Meet Our Team

  • Linda Tomasello

    MASTER/OWNER

  • Advait Gokhale

    CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

  • Eli Yofin

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Mathew Oliveira

    INSTRUCTOR/SPARRING SPECIALIST

  • Geries Abouyash

    INSTRUCTOR/GRAPPLING SPECIALIST

  • Peter Williams

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Jamie Farrar

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Kylie Yeung

    ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR/OFFICE MANAGER

  • Zev Meyers

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Orlijn Knapp-Van Rossum

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Kieran Jeung

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Anthony Martinelli

    INSTRUCTOR

Our Credentials

 To insure top quality instruction, all Instructors must graduate with honors from the United Studios Instructors College or Junior Instructor Camp. In the Northern California area, the College is taught by two of our Senior Instructors, Master Linda Tomasello and Master Gary Flickinger, who have been training in martial arts and managing studios for over twenty-five years. The Junior Instructor Camp is led by Master Linda Tomasello and Sensei Advait Gokhale. Our Instructors must constantly refine their teaching and organizational skills to make your Martial Arts training experience exciting and enjoyable. Upon completion of this unique training course, we certify them to teach the United Studios of Self Defense System. Fully qualified, they are prepared to help you with all aspects of your Martial Arts Training.