JOERG'S AMERICAN KARATE​

J.A.K.S. Head Instructor, Grand Master Tom Joerg is a 10th degree Black Belt in American Karate, having begun formal martial arts training while attending the University of South Carolina in 1968. His original studio established in 1973 in Columbia, SC was first to teach "American Karate Style." Post graduation, Grand Master Joerg returned to his home of Central Pennsylvania. He proceeded to purchase and open his current studio, a 1860s six story high, half a block long church building. This Mechanicsburg landmark is now nationally and internationally acclaimed for the numerous events, seminars, and excellent students produced.

His many TV appearances teaching martial arts, and his many leadership roles in such organizations as the President of the American Defense Preparedness Association while a Contracting Officer with the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program working for the Dept. of the Navy have given him deep insights into leadership concepts that he also teaches as a seminar, stressing business applications. Having worked also for the US Small Business Administration for several years before his work with the Dept. of the Navy, and having kept his own business alive and running well for 35 years, he also holds business formation classes on a regular basis.