San Diego Team
Chandler Smith
Head Instructor
3rd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Coach Chandler Smith has been training at SwiftKick Martial Arts for over 12 years. In his...
Parker Smith
Senior Instructor
3rd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Parker is an incredible martial artist and instructor. Parker is a hard worker; not a week...
Mike Appel
Senior Instructor
2nd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Mike is an incredible martial artist and coach. He truly exemplifies what it means to be a...
Laura Merill
Advanced Instructor
2nd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Laura rocks! That’s how I’d summarize Laura. She started out as an enthused parent of our...
Gabe Kay
Advanced Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Gabe is an amazing addition to Team SwiftKick. He brings diligence, confidence, and humility...
Carlsbad Team
Jaden Lee
Advanced Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Jaden is a highly skilled martial artist and coach. As a coach he brings an incredible patience...
Mike Appel
Senior Instructor
2nd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Mike is an incredible martial artist and coach. He truly exemplifies what it means to be a...
Phillip Caviness
Advanced Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Phillip is an amazing student to work with. From his first day of class, Phillip showed discipline...
Liam Nave
Advanced Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Liam is an incredible martial artist. Not only is he a tremendous natural athlete, he is perhaps...
David Welchons
Senior Instructor
3rd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
David was one of my very first students ever in Carlsbad. He actually started training with...
Sarah McCann Piscopo
Lead Instructor
2nd Degree Black Belt
One word comes to mind when I think of Sarah: All-Star. Sarah bravely takes on challenges and...
Virtual Team
Rachel Welchons
Lead Instructor Virtual Program
2nd Degree Black Belt in Applied Martial Arts
Rachel has always been a standout student. She has never let anything prevent her from accomplishing...
Corporate Staff
Sarah McCann Piscopo
Community Engagement Director
Sarah McCann Piscopo has been a martial artist and community advocate for 20+ years and has...
Rachel Welchons
Director of Client Services
Rachel Welchons started her martial arts training with SwiftKick over 15 years ago and went...
Ashley McCann Welchons
Online Marketing Director & Content Producer
Ashley Welchons has been training in martial arts for 20+ years, and has been training at SwiftKick...
Laura Merrill
Director of New Members
Laura Merrill started training at SwiftKick in 2011 after watching her son develop at SwiftKick....
Liam Nave
Sales
Liam has trained at SwiftKick Martial Arts for over ten years. During that time, he earned...
