| Association Head Instructors |
Name: Chuck Hannah
Rank: 7th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1973
Black Belt Number: 82
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Spending Time with Family
Bio: Master Chuck Hannah is the Association Head
Instructor and Grand Master Kang's highest ranking
student. He was in the Marine Corps from 1961 to
1965 being stationed at Marine Barracks 8th & I in
Washington, D.C. He was also in the Marine Corps
Honor Guard. He has been training Tae Kwon Do
students at the Parkersburg Branch School for over
35 years. He also established the Sistersville branch
school which has now become the New Martinsville
branch school. He has been actively involved in the
Tae Kwon Do community which includes being an
Assistant Director for Grand Master Kang's Annual
Tournament in Charleston, WV as well as being the
first President of the WV Tae Kwon Do Won.
Name: Rick Lykins
Rank: 7th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1975
Black Belt Number: 90
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Billiards, Golf
Bio: Master Rick Lykins is the Association Assistant
Head Instructor and has taught and trained along side
Master Hannah at the Parkersburg Branch School for
many years. He started Tae Kwon Do over 33 years
ago under Grand Master Sok Ho Kang. He has been
an Assistant Director for Grand Master Kang's Annual
Tournament as well as being the first Vice President
of the WV Tae Kwon Do Won. He is currently working
as an Account Manager for Advanced Specialty
Contractors in Parkersburg, WV.
Name: Randy Randolph
Rank: 6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1979
Black Belt Number: 116
Pastimes: Studying the Bible, Spending Time with
Family, Tae Kwon Do, Music, Remodeling his Home
Bio: Master Randy Randolph is the head instructor at
the Elite Sports Center and operates the school under
the direction of Master Chuck Hannah and Master
Rick Lykins. He has taught and trained in Tae Kwon
Do over 30 years. He started both his sons at a very
young age in Tae Kwon Do and they both obtained
their black belts. His son Danny Randolph is
currently a 4th Degree Black Belt and teaches and
trains along with his father at the Parkersburg School.
He attended DeVry University graduating with honors
receiving a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer
Information Systems.
Name: Danny Randolph
Rank: 4th Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 1985
Black Belt Number: 327
Pastimes: Cooking, Traveling, Billiards, Tae KD
Bio: Danny Randolph is the son of Master Randy
Randolph. Danny’s father started both him and his
brother, Steve, in Tae Kwon Do at a very young age.
Danny started when he was five years old. He has
been training and teaching Tae Kwon Do for 25 years.
He met his wife through Tae Kwon Do in 1996. She is
a four degree black belt and they both train and teach
in the same school. They were married in 2008 and
now have a baby boy who will no doubt follow in his
father and grandfather's Tae Kwon Do footsteps.
Danny is a former Marine and a Service Technician for
a local company.
Name: Jennifer Randolph
Rank: 4th Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 1996
Black Belt Number: 503
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Spending Time with Family
and Friends, Working with Various Computer
Programs and Software, Traveling, Being a Mom
Bio: Jennifer has been training and teaching Tae
Kwon Do for 15 years. She has competed in over 30
tournaments and has won three Grand
Championships. She met her husband Danny
Randolph through Tae Kwon Do and they were
married in June of 2008. They have a new baby boy
who will soon be training alongside his mother, father
and grandfather. She is a cum laude graduate of
Marshall University with a Bachelor's in Marketing.
She works as a Community Development Manager at
a local non-profit agency. She now helps teach Tae
Kwon Do with her husband and father-in-law, Randy
Randolph at the Elite Sports Center.
Name: Tim Cross
Rank: 2nd Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 2003
Black Belt Number: 708
Pastimes: Muzzle Load Hunting and Leather Craft
Bio: Tim Cross started Tae Kwon Do at age 48. He
was looking for an exercise program that he could
stick with; wanting to avoid the monotonous,
repetitive routine of exercise gyms and weight loss
programs. In Tae Kwon Do he has found the regimen
that he needed along with a stick-to-itivness that
comes from the continual learning and growing
process, a basic nature of the art that is not found in
the aforementioned programs. He has two grown,
married children, one grandchild with another on the
way. He has worked as a freight car repairman for
CSX Railroad (formally B&O) for thirty years and is
looking forward to retirement. He is also active in the
bus ministry and Sunday school at Landmark Baptist
Church.
Name: Mike Haught
Rank: 6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1979
Black Belt Number: 123
Pastimes: Studying Eastern cultures, traveling
Bio: Master Mike Haught is a retired U.S. Air Force
veteran, and, among other duties, he served as a
Chinese linguist for the Air Force. He enjoys learning
about Eastern cultures, history and language. He also
enjoys traveling and has visited China several times.
