Instructors: Tony Jepperson
Tony Jepperson, 3rd Dan
Tony
Jepperson has been studying Wado Ryu Karate most of his life. Having started
when he was only 8 years old, Tony achieved his black belt at the age of 12
years. After this Tony went on to win many karate tournaments over the years.
From local championships to international competition Tony has always been
one of the top competitors from our dojo. Some highlights include: competing
in the Pan American Karate Championships in Curacao, Dutch Antilles. Tony
won the the Grand Championships Wado Ryu Invitational in California. Tony
was featured in Karate Illustrated after winning the Los Angeles
Wado Ryu Invitational.
In 1997 Tony performed well in the World Championships in Orlando Florida,
fighting his way to the quarter finals and finally losing to the European
Champion who won the entire tournament.
After
taking more than five years off from competitive Karate, Tony won the Bronze
Medal in the Heavyweight Black Belt divison at the 2007 Ozawa Cup held each
year in Las Vegas, NV. This is one of the most prestigious karate tournaments
in the world.
Tony is a third degree black belt and works with adults and children in the
Park City Karate Club.
Tony has a degree in History at the University of Utah and speaks Spanish
fluently.