Instructors

• 5th Degree Black Belt
• Founder of Master P’s World Class Tae Kwon Do
• 32 years of martial arts training
• Director of one of the largest martial arts schools in the country (over 700 students)
• Professional experience in the martial arts industry since 2001
• Captain of LeMoyne College Tae Kwon Do team
• Winner of numerous local, state, and collegiate level tournaments

As Director of one of the most successful martial art schools in the country, Master John Pasquantonio has had the opportunity to coach thousands of students in their martial arts training.

Having completed his role as Director at World Class Tae Kwon Do in Buffalo, New York, Master P currently directs all his efforts to bringing the benefits of Tae Kwon Do to the local West Chester community.

He and his professional staff recognize the impact a good teacher can have on a student. Classes offer the perfect blend of discipline and fun, taught by instructors who are patient and enthusiastic.

• 3rd Degree Black Belt
• 14 years of martial arts training

Growing up as a child I was always fascinated by martial arts. All of my heroes as a child were martial arts actors and athletes. In September of 2010, I was fortunate to have met the World Class team and Master P. I took my very first lesson at the age of 10 and have been training Tae Kwon Do ever since. In 2013, the World Class team took me under their wing as an assistant instructor intern which is when I began my career as an instructor. Later that year, I received my black belt and I am now a 2nd Degree blackbelt. Not only did Tae Kwon Do have a positive impact on the person who I am today, but it also helped me in my other athletic career. Throughout middle school and high school, I played soccer and even played on my college’s club soccer team. Tae Kwon Do has been an amazing part of my life and I plan to continue making martial arts part of my life. My favorite aspect of being a Tae Kwon Do instructor is seeing and helping children, adults, and families develop the best version of themselves through the power of martial arts.

My favorite thing about being a martial arts professional is having the opportunity to watch and facilitate students’ physical and character development through Tae Kwon Do.

I love teaching Tae Kwon Do because every day is different! There’s always a new challenge in training and in teaching. It’s amazing and fulfilling being able to have a beneficial impact on students lives

One of my favorite Tae Kwon Do moments has got to be when I received my black belt. However, being on the other side of a black belt test and see students get their blackbelt tied on has got to be my favorite moments throughout the years. I’d be lying if I said I haven’t gotten teary eyes at Black Belt tests!

• 4th Degree Black Belt
• 16 years of martial arts training

I started training for reasons similar to many people who wanted to start. I was an energetic, emotional young kid who needed structure, guidance, focus, and confidence. Some of our family friends recommended Master P’s, and I started my journey from there. Not only did I get to start, but my father joined me in the family class as well, and it has been an experience that bonded us for over a decade and a half. Though my father has since needed to retire from Tae Kwon Do, I have remained due to the love I have for the art as well as the community which we have built at Master P’s since 2008.

I started teaching because I wanted to give back to a school that, at that point, had been helping me develop, grow, and mature for seven years. Through those nine years as an instructor, I have never wavered from my reason for wanting to teach and be a part of the Master P’s community. I look forward to teaching the students that walk in every day I am on the training mat, and I hope that I can impact them as my teachers have impacted me.

Among my favorite Tae Kwon Do memories are still those shared with my father over our 15-year training career, but they are now joined by teaching moments such as seeing students that I helped train since they were a white belt achieve excellence as they test for their black belt and beyond. In my nine years teaching, I have been fortunate to see many of our students succeed at their goal and continue to reach for new heights.

• 3rd Degree Black Belt
• 9 years of martial arts training

My dad is Master P, the owner of the school.

My favorite technique is any type of Tornado kick, because when I break a board with it, the board goes flying and I get to jump up high.

One of my favorite moments was getting my First Degree Black Belt because my whole family was there, and so was Grandmaster Chong. The self defense was also really cool.

I enjoy helping the kids to grow into better martial artists and people.

• 3rd Degree Black Belt
• 10 years of martial arts training

My parents put me in so I could learn Self Defense. I like spinning kick. In the past, especially when I was younger, spinning kick was my worst kick and I grew to hate it. Now, I love it because of its versatility.

For the longest time, it was always my dad and I together for every class. Getting our first and second Black Belts together will always be two of my favorite memories.

