It's a great honor to share knowledge! Our instructors take their role seriously.

We believe that quality students come from quality instruction. In order to achieve quality instruction, we must have quality instructors. That's why we carefully select our training staff and hold them to stringent standards for excellence in ongoing training, performance, instruction and attitude.

Each of our internationally certified instructors are graduates of intensive training and their methods are constanly improved and updated through continued training through the American Taekwondo Association (ATA).

Mr. Troy Auman - Chief Instructor / Owner Mr. Auman holds a 5th degree black belt and is an internationally certified instructor with the American Taekwondo Association.  He has been training since 1990 and has been running the Manhattan ATA since 1997, and has been a certified teacher at Manhattan Catholic Schools since 1999.  His martial arts training has been in Songahm Taekwondo, Haganah, Judo, Hapkiodo, Krav Maga, Tai Chi, Multiple Weapons, XMA (Xtreme Martial Arts), S.H.A.R.P. (Sexual Harassment Assault Rape Prevention), Joint Manipulation Pressure Point Control Tactics, Disruptive Student Management and Knife & Gun Defense.