Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Sherman's Martial Arts's instructors and other staff members, starting with James Sherman:

James Sherman  (Founder/Owner of Shreman's Martial Arts)  Master Jim Sherman is the Founder of the martial art called Na Cha Shin Ui, and has been training in the martial arts for over 25 years. He has lived around the eastern shore town of Centreville his whole life. He is married to Patricia Sherman and has three daughters, Morgan, Jamie, and Chelsea. He currently owns and operates Sherman’s Martial Arts and held the position of Chief Instructor of Tom Fox’s Martial Arts America under Master Instructor Tom Fox for over 3 years. Jim Sherman is also a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Combat Hapkido, and is actively training with Grandmaster John Pellegrini in this unique style that combines total fitness, self-defense, and mental discipline while promoting increases self-confidence. He is a Certified Tactical Master Instructor in CDT, and a Certified Executive Protection Specialist under the ITC. He is a member of the Budo Hall of Fame. Master Sherman is currently training in Aikido and Judo under the direction of Sensei Max Sherman, Shodan, and Sensei Lou Perrillo, Shidoin.

James Elbourn  (Chief Instructor of Sherman's Martial Arts)  Master Jay has been training in Martial Arts for over 10 years. He has achieved the rank of Black belt in three styles; 5th Dan Na Cha Shin Ui, 2nd Dan Tae Kwon Do, and 2nd Dan Combat Hapkido. James is Chief Instructor of Sherman's Martial Arts' 3 studios and program corrdinator at Sherman's Big Vanilla Arnold and Pasadena locations. He still countnues his traning in Xtreme Martial Arts, Philippine arnis, Combat Hapkido, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, and Tae Kwon Do.

Joseph Hemler  (Head Instructor)  4th dan Black Belt Na Cha Shin Ui 2nd dan Black Belt TKD Joe has been training in martial arts for over 12 years and holds the rank of Black belt in two styles. He has attained the rank of 4th Dan black belt in Na Cha Shin Ui and 2nd Dan in Taekwondo. Joe is certified by the International Combat Hapkido Federation, the Independent Taekwondo Association,and is a holder of a 2nd Dan certificate registered in the Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters). He continues to train in Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, and Xtreme martial arts.

For more information about the Sherman's Martial Arts staff or training programs, please contact us at 410-310 1561 or by clicking here.