Assistant Instructors

Zack Cooperman
Zack has been training in the martial arts since 2001. He began his training at Lehigh Valley Martial Arts at age nine where he practiced Kyokushin Kai Karate and earned a green belt.  Then, he switched under the direction of Shifu Miller to Kung Fu and earned a black sash in four years of practice.  In 2008 he achieved the assistant instructor level where he has the opportunity to help teach eight weekly classes.  His students range in age from kindergarten to adults. He looks forward to continuing his martial arts training for the rest of his life.

Alex Huy
Alex began martial arts’ training at age 6. For the initial 5 years she studied Karate under Paul Miller, her role model, at LVMA and earned her red belt. Then, embarking on a new path, she began studying Kung Fu under Shifu Paul and attained her black sash in 2004. Currently as an assistant instructor she loves and is devoted to teaching children while continuing her training. She volunteers at the ALC summer camp helping out with games, activities, and martial arts classes. She starts dentistry school in September 2009 aspiring to become a pediatric orthodontist.

Adam McClellan
Adam has been studying the Martial Arts for 8 years. He first started his training in Kyokushin Kai Karate, at the age of nine. After earning a green belt, he switched to Kung Fu. Adam consistently trained at his Kung Fu, while also studying Tai Chi and Qigong. Years later, after achieving the rank of black sash in Kung Fu, Adam moved to Hawaii for a year and studied other forms of movement that complimented the Martial Arts. He instructed and helped manage classes in the up-and-coming art known as Parkour, which is a method of movement much like gymnastics, but in addition, has a meaningful philosophy and a real-world application. After a year of this intensive physical and mental training, Adam moved back to Pennsylvania and LVMA where he is an assistant instructor.

D. Freeman
After wrestling all through high school and college, D began seeking further training in the art of self-defense. His search brought him to the study of Kyokushin Kai Karate in 1989. After earning his black belt in 1993, he continued to train toward his 2nd degree black belt and became the program director for one of Kyokushin’s local schools where he remained until 1998. While serving in that capacity, he developed a violence management program that combines de-escalation techniques with martial arts. Two of D’s primary mentors introduced him to the study of Chi Lin Kempo and Wudang Kung Fu where he now studies full time. D is currently serving as the head instructor for the Lehigh Valley Martial Arts program at the Upper Bucks YMCA in Quakertown, PA.