Jim Saxton
Jim is the head instructor of Coquille Martial Arts. He holds a 3rd degree black belt from Master David lee of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, and is currently working toward his 4th under Grandmaster Suggs. Once he has attained 4th Dan from the Kukkiwan, he will be able to confer Kukkiwon certification. In the meantime, Grandmaster is able to do that. Jim has been involved in Tae Kwon Do for 14 years, having taught for nearly 10, having received his first black belt in 1999, from the East West system which teaches Tae Kwon Do with jujitsu and aikido. Jim also teaches the beginner Tai Chi class in Bandon and assists with the Intermediate Tai Chi class in Coquille. He teaches kids and adult weapons, and participates in and helps teach the systema study group. He attends the annual Pacific Martial Arts Conference in Eugene, and works with Grandmaster Ron Suggs, as well as attending other seminars in order to broaden his knowledge of martial arts. It is his belief that practicing Martial Arts keeps you young.When not at the dojo, he can be found programming(He also developed the script used for the website calender and developed the bookkeeping software used by Coquille Martial Arts), hiking, checking out new operating systems and spending time with his family, including Karen his wife of 29 years, 19 year old son, Dane, and mother in law, Peggy Cooper. He is an avid photographer and shows his work at the Coos County Fair. In addition to his black belt he has an AA degree in business.
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Last Updated Aug 23, 2008 by Karen Saxton