Instructors

Meet our karate instructors on staff at Mountainside Martial Arts Center. Our faculty has a wide variety of degrees, including Masters and Doctorates, from outstanding educational institutions around the world.

Lead Faculty

Damien Ludwig 1743

Sensei Damien Ludwig

Arizona State University

EMILY THORNTON -1747

Sensei Emily Thornton

Northern Arizona University

Sam Peterson

Sensei Sam Peterson

Arizona State University

PHIL COLE 1745

Sensei Phil Cole

Iowa State University &

Arizona State University

Sydney Johnson 7259

Sensei Sydney Johnson

Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University

MIKE BARLOW1748

Sensei Mike Barlow

Arizona State University

Ava Hood-1739

Sensei Ava Hood

Desert Vista

Assistant Lead Instructors

Abby Hood 1744

Sensei Abby Hood

Desert Vista

Sensei Jose Lopez

Sensei Jose Lopez

Desert Vista

Sean 1749

Sensei Sean Steedman

University of Alberta &
Washington State University