Our Staff

Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students.

Here are a few of Martial Arts America - Independence's instructors and other staff members, starting with GREG FULLER:

GREG FULLER  (6th degree - Master Instructor) 
GREG FULLER has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.

Randi Handrich  (3 Degree- Assist Instructor)

She has many tournament metals.


Ms. Handrich currently teaches:

  • Kids Classes
  • Teens Classes
  • Adult classes


George Herrod  (3 Degree- Certified Instructor)

He has many tournament metals and is 2015,2016 and 2017 Instructor of the Year. He is a veteran of the Desert Shield and Storm and served in the U.S. Army for 8 years and 3 years in U.S. Army Reserves. He has been teaching as adult educator as an Aircraft Mechanic Instructor for 28 years.


Mr. Herrod currently teaches:

  • Little Dragons Classes
  • Kids Classes
  • Teens Classes
  • Adult Classes
  • Intro to weapons Classes
  • Sparring Classes
  • Board Breaking Classes
  • Is the Captain of our Demo Team.


"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away."
- George Herrod

Morgan Doctor  (2 Degree- Assist Instructor)

She has many tournament metals.


She currently teaches:

  • Little Dragons Classes
  • Kids classes
  • Co-Captian of our Demo Team

For more information about the Martial Arts America - Independence staff or training programs, please contact us at 859-534-0197 or by clicking here.