Melanie Brashaw Instructor

Melanie Brashaw started her career in 1993.After training under Master Khan in the UK for many years and reaching Cho Dan, she and her husband moved to New Zealand in 2003, and thus New Zealand World Tang Soo Do Association was born.

Having competed and placed in several regional, national and international competitions in the UK her goal of attending a WTSDA World Championship in the USA was finally realised in July 2004.This was also the first time New Zealand was represented at an international competition.

As a local secondary school teacher and martial arts instructor one of her favourite quotes to both her school students and Tang Soo Do students is “Aim for excellence”.

 “Students should not accept low expectations of themselves or others; as long as they are aiming to be the best and try their best then they have succeeded.”