Instructors
Four instructors share the week's classes. Families can talk to any of them before or after class.
Owner and head instructor
Sione grew up in a Tongan family in the Salt Lake valley and started in the Older kids class at nine. He holds a black belt, teaches the Monday and Thursday Older kids classes and Juniors on Wednesday and Saturday, and speaks Tongan and English with families.
Instructor, Little Ones
Yamini teaches three of the five Little Ones classes and the Wednesday Older kids class. She plans each Little Ones class as a run of short games, and speaks Bengali and English with families.
Instructor, Juniors
Takako teaches the Tuesday and Thursday morning Little Ones classes, the Tuesday Juniors class and Saturday's Older kids. She counts in Japanese with every group and speaks Japanese and English with families.
Instructor, Juniors and Older kids
Zander teaches Juniors on Monday and Thursday and the Tuesday Older kids class. He holds the pads for every child's first kick, and speaks Spanish and English with families.
Credentials
Tongan
Sione Latu
Japanese
Takako Yoshimura
Bengali
Yamini Guha
Spanish
Zander Rijo
English
All four instructors
Background check
Before teaching a first class
CPR and first aid
Renewed on the course's schedule
Mandated reporter training
For adults who work with minors
Sample credentials.
A first class is the easiest way to meet the instructor for your child's group.