Olivia Alford - She is an instructor at the Ocasio's Haverhill location.Her hobbies include karate, reading, biking and soap making. Martial Arts favorites: forms and weapons. Training 9 years. H
Second Degree Black Belts
Katja Sarah Alford -She
is in the 5th grade and enjoys sewing, knitting, chorus, swimming and
karate. Martial Arts favorites: flying side kicks and being with
friends.Training 6 years. H
Julie Buck- She
is a Dental Hygienist and enjoys down hill skiing and reef aquariums.
Martial Arts favorite: forms and the workout. Congratulations to son
Keith Merchant who is also receiving his 2nd degree Training 6 yearsH
Zachary Dumas - He
is in the 7th grade and enjoys baseball, paintball, kayaking and jet
skiing. Martial Arts favorites: Demo Team and sword. Training 6 years.P
Tyler Fiore - He is in the 7th grade and enjoys drawing, camping, biking & W.O.W. Martial Arts favorites: weapons. Training 6 years.P
Keith Casey Merchant - He
is in the 6th grade and enjoys soccer, Star Wars & Legos. Martial
Arts favorites: grappling, sparring & Demo Team. Thanks Dad, Mom,
Lisa, Nanna, Papa, Master Ocasio, Deshi Mendez and Kyoshi Training 7
years.H
Mason Ocasio - He
is in the 5th grade and enjoys karate, football, baseball, track, Speed
School, Legos and reading. Martial Arts favorites: Demo Team, weapons
and punch/kick combinations. Training 6 years.H
Dustin Parkhurst - He is in the 7th grade and enjoys hunting & dirt biking. Martial Arts favorites: sparring. Training 5.5 years.H
First Degree Black Belts
Francesca Buot - She
is in the 10th grade and enjoys reading, soccer, drawing, writing,
studying, collecting Hello Kitty and making clothes. Martial Arts
favorites: sparring and weapons. If you cant hear your ghi shift,
youre not doing it right Training 9 years.H
Steven Crespo - He
is a Physician. His hobbies include skiing, ping pong, fishing and
traveling. Martial Arts favorites: self defense, flexibility,
conditioning and confidence building. The way Ocasio's teaches
discipline, perseverance, positive attitude, etc. is great. Training
2+ years.H
Todd Frederick - He
is an auto body technician and enjoys fishing, hunting, karate and
cars. Martial Arts favorites: the push to exercise and to be in better
health. Go Riley! You can do it! Training 2+ years. P
Michael Gallant - He
is in the 6th grade and his hobbies include golf, karate, reading and
bike riding. Martial Arts favorites: sparring, Demo Team and defenses.
Training 5 years.P
Trevor D. Langlois - He
is in the 5th grade and his hobbies include piano, guitar, archery,
video games, karate and reading. Martial Arts favorites: defenses and
Universals. I would like to thank the instructors that taught me
everything I need to know to get my 1st degree! Training 6 years.P
Gary Peltonovich - He is the Program Director at theOcasio's
Plaistow location and enjoys martial arts, football, reading and weight
lifting. Martial Arts favorites: learning new material and the
confidence I have gained from attending classes. I want to thank my
family, friends, teachers and God for all you have done for me.
Training 4.5 years.P
Ethan White - He is in the 12th grade and enjoys all types of sports. Martial Arts favorites: everything. Training 2.5 years.P
Matthew Wisniewski - He is in the 5th grade and enjoys skateboarding. Martial Arts favorites: Demo Team. Training 4.5 years.H
Junior Black Belts
Alex Crespo - He
is in the 5th grade and his hobbies include skiing, ping-pong and
fishing. Martial Arts favorites: sparring. I like that Master Ocasio
goes to our church. Training 2+ years.H
Nicholas Mangino - He
is in the 3rd grade and enjoys football, fishing and building things.
Martial Arts favorites: learning how to defend myself. Training 3 years.H
Noah Marsh - He
is in the 4th grade and enjoys Pokemon and being with family and
friends. Martial Arts favorites: sparring, board breaking, forms and
drills. Thank you to my family for helping me do well in everything.
Training 4 years.P
John Matthews - He
is in the 4th grade. His hobbies include karate, math and swimming.
Martial Arts favorites: sparring and weapons. Training 3 years.P
Elizabeth Sheridan - She
is in the 6th grade and her hobbies include skateboarding, biking and
snowboarding. Martial Arts favorites: weapons. Training 2+ years.H