Chief Instructor, Billy Powell, has over 15 years experience in the martial arts. He studied under the tutelage of the Honorable Grandmaster Hwang up to his 3rd Dan Black Belt and earned his 4th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do from the World Black Belt Bureau. He also holds Black Belts in Judo and Hapkido. Instructor Powell earned his Haganah F.I.G.H.T. Instructor Certification under the tutelage of Mike Lee Kanarek, founder of the Israeli Haganah hand-to-hand combat system. Currently, Hwang's Martial Arts is the only certified school in the state of Tennessee that teaches the Haganah F.I.G.H.T. program.