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Master Bart Pontecorvo
Inducted into the National
Metropolitan Who's Who in America
November 2007
For unique approach in combining occupational therapy with the arts.
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Bart began studying the martial
arts at 8 years old. He has studied Tai-Zen, Karate, Judo, Tae Kwon
Do, and Jiu-Jitsu. His Tae Kwon Do training has been guided by Grand
Master Kwak, Instructor Bivens, and Jui-Jitsu by Grand Master Malvagno
and Sensei Dolce. He is a fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do,
and a first degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. He is proficient in Short
sticks, cane, self-defense strategies and their functional applications.
As an Occupational Therapist from profession he utilizes his martial
arts skills to facilitate growth and development of children with
ADHD and other neurological disorders. This combination is unique
in the field and is highly successful in changing behavioral patterns.
He enjoys building computers and wood working.
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Dr. Luiza Raab-Pontecorvo
2nd Degree Black Belt - Head Instructor
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Dr. Luiza began studying the
martial arts in 1999 training in Karate, Aikido, Soo Bahk Do, and
Tae Chi. In 2003 she started Tae Kwon Do training under instruction
of Grand Master Kwak and Master Pontecorvo, and Jui-Jitsu under Grand
Master Malvagno and Sensei Dolce. In her professional life she performs
on music stages of NYC and teaches piano and french horn. She double
majored in piano and horn receiving her Doctor of Musical Arts from
State University of NY at SB, Masters of Music from University Missouri
in KC, and bachelor in French language. She speaks Italian, French,
German, Russian, English and her native Polish. She is a winner of
many international competitions and scholarships and has performed
as a solo, chamber and orchestra musician in Austria, Germany, France,
Czech Republic, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Korea, China, and Scandinavian
countries. Dr. Raab is a winner of the prestigious 2009 Participation
Award Tae Kwon Do Essay Contest organized by the
Korean Embassy in the United States. Her essay about the influence
of Tae Kwon Do on her life will be published soon.
To read more about Dr. Luiza, please visit: Dr. Luiza's website
or Hofstra's faculty website
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Brian Quinn, LCSW, Ph.D.
1st Degree Black Belt- Assistant Instructor |
Brian Quinn, LCSW, Ph.D. author of Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health:
Bipolar Disorder and The Depression Sourcebook, 2nd ed., is a clinical social worker in private
practice in Huntington, New York and an adjunct instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at
Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He earned his master's degree in social work at the University
of Chicago in 1979 and his Ph.D. in clinical social work at New York University in 1994. He has
received advancedtraining from Dr. Ross Greene on the Collaborative Problem-Solving approach to
explosive and challenging children. He has given workshops on bipolar disorder at graduate schools
of social work, state societies of clinical social work, hospitals and to hundreds of clinicians
nationwide at seminars sponsored by Professional Educational Seminars, Inc. (PESI). Dr. Quinn
earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do in 1983. He will complete training for certification as an
emergency medical technician in June of 2010.
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Lauren Hendricks- currently a black belt
in the art of Tae Kwon Do, is also an accomplished student in dance
performance. She has studied the art of dance for over twenty years
under Miss Jean Helrich at the Creative School of the Performing Arts,
where she has also taught Ballet, Tap, and Jazz for a number of years.
Additionally, she has taught Hip-Hop, Latin and Belly Dance for the
Locust Valley Continuing Education programs. Miss Hendricks has studied
martial arts under Master Bart Pontecorvo training in the arts of
Tae Kwon Do, Jiu-Jitsu and Arnis sticks. Other fields of education
include Theatre Acting and Improvisation, the Visual Arts, and Music
Theory and Instrumentation for the guitar, flute, vocals and percussion.
She enjoys a healthy regiment centered in the Yoga discipline of exercise
and has experience in special education with children. Lauren is also
certified in child and adult CPR
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Lauren Hendricks
Teaching Instructor - High Brown Belt
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Jimi Mello is currently a blue belt
in the art of Tae Kwon Do. He also graduated Summa Cum Laude with a
Master of Arts in Teaching from CUNY Queens College, graduated Magna
Cum Laude from CUNY Hunter College with a BA in Computer Science Math,
is a Certified New York State Public School Teacher in Childhood Education,
is a Certified New York State Technology Education Teacher. Mister Mello
is a mature, experienced substitute Teacher, stay-at-home parent, father,
and husband. When teaching Mister Mello: maintains a productive, safe, and
focused learning environment; provides necessary accommodations and
modifications for growth and success of all students; uses his sound
knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences
in ability, personality, interests, learning and motivation; sets clear
short-term and long-term goals to drive instruction; provides students
with appropriate educational activities and experiences that enable them
to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and
social growth; finally Mister Mello understands and implements Individualized
Education Plans.
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Jimi Mello
Teacher - Blue Belt
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