I love seeing the excitement and pride in a student’s face when they realize all the work they put in pays off, like in their forms, drills, or board breaking.

• 3rd Degree Black Belt
• 9 years of martial arts training

My parents signed me up for Tae Kwon Do so I could bond with my dad, and because we would walk past the window. W

I like spinning kick because it’s challenging and looks cool to people who have never done Tae Kwon Do.

I really enjoyed sparring at the Buffalo tournament because of how many people there were and how challenging it was. I also liked this one private lesson during COVID with Mr. Sotelo, where he helped me with cross-behind side kick because I felt like I was learning something new for the first time, even though I already knew the technique.

I just like seeing the kids that I work with because I like to see them having fun and working hard.

• 2nd Degree Black Belt
• 12 years of martial arts training

I wanted to learn how to defend myself and wanted to do a cool looking sport.

My favorite technique is the spinning kick. It’s very fun, and the different versions of spinning kick are hard to learn, but fun to do.

My favorite moment was doing my first Black Belt test. It was the first time I ever did some sort of performance, and it was so much fun doing it with my friends.

I love seeing all the kids I’ve taught achieve their goal in any way. It makes me very proud seeing how far they’ve come.

• 2nd Degree Black Belt
• 7 years of martial arts training

Tae Kwon Do looked very exciting and action filled, which are exactly the kinds of things that spark an interest in me. I was curious as to what I would get to do after seeing many cool Tae Kwon Do demonstrations.

I like board breaking because I get to show my true intensity and power. I love being able to break the board with a kick I never thought I’d be able to do.

One of my favorite moments in Tae Kwon Do is when my sister and I tested for our first degree black belt together. We got to do our forms, self defense, sparring, and board breaking together while having fun.

Being an instructor means being a leader, helper, and role model for younger students and belt levels. I love to help others and interact with the kids to help them make their technique better.

• 1st Degree Black Belt
• 8 years of martial arts training (3 with Master P)

I started training in Tae Kwon Do because I wanted to learn the skills of martial arts.

My favorite Tae Kwon Do Technique is the spinning kick because of the journey and growth I gained learning and improving this kick.

One of my favorite Tae Kwon Do moments was giving out my first tip as an instructor. I had been working with a student a lot leading up to her testing, so having the honor to give her a tip on a technique I helped her grow at made me happy.

I most enjoy putting a smile on students’ faces and watching them from frowning when starting to learn their form to smiling by the end of class.

• 3rd Degree Black Belt
• 13 years of martial arts training

I started Tae Kwon Do after I went to a birthday party hosted at the previous school location when I was around four. I cannot really remember anything about how the party went but I was told by my parents that both me and my brother would try it out and we were ecstatic! Ever since then, I have enjoyed going to the classes to learn new techniques and new curriculum.

Although Jumping Roundhouse Kick is becoming a very close favorite, my all time favorite technique is Jump Back Kick. I have broken a decent amount of boards with Jump Back Kick, so I associate it with success!

I would say my favorite moment of Tae Kwon Do was earning my 3rd Degree Black Belt a couple years back. I consider it to be so impactful to me at the moment that I wrote my college essay about the whole event.

I would say my favorite part about being an instructor at Master P’s World Class Tae Kwon Do is helping the students with their curriculum and seeing them grow into better and stronger students.

• 3rd Degree Black Belt
• 13 years of martial arts training

I started training in Tae Kwon Do because I thought it would be a great way to get some consistent exercise throughout the week. It gave my young self a sport to make use of all my pent up energy, and I knew it would be a great way to develop my character!

Spinning Kick is still my favorite technique from the minute I learned it up to now. I personally think Spinning Kick is just the right amount of difficulty where it can be a challenge that is rewarding when done right, but it isn’t super easy and ends up feeling boring to throw.

My favorite Tae Kwon Do moments are the Black Belt testings that I’ve gotten to share with my brother. It really is just a showcase of when we’ve learned throughout both of our Tae Kwon Do careers and it feels so fulfilling to do it with somebody who’s been growing together with me.

I enjoy the moments when a technique or a form sequence finally clicks for the student. It feels really gratifying as an Instructor to help the student reach that moment of “Oh THAT’S how I’m supposed to do it.” You really get to see the spark in their eyes once they get the technique.