Master Haught has taught at the Sistersville,
Parkersburg and St. Marys branch schools and has
more than 30 years experience in Taekwondo under
Grandmaster Kang.
Name: Rick Zickefoose
Rank: 5th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Bio: Master Rick Zickefoose has been involved in Tae
Kwon Do for more than 20 years and has taken on a
significant role in the Parkersburg Branch School,
including being the past director of the demo team for
the Parkersburg branch school.
Name: Ben Rush
Rank: 5th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1985
Black Belt Number: 363
Bio: Master Ben Rush is the head instructor at the
Vienna branch of S. H. Kang's Tae Kwon Do Academy
under the direction of Master Chuck Hannah and
Master Rick Lykins. He and his father, Master Don
Rush, began TKD in 1985 at the Sistersville Dojang.
Six months later his mother, Master Joyce Rush,
joined and soon his whole family was involved. He
has a Bachelors Degree in Biology and Chemistry
from WV Wesleyan and a Doctorate in Chiropractic
Medicine from the National University of Health
Sciences. He and his wife, Dr. Laura Rush, run Bodies
in Motion Chiropractic and Wellness L.L.C. in Marietta,
OH.
Name: Joanne Winter
Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 2006
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Working Out, Gardening
Bio: Joanne started Tae Kwon Do at the age of 48.
She enjoys both the exercise she get from Tae Kwon
Do as well as how it keeps the mind sharp because it
is a continuous learning experience. She has worked
for the Federal Government for 33 years at the Bureau
of the Public Debt and holds the position of a Lead
Information Technology Specialist. She is the proud
mother of one grown son who lives in Columbus,
Ohio. She is looking forward to retirement in a few
years so that she can devote more time to Tae Kwon
Do and her other hobbies.
Name: Donna Hart
Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 2005
Pastimes:Making Jewelry, Crafting, Sewing, Camping
and Shopping
Bio: Donna started martial arts in Florida in 2005 at
the age of 57. She thought this would be something
fun to do. She likes working out and finds Tae Kwon
Do both physically and mentally challenging. She is
retired from GE and she and her husband are Florida
Snowbirds each year from January to April. She also
has two wonderful adult kids who support her in her
Tae Kwon Do journey, as does her grandson. She
looks forward to helping others learn about
themselves and what Tae Kwon Do can do for them.
Rank: 7th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1973
Black Belt Number: 82
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Spending Time with Family
Bio: Master Chuck Hannah is the Association Head
Instructor and Grand Master Kang's highest ranking
student. He was in the Marine Corps from 1961 to
1965 being stationed at Marine Barracks 8th & I in
Washington, D.C. He was also in the Marine Corps
Honor Guard. He has been training Tae Kwon Do
students at the Parkersburg Branch School for over
35 years. He also established the Sistersville branch
school which has now become the New Martinsville
branch school. He has been actively involved in the
Tae Kwon Do community which includes being an
Assistant Director for Grand Master Kang's Annual
Tournament in Charleston, WV as well as being the
first President of the WV Tae Kwon Do Won.
Name: Rick Lykins
Rank: 7th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1975
Black Belt Number: 90
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Billiards, Golf
Bio: Master Rick Lykins is the Association Assistant
Head Instructor and has taught and trained along side
Master Hannah at the Parkersburg Branch School for
many years. He started Tae Kwon Do over 33 years
ago under Grand Master Sok Ho Kang. He has been
an Assistant Director for Grand Master Kang's Annual
Tournament as well as being the first Vice President
of the WV Tae Kwon Do Won. He is currently working
as an Account Manager for Advanced Specialty
Contractors in Parkersburg, WV.
Name: Randy Randolph
Rank: 6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1979
Black Belt Number: 116
Pastimes: Studying the Bible, Spending Time with
Family, Tae Kwon Do, Music, Remodeling his Home
Bio: Master Randy Randolph is the head instructor at
the Elite Sports Center and operates the school under
the direction of Master Chuck Hannah and Master
Rick Lykins. He has taught and trained in Tae Kwon
Do over 30 years. He started both his sons at a very
young age in Tae Kwon Do and they both obtained
their black belts. His son Danny Randolph is
currently a 4th Degree Black Belt and teaches and
trains along with his father at the Parkersburg School.
He attended DeVry University graduating with honors
receiving a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer
Information Systems.
Name: Danny Randolph
Rank: 4th Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 1985
Black Belt Number: 327
Pastimes: Cooking, Traveling, Billiards, Tae KD
Bio: Danny Randolph is the son of Master Randy
Randolph. Danny’s father started both him and his
brother, Steve, in Tae Kwon Do at a very young age.
Danny started when he was five years old. He has
been training and teaching Tae Kwon Do for 25 years.
