Shiba Taekwondo - Instructors

Master Cherith Shiba
Owner and Master Instructor

•7th Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•Certified International Black Belt/World Taekwondo Academy – Kukkiwon
•Certified International Hanmadang Referee/World Taekwondo Academy – Kukkiwon
•2nd Degree Hapkido Black Belt
•Certified Personal Trainer
•USA Taekwondo Certified Sparring Referee
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Referee
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Coach
•PATU Certified International Coach
•Self-Defense Instructor
•2023 Team USA Para World Championship Coach
•AHA First Aid CPR AED Certified
•Over 27 Years of Teaching Experience
•Over 30 Years of Competition Experience. Now completely focused on instructing and coaching her students.

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Master Brigitte Di Vito
Black Belt Testing Master Instructor

•5th Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•1st Degree Hapkido Black Belt
•USA Taekwondo Certified Sparring Referee
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Referee
•Certified USA Taekwondo Coach
•Over 15 years of competition experience, most recent silver at 2021 Puerto Rico Virtual Open
•Safe Sport Certified
•AHA First Aid CPR AED Certified
•Over 25 years Taekwondo experience
•Over 20 years Taekwondo teaching experience
•Over 10 years referee experience
•Proud Mom of three boys
•"To me, living the tenets of Taekwondo is the core of martial arts."

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Master Grace Shiba
Sparring Head Instructor

•4th Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•2024 Collegiate National Champion
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Referee
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Coach
•2015 USA Team Member
•Full-time Firefighter/Paramedic

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Kyosanim Nicole Anderson
Senior Head Instructor

•3rd Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•AHA First Aid CPR AED Certified
•Most recent tournament awards: Gold Medal 2014 Utah Summer Games, 2 Gold Medals 2015 & 2016 Wasatch Exhibition, 2015 Utah State Champion Sparring and Poomsae, 2016 Utah State Championships Gold Medal
•Elementary School Librarian
•Favorite TKD teaching moments: "Seeing the light in the kiddo’s eyes when they get it."
•One of her life goals: "Stay in good shape so I can keep up with my boys as they get older and, most important, be the best mom I can be."

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Kyosanim Joelyn Nowlin
Daytime Classes Head Instructor

•3rd Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•2024 AAU National Forms Team Member •Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Referee
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Coach
•AHA First Aid CPR AED Certified
•Air Force Veteran
•Certified Youth Cognitive Skills Tutor
•2017 US Open Sparring Champion
•2015 Sparring National Champion

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Mr. John Bettencourt
Tiger Director Head Instructor

•1st Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•Air Force Veteran
•Occupational Instructor Certification, USAF (3,000+ hours)

Mr. Josh Linscott | Miss Abby C.

Instructors-in-Training

•AHA First Aid CPR AED Certified

Master Sydney Shiba
Master Instructor

•4th Degree Taekwondo Black Belt
•Kukkiwon Certified - World Taekwondo Headquarters
•2nd Degree Hapkido Black Belt
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Referee
•USA Taekwondo Certified Poomsae Coach
•Self-Defense Instructor
•Certified Respiratory Therapist
•AHA First Aid CPR AED Certified