Gil Woodside Jr., Ed. D.

Martial Arts:

Founder/Board of Directors Non Compensated

3rd Degree Black Belt TKD

1st Degree Black Belt RA CHI WA
Chief Instructor
Correspondent: Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine
Board of Directors & Hall of Fame- Brotherhood of Martial Artists
 

Military:         United States Marine Corps (1963-67 -1987-90) Vietnam 1965-66

Teaching:         1997 Massachusetts D.A.R. American History Teacher of the Year (Local & State)

Community:  Seekonk Education Foundation, Inc., President (1997-2007)
                    Seekonk Lions: Youth Speech Contest, Advisor - (1999-2007)
                    Seekonk Historical Commission (1998-2005)
Veteran Organization Experience:
                   ** Seekonk Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation: Founder/President (1996-)
                   ** National Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Education Ambassador (2002-)
                   ** Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation Conference, Washington, DC: Presenter                         (2003)
                   **Marine Corps Educators Program, Parris Island, SC (2003)
                   **Once a Marine Program, Parris Island Marine Corps Boot Camp (guest speaker )
                   American Legion Post 217: Senior Vice Commander/Adjutant (2000-2002)
                   VFW Post 9658 Jr. Vice Commander (2001-2002)
                   North Attleborough Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Committee: VP (1999-2003)
                   Greater Attleboro Vietnam Veterans Association: member (1993 - )
                   North Attleborough Veterans Honor Guard: (1999 -2003 )
                   Technical Advisor: TRACERS (Vietnam) URI drama production
                   LZ GREENSMOKE Vietnam Veteran show (cable TV): Creator, director, host (1992)
                   Vietnam Veterans of America: President, Chapter 273 (1991-93)
                         “                      “                   Life member
                         “                      “                   National Speakers Bureau
          more

Shane Mello

Mr. Mello is a United States Marine Corps combat veteran of the Gulf War (Desert Storm). He served in the Marines from 1987 - 95. Mr. Mello taught Self-defense to the Marines of 6th Motor Transport Company, USMC, Providence, RI.

Mr. Mello is a 14 year veteran police officer with the Town of Swansea, MA.

• Co-Owner - Chief Instructor
• 3rd Degree Black Belt (TKD)
• 1st Degree Black Belt Judo Jujitsu
• 1st Degree Black Belt Ra Chi Wa
• Cardio Kickboxing Instructor
• Certifications in Knife Fighting and Taho Ju Jitsu
• Knowledge of Aiki-do techniques
• Board of Directors, Brotherhood of Martial Artists
• Training Officer for the Swansea Police Department
• School Resource Officer, Case Junior/Senior High School, Swansea
• Drill Instructor, MA Criminal Justice Training Council
• State certified Tactical Baton (night stick) instructor
• Chemical and Less than Lethal Weapons Instructor
• Taser Instructor
• ASAP Tactical Baton Instructor
• Firearms instructor (State certified)
• Team Commander, SEM LEC Rapid Response Team

Peter Morrell

4th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do
Advisor
Senior Promotion Judge

Keith Hyson

Sean Burns

2nd Degree Black Belt TKD
Asst. Instructor

Erin Aiello, Esquire

Erin Aiello first started martial arts at age six when she joined Tracy’s Kempo in Connecticut; however, she wasn’t truly a serious martial artist until she walked into her first Taekwon-do school at age fourteen. At age seventeen, Erin earned her black belt at the Southington Martial Arts Academy (Southington, CT) under Master Faulkner (VI Dan). While attending the Southington Martial Arts Academy Erin was also exposed to another Korean martial art, Hap Kido. Master Faulkner continued to train under Grandmaster Ho Soo Hwang, an eighth degree black belt and Yale Taekwon-do coach. Southington Martial Arts Academy was affiliated with Grandmaster Hwang’s school and was certified under the KukkiWon, World Tae Kwon Do Federation headquarters in Korea.

Erin left Southington Martial Arts Academy when she left home to attend the University of Hartford. She began training at White Tiger: the West Hartford School of Taekwon-do. A family run school, Mr. Ken Rattet (V Dan) and Mr. Seth Rattet (IV Dan) taught Erin Taekwon-do under the International Tae Kwon Do Federation, founded by General Choi in 1966. Under the Rattets' guidance Erin learned that Taekwon-do was more than a martial art, but a science. Stances and techniques were broken down to directions, angles, and speeds to be utilized not only in Tul, but sparring as well. With White Tiger Erin attended a Pan-Am tournament in Canada, participated in a knife fighting seminar, and had opportunity to sit as a judge at several I.T.F. Taekwon-do tournaments. Despite injuring her knee in 2004, Erin still continues to train in Taekwon-do and has recently started to learn to box at the P.A.L. in Fall River. Upon completion of law school, Erin hopes to have the opportunity to earn her second Dan.

Kate St. Ours

Adam Clark

Grandmaster Butch Senna

Grandmaster of Ra Chi Wa

Vietnam Veteran, Navy UDT

Owner of Paramount Gymnastics/Swansea Ma

Runs the satellite program in Massachusetts of Ra Chi Wa
 

Kevin McCann

Regina Buxton

3rd Degree Brown Belt Kempo/Jujitsu
Nunchacku Instructor
 

Roland Lavoie

1st Degree Brown Belt

Maintenance Crew

Sierra Lavoie

1st Degree Brown Belt

Maintenance Crew

Lisa Lavoie

1st Degree Brown Belt

Maintenance Crew

Jewel A. Woodside