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 Sherman's Martial Arts - Big Vanilla Athletic Club Pasadena's instructors and other staff members, starting with James Sherman:
James Sherman (Founder/Owner) 
Master Jim Sherman is the Founder of the martial art called Na Cha Shin Ui, and has been training in the martial arts for over 20 years. He has lived around the eastern shore town of Centreville his whole life. He is married to Patricia Sherman and has three daughters, Morgan, Jamie, and Chelsea. He currently owns and operates Sherman’s Martial Arts and held the position of Chief Instructor of Tom Fox’s Martial Arts America under Master Instructor Tom Fox for over 3 years. Jim Sherman is also a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Combat Hapkido, and is actively training with Grandmaster John Pellegrini in this unique style that combines total fitness, self-defense, and mental discipline while promoting increases elf-confidence. He is a Certified Tactical Master Instructor in CDT, and a Certified Executive Protection Specialist under the ITC. He is a member of the Budo Hall of Fame. Master Sherman is currently training in Aikido and Jude under the direction of Sensei Max Sherman, Shodan, and Sensei Lou Perrillo, Shidoin.
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James Elbourn (5th Dan/Chief Instructor)
James has been training in Martial Arts for over 12 years. He has achieved the rank of Black belt in three styles; 5th Dan Na Cha Shin Ui, 3rd Dan Tae Kwon Do, and 2nd Dan Combat Hapkido. James is Chief Instructor of Sherman's Martial Arts' 3 studios and Dirctor of Sherman's Big Vanilla Arnold and Pasadena locations. He still countnues his traning in Xtreme Martial Arts, Philippine arnis, Combat Hapkido, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, and Tae Kwon Do.
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Katie Smith (2nd Dan Black Belt/ Head Instructor)
Katie has been training in Na Cha Shin Ui for over 5 years. Katie has achieved the rank of 2nd Dan Black belt and is the head instructor at the Big Vanilla Pasadena location. Katie continues to train in Tae kwon do and Combat Hapkido.
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