Roshankish Tae Kwon Do Boston Instructors

Tae Kwon Do Master - Ali Roshankish 4th Dan

Master Ali Roshankish’s life has been directed by the practice of the martial arts. Growing up in Iran he first started training in traditional Shotokan Karate, gaining a black belt in this system. As a teenager he came to the U.S. speaking little English and lacking any sense of belonging or any real direction to his life. Through the values of hard-work and discipline that his original martial arts training gave him he started to firmly take hold of the opportunities that his new country gave him. He worked hard in his studies and started to train in his first Korean Martial Art, that of Tang Soo Do, going on to gain a 2nd Degree Black Belt in this system. It was around this time that he knew he wanted to teach others and communicate the values that traditional martial arts training had given him and that had helped him so much in his own life. Whilst training in Tang Soo Do, he started to also train in Tae Kwon Do and eventually went on to gain his first black belt in this system.

In 1997 he opened his first school and began training his very first students (many of whom are still training). Although it was making no money and he had to hold down three jobs to keep it going he persevered knowing that to follow a dream is not easy but that hard work and perseverance are necessary if you want to achieve your goals (Students of Master Roshankish know that “dreams” are something you hope happens but that goals are something you aim and work towards).

Bit by bit, his school grew and he was forced to move locations twice to accommodate the ever increasing number of students wanting traditional martial arts training – something that is unfortunately becoming all too rare in today’s society. In 2000 he moved the school to its current location in Medford, Massachusetts, where it has become a notable part of the Medford and Somerville community.

Tae Kwon Do Instructor - Vinny Araujo 2nd Dan

Vinny Araujo is a 2nd Degree Black Belt. He has been training under Master Roshankish for 8 years and is director of the children’s Tae Kwon Do program at Roshankish Tae Kwon Do. He is a former Tae Kwon Do Junior Olympic Champion winning a silver medal in 2004 and has taken one of his students to win Silver at the 2009 Junior Olympics that were held in Texas. He is also a Level 1 SEPS Children’s Self Defense & School Bullying instructor.

As well as heading the children’s Tae Kwon Do program he also assists in the teaching of the adult program.

Tae Kwon do Instructor - Alex 1st Dan

Alex is a first degree black belt and one of the school’s top students and competitors. He assists in teaching both the children’s and adult programs. He has been training under Master Roshankish for the past 4 years and has completed the center’s instructor program. He is also a Level 1 SEPS Children’s Self Defense & School Bullying instructor.

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