Senior Master Daniel Longoria
8th Degree Black Belt
Updated: 10.03.2011
Owner of Longoria’s Tactical Martial Arts
66th & Holdredge – Bethany (Main) Location
Certifications
- American Taekwondo Association, World Traditional Taekwondo Union, Songahm Taekwondo Federation, Sr. Master Instructor Certificate, 8th Degree Black Belt Ranking
- Midwest Hapkido Federation Instructor Certificate, 5th Degree Black Belt Ranking
- Founder of CardioKICKS aerobic kickboxing systems
- Protech Training Systems Weapons Instructor Certificate. (Traditional Korean Weapons)
- Krav Maga Level 3 Certified Instructor. (Israeli Hand to Hand Combat training)
- Krav Maga Force Training Instructor. (Law Enforcement training)
- Krav Maga Gun Retention & Defense Instructor
- Krav Maga Edged Weapon Defense Instructor
- Associate Degree: Southeast Comm. College
- Restaurant management certificate (3.75GPA)
Awards & Honors
- 1986 ATA Most Improved Taekwondo School
- Finished three times in the TOP TEN of the ATA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP tournament circuit
- Two time ATA NATIONAL FORMS CHAMPION
- Three time ATA NATIONAL FIGHTING CHAMPION
- Highlighted in Red Belt “The Way Book Series”
- Featured on three Black Belt DVD’s for American Taekwondo Association 2005
- 2000 Lincoln Chamber of Commerce “Outstanding Minority Owned Business Award” (Co-owner Arturo’s Mexican Restaurant)
Experience
- Boxing
- Competitive Power Weightlifting two years
- Competitive Wrestling ten years
- Shotakan Karate three years
- CardioKICKS aerobic Kickboxing since 1996
- Hapkido Since 1989
- ATA School owner since 1985
- Songahm Taekwondo since 1978
- Teaching Martial Arts since 1979
- Restaurant Owner/Manager since 1976 (Retired 2005)
- University of Nebraska Taekwondo Instructor Levels 1, 2 & 3 since 2001
- Krav Maga Israeli self-defense Instructor since 2002
- Krav Maga Law Enforcement Hand to Hand combat Instructor since 2005
