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SENSEI MARTA AZZAM
Sensei
Marta Azzam was
born in Czechoslovakia. She earned a bachelor degree in
the science of nursing and masters in the art
of ballet and musical strings instruments (violin).
She performed professionally with the Bratislava,
Slovakian National Theatre. As a nurse, she
worked in Slovakia and several countries in
Africa. She came to the United States to join
her family in 1993. She is married and has
two children.
Sensei
Marta Azzam started
martial arts as a student of ShudoKan Karate. After receiving
her black belt in this system, she moved on
to study Goju-Shorei Kifaru Karate and Goju-Shorei Weapons with Master
Ken Mammen. In 2003, she
received her black belt in Goju-Shorei Kifaru
Karate.
Sensei
Marta competes in national and state
wide martial arts tournaments and she was the
Women's Grand Champion at the Silver State Open
Martial Arts Tournament in 2004. She teaches Goju-Shorei
Kifaru Karate and Goju-Shorei Weapons at the
Community Center in Carson City, Nevada. Classes
are open to any individual, ages 6 to 100. To
enrich the experiences of her students, Sensei
Marta regularly invites renowned national and
state martial arts instructors to her dojo.
Marta is President
of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the American
Teachers Association of the Martial Arts (A.T.A.M.A)
and of NNAMA, the Northern Nevada Alliance of
Martial Artists. She is also part of the Executive
Committee for the Great Western Nationals Martial
Arts Tournament.
As a professional classical
music performer, Marta plays the violin for
non-profit and public organizations and for statewide
fundraising events and official receptions.
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