Meet the Instructors

Richard Meyer - Sah Dan
Master
Head Instructor

Richard Meyer began practicing martial arts in 1975. He studied under Jong Lee for four years, and continued his Tang Soo Do study in the World Tang Soo Do Association under Pat Marsch in San Diego.

In 1996, he moved to Santa Fe and opened Tang Soo Do of Santa Fe, where he has been teaching for the last 15 years. In 2007, Tang Soo Do of Santa Fe became an affiliate of the IMA (International Martial Arts Association) based in Woodbury, NJ, under the direction of Grandmaster Yi Ki Yun.

Meyer also studied Aikido for seven years and received the rank of Shodan. He believes in hard work and regular practice, but keeps a good sense of humor in his classes, which helps people bring out their best.

Angela Gulick - Sam Dan
Instructor

Angela Gulick has been involved in martial arts since her childhood, beginning with Judo while she was living in Japan. She studied ITF-style Taekwon Do for six years in Germany, where she received her Cho Dan in 1984 and went on to broaden her horizons under instructors of various styles for another six years.

After having moved to the United States, she began practicing Tang Soo Do under Richard Meyer in 1999. She has been teaching at Tang Soo Do of Santa Fe for nine years. She loves the challenge of finding the right way to relate the techniques and spirit to each individual and to the class as a whole. Her daughters have also been practicing at this school for seven years.

Among other achievements in the past, Angela was Forms Grand Champion and Female Sparring Grand Champion at the Tucson Tang Soo Do Championships both in 2008 and 2009.

>> Read about Angela's marathon experience

Amy Dalness - E Dan
Instructor

Amy Dalness started practicing Tang Soo Do in 2003.

What she likes most about Tang Soo Do of Santa Fe is the supportive atmosphere and the lifelong approach to martial arts the students and instructors display everyday.

Dalness became Forms Grand Champion and Female Sparring Grand Champion at the 2010 Tucson Tang Soo Do Championships.

Cathra-Anne Barker - Cho Dan
Instructor

Cathra-Anne Barker began studying Tang Soo Do under Richard Meyer in 1998.

At 70, she is our most senior student. She started to train for a different kind of exercise with more meaning than just staying fit. She loves the camaraderie of the class and the mutual support and respect the practitioners have for one another.

Tom Troth - Cho Dan
Instructor

Tom Troth recently moved to Tulsa, OK. We will miss him.