Master (Sahyun-Nim) R.J. Smith, M.A.
Kel-West Head Instructor, President -
Kel-West Society of Martial Arts:











- LEARN FROM THE "DEAN" OF OKANAGAN HAPKIDO AND TAEKWON-DO INSTRUCTORS, A CERTIFIED 7th Degree Black-Belt !
- 32 years of m.a. teaching experience.
- City of West Kelowna/Kelowna, British Columbia's HIGHEST RANKED MASTER OF TAEKWON-DO AND HAPKIDO !
- 50 years of martial arts training experience!
- Central Okanagan's longest serving instructor of Taekwon-Do and Hapkido (28 years).
- Certified 7th Dan MASTER OF HAPKIDO (I.H.F. HAPKIDO CHANG HUN)(Certificate # C-7-1).
- Certified 7th Dan Master of I.T.F. CHANG HUN TAEKWON-DO (Certificate # C-7-1).
- Certified 6th Dan Sabumnim of I.T.F. Taekwon-Do (Chang Hun Taekwon-Do Association).
- Certified 6th Dan Master of Hapkido (World Moosul Kwan Hapkido Federation).
- Certified 6th Dan (I.T.F. Korea)
- Certified 5th Dan, Master of MU KI DO KOREAN WEAPONS (World Martial Arts Weapons Federation).
- Certified 4th Dan Master of Kum-Do (International Martial Arts Weapons Federation).
- Certified International Instructor and Examiner (I.T.F.).
- Certified International "Class A" Referee/Umpire (I.T.F.).
- Certified first aid attendant.
- Canada's first known diabetic, m.a. instructor.
- longest serving, "not for profit" Korean institution in Central Okanagan, British Columbia (since 1995).
- over 1,200 students taught in Central Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Washington State, United States, Malaysia, and Philippines (since 1994).
- began training in martial arts on September 17th, 1975, in Ottawa, Ontario (Langelier Karate Dojo, Chito-Ryu style)
- two time, assistant coach, nominee, to Canadian National Taekwon-Do Team (2005, 2009).
- has taught Hapkido and or I.T.F. Taekwon-Do in four countries around world !
- Member, Coaches Association of Canada, Blind Sports Association of B.C., I.T.F. Chang Hun, I.T.F. Korea, I.H.F. Chang Hun, International Martial Arts Weapons Association.
- Organizer/Chief Umpire of five sanctioned provincial I.T.F./G.T.F. T.K.D. championships, one Western Canadian T.K.D. Championship, one Provincial Hapkido championship, plus countless seminars and training courses hosted (over 25 events!)
- former trainer of the West Kelowna, B.C. R.C.M.P. (2 years), Head Sheriff of the Kelowna Law Courts (1 year), Dr. Andrew Di Pieri Family Medicine, his wife and two sons, of West Kelowna, B.C. (one year).
- float supervisor of the "Kel-West" Westside Days parade, West Kelowna, B.C. (21 consecutive years - 1996 to 2017), plus 65 other Okanagan, B.C. demos supervised over 30 years.

- Master Smith has 14 years of post secondary education (Columbia Academy of Radio and Television, Camosun College of Applied Arts and Technology, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ottawa-Carlton Board of Education, Pitman Business College).
- Certified, NCCP Level One and Level Two course instructor/examiner to six I.T.F./G.T.F. black-belts
- Personally mentored by Dr. Eric Broom, Former Professor/Department Head, UBC Sports Administration, Past Director, Sport B.C., Coaches Association of B.C. (1998 to 2012)

To enroll at the LEGENDARY Kel-West Society of Martial Arts, please call: Master Smith at (778) 581-8205 or email: instructor@kel-west.org today !




Grandmaster/Sasung-Nim, Frank Fuller, Ph. D., Head Instructor
Vice-President, Kel-West Society of Martial Arts







- Certified 9th Degree Black-Belt (I.T.F. Chang Hun)(A-9-2)
- Certified 9th Degree Black-Belt (A-9-2)(International Hapkido Federation Chang Hun)
- Certified 8th Dan - World Moosul Kwan Hapkido Federation.
- Certified 8th Dan - Chang Hun Taekwon-Do Association.
- Certified 7th Dan (I.T.F. Korea).
- Certified International Instructor and Examiner (I.T.F.).
- Associate Professor, Political Science/History, New Jersey Institute of Technology (N.J.I.T.), U.S.A.
- Ph. D., Political Science, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A.
- Post Doctoral Fellowship/Fellow, Montclair University, New Jersey USA (2024)
- 40 years of m.a. teaching experience.

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