Soar Instructors
“When examining your abilities as an instructor, examine you students’ manners, attitudes, school reports, and health conditions.
Their improvements should mirror your own.”
~ Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin
Andrew Calvert, Sam Dan
Email me: andrew@soartsd.com
Chief Instructor
Sam Dan, 3rd Degree (Dan # 46185)
• Board Certified Instructor
• Board Certified Regional Judge
Mr. Calvert began his martial arts training in Waco, TX in 1992. He earned his first black belt in Taekwon-Do (ITF) while attending college at Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX. He then trained in a variety of cities after graduating college. When he joined the US Army in 2009, Mr. Calvert qualified Level 2 in the Modern Army Combatives Program. However, it’s in the World Tang Soo Do Association that Mr. Calvert has found his martial arts home. In 2014, living in Sierra Vista, AZ, Mr. Calvert earned his First Dan Black Belt with WTSDA (Region 2). He earned his Second Dan while under military assignment in Germany (Region 11), in 2016. Finally, he earned his Third Dan in 2019 while assigned to Fort Hood, TX (Region 4). Mr. Calvert is currently instructing at Schofield Barracks, HI (Region 1).
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