Instructors Biography 

Sifu Pasquale, 5th Degree Black Belt, RYT

Sifu Pasquale is co-owner and the Chief Instructor of the United Martial Arts Center for Health & Well Being. He was promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt through the Ultimate Black Belt Test in May of 2005 and he is registered with The United Stated Martial Arts Association (USMA). His Martial Arts training began over 20 years ago and he has studied the Chen style of Tai Chi with Master Chen Zen Li of China, the Tai Chi sword with Master Bow Sim Mark of Boston and  the Fu style of Bagua with Master Rick Wong.

Sifu Pasquale teaches the all the martial arts programs at the studio. His teaching style focuses on the principles of Martial Arts and their applications. Teaching students these qualities, such as humility and respect, are as important as teaching self defense.

Sifu Pasquale was one of 31 career martial artists selected worldwide to participate in the first ever Ultimate Black Belt Test - The UBBT doesn't just require workouts, training, sparring and meditation; participants must also keep a journal of the experience, undergo empathy training and perform 1,000 acts of kindness and compassion. Sifu goal is to aim for 50,000 acts of kindness rather than 1,000, he said, and hopes to get hundreds of people involved. The UBBT was a 13-month test designed by martial arts instructor and consultant Tom Callos as "a redesign of how people test for black belts and what requirements we should have." The test began on April 1 and concluded on May 7, 2005 where Sifu tested for 5th degree black belt and was promoted by his coach Master Tom Callos.

Sifu Pasquale enjoys working within the Danvers community and has taught many seminars outside of the martial arts school including: Summer Camps for the North Shore ARC, Tai Chi in many senior centers on the North Shore and at the Danvers Center for the deaf, Self-esteem workshops for the Danvers Athletic Program, and he has worked with the Police for the D.A.R.E program.  Sifu is currently speaking in several public schools in the area on performing acts of kindness. He is a corporate sponsor for DEEP (Danvers Educational Enrichment Partnership) and a member of Kiwanis in Danvers.

Sifu Pasquale has dedicated her life to educating others about Martial Arts training and how it can benefit their life. The philosophy taught at the school is more about self improvement than kicking and punching. She has a strong desire to help the community and coordinates special events at the school to help benefit the community. These events include Health Fairs, Kick-a-thons to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Parents Night Out to benefit the Jimmy Fund & Dana Farber research, and the most recent DEEP Child Safety & Awareness Fair. She is a corporate sponsor of DEEP (Danvers Educational Enrichment Partnership) and a member of Kiwanis in Danvers.    

Sifu Pasquale graduated from the Ultimate Black Belt Test and she was promoted by Master Tom Callos to 3rd degree Black Belt on February 10th 2006. The test was a year long series of tasks, activities and events including building a home for Henry Lawson of Alabama in 3 days, performing 1000 acts of kindness, Empathy training, 1000 repetitions of a form, 1000 rounds of sparring, 20 hours of private lessons with a boxing coach and learning Kali, the art of Filipino stick fighting.