Master Nhumey Tropp

Chief Instructor Master Nhumey Tropp, 6th Dan, began training in martial arts in 1972. She has been teaching since 1979. Her first TaeKwon Do instructor was C.K. Choi, 8th Dan, formerly of Vancouver, Canada. She has trained with a number of excellent teachers. Most influential has been Instructor Erik Remmen, (HwaRang Do) who retired from teaching in 1995. Master Tropp's rank is certified by Grandmaster Kwang Sik Myung, 10th Dan, president and founder of the World HapkiDo Federation and the Korea Yonmookwan TaeKwonDo Association. She is a graduate of Massad Ayoob's Lethal Force Institute (LFI 1). Master Tropp is a member of PAWMA (Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists), NWMAF (National Women's Martial Arts Federation). She recently led the first Women in Martial Arts delegation to China and in 2003 was inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Master Tropp holds an MPH (Master of Public Health) from the University of California, Berkeley and is a graduate of the University of Washington Physician Assistant Program. She works as a PA in a local hospital Emergency Department.

Instructor Stacie Hiett, 5th Dan, started her training in TaeKwon Do in 1980. She has been teaching Tuesday classes at the Greenwood dojang since 1992.