STAFF MASTERFUL RETENTION CHRISTOPHER RAPPOLD IS THE founder of a successful martial arts organization,
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Personal Best Karate, headquartered in Norton, MA. He’s a fiv -time world karate champion
MANAGING EDITOR
and is currently the executive director of
John Corcoran
the world-renowned Team Paul Mitchell, a championship team supported by sport-karate’s longest-running sponsorship. Rappold is the author of the new landmark MAIA program, Retention-Based Sparring. He can be reached at founder@personalbestkarate.com.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARTIAL ARTS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Frank Silverman MAIA DIVISION MANAGER
Kyle Young MAIA MARKETING MANAGER
Ashley Lugrand
THE KICK YOU NEVER SAW COMING! BETH BLOCK, A 4TH-DEGREE BLACK belt in karate, is the president of Block Insurance in Orlando, FL. Block has protected businesses
M A I A I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O N S U LTA N T S
Jason Flame Tony Founrnier Mike Metzger
Adam Parman Shane Tassoul
that serve children for the past 24 years. She is
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
the writer of Martial Arts Minute, a weekly
Jan Szijarto
risk-management newsletter. You can reach her at (800) 225-0863 or beth@blockinsurance.net.
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Brad Bilbrey COLUMNISTS & CONTRIBUTORS
THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE PHILIP E. GOSS, JR., ESQ. IS A member of the Florida and several Federal Bar Associations. Phil welcomes any e-mail comments or questions at PhilGosslaw@gmail.com and will attempt to respond personally, time permitting.
Herb Borkland Beth A. Block Karen Eden Jason Flame Antonio Fournier Philip E. Goss, Jr., Esq. Dave Kovar Perry William Kelly Kurt Klingenmeyer Ashley Lugrand
Mike Metzger Kristin Miller Kathy Olevsky Adam Parman Christopher Rappold Frank Silverman Shane Tassoul Barry Van Over Terry L. Wilson Kyle Young
INSPIRATION OVATION CORRESPONDENTS
KAREN EDEN IS A 5TH-DEGREE
Stefan Billen (GERMANY)
master of tang soo do. She’s a broadcast journalist
Herb Borkland (VA) Karen Eden (CO) Mark Junday (UNITED KINGDOM) Perry William Kelly
who has appeared nationally on CNN, FOX and Animal Planet as well as on local affili es for NBC and PBS. Karen is also a published book author and magazine columnist who has
(CANADA)
written for or been featured in every major martial arts magazine globally. Contact her at
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KarenEden@centurylink.net.
David Wahl
Andre Lima (CA) Scott Shaw (CA) Lee Wedlake (FL) Terry L. Wilson (CA) Keith D. Yates (TX)
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