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Nancy Rebecca Anderson, M.A., Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do

 Sensei Nancy Anderson

Name: Nancy Rebecca Anderson

 

Birth date: September 14, 1975

 

Place of birth: Oak Ridge, Tennessee

 

Education: Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

Occupation:   Investigator - Child Protective Services

 

Martial arts experience: Started in 2001 at University of Tennessee Isshinryu program. Currently trains under Master Joe Laney

 

Teaching experience:  Chief Martial Arts Instructor at National Fitness Center and Instructor at Laney Steel Hand Dojo

 

Ranks:  Ni-Dan

 

Training background:  Isshin-Ryu Karate Karate-Do

 

Other Interest:  Anthropology, shooting, member NRA

 

  

 

 

(Nancy Anderson)

 

Martial Arts Experience:

      Laney Steel Hand Dojo, and Nisora Martial Arts Group:

·     Women’s Grand  Champion for the United States Circle of Master's Isshinryu Black Belt Title Championship,  October 7, 2006.

·     Honored Guest at The 1st Annual Nevis Goju Competition in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.

·     Accepted as a student of Isshin-Ryu by Joe Laney, Kyoshi 9th Dan Isshin-Ryu in August, 2006.

·     Fourth Place Recipient of Black Belt Women’s Kumite at Isshinryu Hall of Fame, 2006. 

·     Recognized by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council Hall of Fame as “Female Instructor of the Year – Isshinryu 2006,” May 2006.

·     Inducted World Head of Family Sokeship Council Hall of Fame for “Female Instructor of the Year- Isshinryu 2006,” Inducted  World Head of Family Sokeship Council Hall of Fame for “Outstanding Contribution to Isshinryu Karate,”

·     Ni-Dan Promotion October 2005, Sensei Lance England

·     Executive Member of the Board of Directors for Nisora Martial Arts Group: June 2005

·     Promoted to Lead Instructor of National Fitness Center, Division of Nisora Martial Arts Group: January 2005

·     Promoted to Sempai of Nisora Martial Arts Group: January 2005

·     International Honor USIKA’s Female Black Belt of the Year 2004

·     Sho-Dan Promotion: August 2004, Sensei Lance England

 

Applied Experience:

 

Department of Children’s Services – Child Protective Services: 

·     To date, she has removed and protected 18 children from continued severe abuse and neglect.

·     She was selected to attend Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc., a specialized training for interrogating perpetrators of crimes against children, February, 2007.

·     She is the Severe and Sexual Abuse Investigator and works during the restructuring of crimes against children by the CPS unit, January, 2007.

·      She was promoted to the Severe and Sexual Abuse Investigative Team, December, 2006.

·     She was hired by the Department of Children’s Services as a CPS Investigator in June 2006.