Shotokan Karate Jutsu Academy

Mr. Paolone began training at Yu's Karate in 1985. He trained for two years until after school programs caaused scheduling conflicts His interest in martial arts never left him and when it was possible for him to train again he began searching for a traditional karate school. After a four year layoff, he began training again at Club Shotokan Marlton in September 1991. He trained under Senseis Ron Romano, Salvatore Lopresti and Steve Montgomery. With consistent training and hard work he achieved 1st degree Black Belt in December 1996. Over the next four years he would continue to train even through a heavy dose of college night classes. After receiving his degree in Business Administartion, he was once again able to train with more regularity and in December of 2003 he was graded to Nidan or 2nd Degree Black Belt. Mr. Paolone fabricates prosthetic arms and legs for a living in Easthampton, NJ.