Member Instructors

Contact information for instructors who are members in good standing with the ASDF, support our goals. and whom our organization would endorse for those who wish to study a solid, traditionally taught martial art.

Sensei Darren C Gilbert
Isshin-ryu Karate
Gilbert’s Isshin-ryu Karate School
UT Martial Arts Club – Karate
Knoxville, TN 37909
Email: dcgilbert713@gmail.com
Website: gilbertsisshinryu.com
Sensei Bob Noel
Uechi-ryu Karate
Knoxville Uechiryu Karate School
Knoxville, TN 37923
Email: knoxuechiryu@yahoo.com
Website: okknoxville.com
Sensei Danny Satterfield
Isshin-ryu Karate
Satterfield’s Isshin-ryu Karate School
Tazewell, TN 37879
Email: seisan40@gmail.com
Sensei Micheal McGee
Uechi-Ryu Karate
Lafollette, TN 37766
Email: uechiman@verizon.net
Sensei Richard Rosenthal
Isshin-ryu Karate
Largo Mano Escrima

Raleigh, NC 27612
Email: richard.n.rosenthal@gmail.com
Sensei Eddie Satterfield
Isshin-ryu Karate
Satterfield’s Isshin-ryu Karate School
Luttrell, TN 37779
Email: isshindo5@gmail.com
Sensei Dan Gilbert
Shunpookan Aikido
Shunpookan Aikido North Carolina
Gastonia, NC 28056
Email: spknc@yahoo.com
Website: spkaikidonc.com
Sensei Gene Spera
Shunpookan Aikido
Clover, SC 29710
Email: mcroadracer@gmail.com

American Self-Defense Federation Supported Instructors

Instructors who support the goals of the ASDF, and who, in return, are supported by the ASDF have undergone a vetting process to help insure they are professional, qualified, highly-skilled instructors, experienced in their respective arts, and who continue to train in their arts and seek ongoing professional development.