilled, on and off the mats.
- Background in Yoshukai and boxing, primary focus Jiu Jitsu
- 20 years teaching martial arts and music
- The Dojang team member, over 2 years
Kimberly Ramkishun
Kimberly brings 9 years of martial arts training and teaching experience, holding a 2nd degree black belt in Karate and a blue belt in BJJ. She earned her BSBA from the University of Central Florida and brings that discipline and precision to every class she leads.
- 2nd degree Black Belt, Karate
- Blue Belt, BJJ
- 9 years training and teaching
Japheth Hampton
Japheth brings a wrestling and MMA background to the mat as a state champion wrestler. He coaches the takedowns, control, and conditioning that anchor a complete martial artist, with the patience to bring a brand new student along.
- State Champion Wrestler
- Wrestling and MMA Instructor
Maxwell Tucker
Maxwell has been immersed in martial arts for over two decades, with a 5th degree black belt in Karate and a purple belt in BJJ. He began teaching at 13, with 23 years of training, back to back Alabama Karate Championships from 2009 to 2012, and two Instructor of the Year honors.
- 5th degree Black Belt, Karate
- Purple Belt, BJJ
- Alabama Karate Champion, 2009 to 2012
The same standard for every student.
Patient, not soft
We meet you where you are and we still hold the bar high. Encouragement and standards are the whole method here.
Everyone gets seen
Advancement is earned, never handed out, and never based on comparison to another student. Each person's path is their own.
Character first
Discipline, respect, and self control come before any technique. That is what parents notice at home, and what adults carry off the mat.
Come train with them.
The best way to meet the team is on the mat. Your first class is free, for kids and adults alike.
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