Instructors – Bryan's Taekwon-Do

Our Instructors

Grand Master Cleve Bryan

In memory of Grand Master Bryan's legacy, we honour him by continuing to train and grow our Taekwon-Do family. He instilled great strength, perseverance, determination and skills to all his students and we will forever be grateful for the opportunity to learn and train with him.

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Sherri Crechiola

Mrs. Crechiola has been training TKD for 35 years with Grand Master Bryan and yes of course, she started when she 5. (LOL) Grand Master Bryan has taught her much more then how to kick, punch and break boards. Mrs. Crechiola has been a part of the Ontario Team, Canadian Team and was able to represent Canada in England and Australia. Mrs. Crechiola says her success is no accident! It is hard work, perseverance, courage to fail, a fearless attitude, will to sacrifice, and most of all, love for what she believes in. She believes TKD heals you by changing a person’s philosophy, attitude, and mind set. It takes you to a higher level of thinking, and allows you to achieve your goals. Mrs. Crechiola believes that difficult roads often lead her to beautiful destinations. Her passion for teaching is shown in her classes, always focusing on positive reinforcement and inclusion of all students. Her favourite technique is training her students TKD, and watching them develop. Mrs. Crechiola’s second favourite technique is a hooking kick to the head. Oh and YES, she kicks like a GIRL!

She can’t wait to see you in one of her classes…

Andre Bryan

Andre Bryan 4th Dan – ITF / 5th Dan – ICTF

Mr. Bryan received his Black Belt from Master Lee Sukhi in 1981 and has been training under Grand Master Bryan since 1983. He has competed at both junior and senior levels as a member of team Ontario and Team Canada at countless national and international competitions. In addition, he has helped hundreds of students to reach their goals in Taekwon-do. He enjoys explaining the technical fine points of each move and has been known to end classes late while dissecting a technique.

“I fall in love with taekwon-do every time I step on the floor and try to bring that passion to each student, every class”.

Anita Shipway

Ms. Shipway started training with Grand Master Bryan at the age of 50, achieving her Black Belt with commitment and dedication to the Art.
She has twice been a member of the Canadian team and represented her country at the World Championships. Firstly in 2004 in Malaysia, coming home with two bronze medals, one in patterns and one in sparring. Two years later, she competed in Bulgaria and the Women's Power Breaking team, on which she was a member, won gold.

Ms. Shipway is a grandmother of 6 and lives by the theory that you're never too old to chase your dreams.

Samantha Pisciuneri

Ms. Pisciuneri originally started Taekwon-Do when she was 12 years old. Her initial interest in Taekwon-Do was to help with bullying and confidence. She quickly found out how much she loved Taekwon-Do and continued to train for herself. Getting her black belt was one of the greatest achievements of her life. She loves sharing what she has learned with other students and encouraging them to push their limits. Ms. Pisciuneri is always supportive to her students and her overall goal is to see them succeed as Grand Master Bryan did with her.

Steve Badowski

Mr. Badowski has been training since he was 18 years old, beginning his training at the first Bryan's Taekwon-Do location on King St. in Hamilton. Taekwon-Do has made him a strong confidant instructor. He has strict expectations from his students and he will not give up on you! He enjoys encouraging the students to push past their barriers and come out stronger.

info@bryanstaekwondo.ca

289-680-2749