He met his wife through Tae Kwon Do in 1996. She is
a four degree black belt and they both train and teach
in the same school. They were married in 2008 and
now have a baby boy who will no doubt follow in his
father and grandfather's Tae Kwon Do footsteps.
Danny is a former Marine and a Service Technician for
a local company.
Name: Jennifer Randolph
Rank: 4th Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 1996
Black Belt Number: 503
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Spending Time with Family
and Friends, Working with Various Computer
Programs and Software, Traveling, Being a Mom
Bio: Jennifer has been training and teaching Tae
Kwon Do for 15 years. She has competed in over 30
tournaments and has won three Grand
Championships. She met her husband Danny
Randolph through Tae Kwon Do and they were
married in June of 2008. They have a new baby boy
who will soon be training alongside his mother, father
and grandfather. She is a cum laude graduate of
Marshall University with a Bachelor's in Marketing.
She works as a Community Development Manager at
a local non-profit agency. She now helps teach Tae
Kwon Do with her husband and father-in-law, Randy
Randolph at the Elite Sports Center.
Name: Tim Cross
Rank: 2nd Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 2003
Black Belt Number: 708
Pastimes: Muzzle Load Hunting and Leather Craft
Bio: Tim Cross started Tae Kwon Do at age 48. He
was looking for an exercise program that he could
stick with; wanting to avoid the monotonous,
repetitive routine of exercise gyms and weight loss
programs. In Tae Kwon Do he has found the regimen
that he needed along with a stick-to-itivness that
comes from the continual learning and growing
process, a basic nature of the art that is not found in
the aforementioned programs. He has two grown,
married children, one grandchild with another on the
way. He has worked as a freight car repairman for
CSX Railroad (formally B&O) for thirty years and is
looking forward to retirement. He is also active in the
bus ministry and Sunday school at Landmark Baptist
Church.
Name: Mike Haught
Rank: 6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1979
Black Belt Number: 123
Pastimes: Studying Eastern cultures, traveling
Bio: Master Mike Haught is a retired U.S. Air Force
veteran, and, among other duties, he served as a
Chinese linguist for the Air Force. He enjoys learning
about Eastern cultures, history and language. He also
enjoys traveling and has visited China several times.
Master Haught has taught at the Sistersville,
Parkersburg and St. Marys branch schools and has
more than 30 years experience in Taekwondo under
Grandmaster Kang.
Name: Rick Zickefoose
Rank: 5th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Bio: Master Rick Zickefoose has been involved in Tae
Kwon Do for more than 20 years and has taken on a
significant role in the Parkersburg Branch School,
including being the past director of the demo team for
the Parkersburg branch school.
Name: Ben Rush
Rank: 5th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Year Started: 1985
Black Belt Number: 363
Bio: Master Ben Rush is the head instructor at the
Vienna branch of S. H. Kang's Tae Kwon Do Academy
under the direction of Master Chuck Hannah and
Master Rick Lykins. He and his father, Master Don
Rush, began TKD in 1985 at the Sistersville Dojang.
Six months later his mother, Master Joyce Rush,
joined and soon his whole family was involved. He
has a Bachelors Degree in Biology and Chemistry
from WV Wesleyan and a Doctorate in Chiropractic
Medicine from the National University of Health
Sciences. He and his wife, Dr. Laura Rush, run Bodies
in Motion Chiropractic and Wellness L.L.C. in Marietta,
OH.
Name: Joanne Winter
Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 2006
Pastimes: Tae Kwon Do, Working Out, Gardening
Bio: Joanne started Tae Kwon Do at the age of 48.
She enjoys both the exercise she get from Tae Kwon
Do as well as how it keeps the mind sharp because it
is a continuous learning experience. She has worked
for the Federal Government for 33 years at the Bureau
of the Public Debt and holds the position of a Lead
Information Technology Specialist. She is the proud
mother of one grown son who lives in Columbus,
Ohio. She is looking forward to retirement in a few
years so that she can devote more time to Tae Kwon
Do and her other hobbies.
Name: Donna Hart
Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt
Year Started: 2005
Pastimes:Making Jewelry, Crafting, Sewing, Camping
and Shopping
Bio: Donna started martial arts in Florida in 2005 at
the age of 57. She thought this would be something
fun to do. She likes working out and finds Tae Kwon
Do both physically and mentally challenging. She is
retired from GE and she and her husband are Florida
Snowbirds each year from January to April. She also
has two wonderful adult kids who support her in her
Tae Kwon Do journey, as does her grandson. She
looks forward to helping others learn about
themselves and what Tae Kwon Do can do for them.
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| Instructors at the Elite Sports Center |
| Area Association instructors |