Instructor

The instructor/manager, Master Jason Pfeffer is a 5th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.   He is a former US Collegiate Team member and US Olympic Festival medalist.  He has over 20 years of teaching and coaching experience, both at a national and international level, including as Assistant Team Coach for the Republic of Ireland at the 2003 World Championships in Germany.  Master Pfeffer has also taught taekwondo at a university level, including at University of Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan and DePaul.  He is currently a member of the Legislative Committee of the World Taekwondo Federation and recently acted as Legal Counsel for the WTF Election Committee in the last two elections. 
 
Master Pfeffer is a student of Grandmaster Hwa Chong, 9th Dan, former USTU President and Executive Council Member of the WTF.  Master Chong has taught a number of national and international medalists, most notably Olympic Bronze Medalist and former US Coach Han Won Lee and Olympic Gold Medalist Lynette Love. 
 
Outside of Tae Kwon Do, Master Pfeffer is an attorney.  He received his JD from DePaul College of Law, MBA from Wayne State University and BA from Michigan State University.  Prior to practicing law, he worked for the PGA Tour, General Motors and Smith Barney.  His wife, Gina, is from Dublin, Ireland.