1. DAVID KNOX
Employment History
• 1999 – Present: Personal Trainer, Taix Workout Studio, La Canada, CA.
• 2001 - Present: Power Yoga Instructor for 24 Hour Fitness in Glendale,
Ca.
• 1991 - Present: Personal Instructor in Martial Arts and Self Defense
• 2002 - 2009: Co-Creator, Instructor Team Leader and Instructor Trainer
for Extreme Boot Camp in La Canada, CA. Authored The
Boot Camp Instructor Handbook (in-house document)
• 2005: Off camera trainer and consultant for Celebrity Fit Club
• 2004: Created over 65 illustrations for A Personal Acupuncture
Handbook by J. Sobel
• 2001 - 2005: Taught flexibility and ballet classes for the Q Club and 24
Hours Fitness in Glendale, Ca.
• 1995 - 96: Executive Protection Services, N.Y.C. Worked with former
White House Secret Service agents and members of an
N.Y.P.D. anti-crime unit providing personal security for high-
end clients.
• 1995: Trained leading black belt from India to a 3rd
place victory in
an international Tae Kwon Do competition of 82 countries.

2. Education
• 1997 – 99: Studied Ryu-te, the Okinawan kempo style of the Oyata
family, and Aikido, with Sensei Robert Bryner, master of Ryu-
te and Aikido.
• 1991 - 97: Earned 1st
degree Black Belt, Goshindo, personal soft/hard
martial arts style of Sensei Hashimoto Shunjito, senior disciple
of the Kuro Iwa School.
• 1988 - 91: Earned 1st
degree Black Belt, Allah Tavakollah Allah,
Japanese based martial arts style of Sifu Jay Tavakollah,
World Class 3rd
degree Black Belt from the Mas Oyama School.
• 1976 - 92: Studied dance in N.Y.C. and performed in the U.S., Canada
and Europe.
• 1977: Received scholarship to The Clark Center for the
Performing Arts, an affiliate of the Alvin Ailey School.
• 1974: Studied and performed at the University of Tennessee in
Knoxville:
Ballet and Jazz with Ms. Caroline Shell;
Horton Modern technique with Ms.Annie Genung.
• 1973: Received scholarship to the Albertine Maxwell Summer Dance
Workshop in Bar Harbor, Me.:
Ballet with Mme. Felia Dobrovska, New York City Ballet;
Hindu Dance with Nala Najon;
Flamenco with Mme. Maxwell.

3. Prominent Teachers
Ballet: Mme. Felia Dobrovska, from New York City Ballet
Mme, Darvash, Darvash School of Ballet
Igal Perry, Founder and Creator, Peridance
Modern: Ms. Thelma Hill, from American Ballet Theater
Mr. Charles Moore, African Dance
Jazz: Mr. Fred Benjamin, founder and creator, Fred Benjamin Dance
Company
Ms. Lynn Simonson, Lynn Simonson School
Mr. Michael Peters, choreographer
Mr. Pepsi Bethel, from the Alvin Ailey School
Ms. Molly Molloy (choreographer for the Moulin Rouge), Dance
Centre Paris.

4. Accreditation
• 1999 – Present: Certified Personal Trainer, American Council on Exercise
• 1997- 1st
Degree Black Belt, Go Shin Do, personal style of Sensei Shunjito
Hashimoto, senior disciple of the Kuro Iwa Dojo, Tokyo.
• 1991- 1st
Degree Black Belt, Allah Tavakollah Allah, personal style of
World Class Sandan, Sifu Jay Tavakollah.
Continuing education certificates in: Aerobic Kickboxing, Self Defense,
Effective Strength Training, Functional Training and Low Back Injury,
Prevention and Rehab, Kinetic Anatomy, Brain Fitness, and Sports’
Injuries .