MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
Master Tom Fox
Mr. Fox holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland. He has served as assistant strength coach and martial arts consultant for the NFL's Washington Redskins, flexibility consultant for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and nutritional consultant for both the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the MLS’s D.C. United Soccer team. Mr. Fox is the author of "The Logical Approach to Diet and Weight Control,” “The System for Health and Weight Loss”, “Martial Arts Nutrition” and “You Don’t Have To Be Thin To Be Healthy.”
Tom is the founder of the Kent Island Martial Arts Center, which provides a variety of mixed martial arts programs. A former professional kick boxer and master instructor, He has trained numerous Olympic and professional athletes, including members of the Washington Redskins Football team.
Mr. Fox taught “Wellness for Life” at Chesapeake College for the past decade and is president of Martial Arts Nutrition, an organization, which provides nutrition information and lesson plans which allow martial arts instructors to join the fight against childhood obesity and chronic disease.
Tom is available for lectures and seminars and can be reached at Tfox1@atlanticbb.net
Owner; Master Instructor
Ibby Abdalla
Ibby started Tae Kwon Do in Washington DC at the age of 7. He started competing in tournaments after a week of training and took 1st place during the Summer Karate Camp at Camp Kaufman off of the Chesapeake Bay in 1972. Around this time, Ibby became a fan of Tom Fox, who was one of the areas top fighters. Ibby quickly became the top junior competitor in the DC area in the mid 70s. After earning a black belt certification in Korea and a black belt certification in the US in 1976 at the age of 12, Ibby became one of the youngest to hold 2 black belt certifications at the time.
Ibby opened his first two schools at the age of 26 in Potomac and Gaithersburg, Maryland in 1991. That same year his Force One Sport Karate Team became world champions, and Ibby won overall sparring champion at the Diamond Nationals, which is the highest rated tournament in the world.
Ibby has continued to compete and has helped many top ranked schools. After teaching schools in Texas and Florida, Ibby is happy to return home and teach on Kent Island after dreaming of teaching here for decades every time he passed through this beautiful waterfront community on his way to the beach.
Black Belt - Instructor
Olivia Miller
Olivia has been doing karate at KIMAC for 11 years. She earned her Black Belt in March 2022 and continues to work towards advancing her skills. Olivia is our head instructor for the After School program and is also a top instructor that teaches Lil Dragons and Beginner classes. She is a student at Kent Island High School and plans to continue to teach and grow at KIMAC throughout her high school career.
Black Belt - Instructor
Eric Wei
Eric began martial arts at KIMAC in 2005 and earned his Black Belt 7 years later. He took a short break after graduating high school while attending UMD and earning his Bachelor's in Engineering in 2021. Eric has recently resumed his role as an instructor part time and is happy to be back teaching.
Black Belt - Instructor