Certifications
ATA MARTIAL ARTS
- 2nd Degree Black Belt: Taekwondo
- Certified Instructor: Level 3
- National Tournament Judge: Level 3 Chief Judge
KMF-AC KRAV MAGA
- 4th Dan Black Belt: Krav Maga
- Senior Instructor
- Level 1: Civilian Instructor
- Level 2: Law Enforcement Instructor
- Level 3: Military Instructor
- Level 4: Third Party Protection Instructor
- Level 5: Air Marshal Instructor
CARLOS MACHADO JIU-JITSU
- Blue Belt: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
CHINESE BOXING INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL
- Chin Na/Grappling Instructor
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES – ASP
- Be Your Own Defender Civilian Instructor (OC/Pepper Spray)
THINK SAFE SELF-DEFENSE
- Instructor
- Director of Women’s Programs
OTHER
- CPR Certified
AWARDS
- Martial Arts Hall of Fame – Esteemed Warrior Gold Award, 2024
- Pella Police Department Citizen’s Commendation Award, 2023
- KMF-AC Instructor Appreciation, 2022
Biography
As an owner of Triumph (alongside Master White), Mrs. White is in charge of program memberships, member and family services, and women’s programs. Mrs. White is passionate about helping our members and families achieve their highest potential.
Her “tough love” approach to teaching is a by-product of growing up in a big family and raising three extraordinary children. Mrs. White loves working with our youngest members in our Preschool Martial Arts program and enjoys helping them grow and achieve improved focus and confidence.
As both a woman and a working mother, Mrs. White brings valuable perspective to all martial arts programs at Triumph. She is also a very capable and experienced martial artist and instructor.
Mrs. White brings 26 years of martial arts training experience to our programs and has been teaching professionally for more than 22 years. She loves working with women to build their confidence both physically and mentally, and especially enjoys training women to defend themselves. Mrs. White believes that all females – young and old – should have a basic understanding of how to defend against both physical and psychological threats/attacks, and wants every member to understand that when it comes to self-defense, size is less important than attitude. Confidence is key – and can be built by continual training.