Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the art of Karate and other martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of DKD SPORT KARATE's instructors and other staff members, starting with Dee Villalona:

Dee Villalona  (Sensei - 5th Degree Black Belt) Sensei Villalona began her training in Shotokan Karate in 1976, under the direction of Legendary Martial Artist Sensei Thomas C. LaPuppet. Sensei Villalona is a former AAU and USA Karate State - Regional and National Champion. She was also a National Team Member competing in Sweden 1987. In 1992 She established DKD SPORT KARATE. Sensei Villalona is also an Executive Board Member of The New York Traditional Karate League.

Joseph Rivera  (Sensei - 3rd Degree Black Belt) Sensei Joseph Rivera began his Shotokan training in 1992 under the direction of Sensei Dee Villalona. Sensei Rivera is a former USA Karate State - Regional and National Champion. Sensei Rivera is the Head Instructor in charge of all classes.

David Laboy,Sr.  (Shodan*) Shodan David has been training at DKD SPORT KARATE since 2004. Shodan David has been a regional champion in Weapons and Kata as well as a Bronze Medal National Champion in Kata. Shodan David is an outstanding instructor specializing in children classes.

For more information about the DKD SPORT KARATE staff or training programs, please contact us at 718-851-6912 or by clicking here.