Head Instructor/ Owner

 Paul Booe

  • Head MMA Instructor
  • Head Submission Grappling Instructor
  • Head Kickboxing Instructor
  • Head Hapkido Instructor
  • Head Tae Kwon Do / Karate Instructor
  • Head Combat Weapons Instructor
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach

Sensei  Paul Booe has been studying martial arts for many years.  He began in 1989 and received his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 16 .  Two years later, Sensei Booe was introduced to Judo, Jujitsu and Hapkido and he received black belts in two of those styles.  He is currently a 5th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido, a 1st  degree black belt in Jujitsu, a brown belt in Judo, a Level 6 Instructor in Hayastan Submission Grappling and a certified Combat Weapons Training (C.W.T) Instructor.  He continues to train under Gokor Chivichyan, the founder of Hayastan Fighting System which is comprised of Judo, Jujitsu, Sambo, Wrestling, Kickboxing and Karate.

Sensei Booe is also a Co-Founder and Board Member of the Combined Combat Arts Union and presently owns and oversees operations at all Xtreme Karate and Mixed Martial Arts Academy locations . He is also the East Coast Coordinator of the Hayastan Grappling Challenge national tournament circuit and is the North Carolina representitive for Gokor's Hayastan Fighting System.

 

Instructors

 Patrick Sweet

  • MMA Instructor
  • Kickboxing Instructor
  • Submission Grappling Instructor
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach


Patrick Sweet began his martial arts training  as a teenager. He wrestled for two years in high school. He also started boxing more than a decade ago. Along the way he trained in Jujitsu, Submission Grappling, Muay Thai, and continued to develop his wrestling. He received his black belt in Jujitsu.

Patrick is an active competitor who continues to perfect his skills. He continues to train in  the above mentioned arts as well as adding some new tools to his game from other arts such as Karate and Hapkido at Xtreme Karate and MMA Academy. He is currently training and obtaining his instructor ranking in Gokor’s Hayastan Fighting System at Xtreme Karate and MMA Academy.

 

 Adam Zart 

  • Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • MMA Instructor
  • Kickboxing  Instructor
  •  Submission Grappling Instructor 

Adam Zart started his martial arts training in 1992. He started with Tae Kwon Do and then moved to Tang Soo Do (Korean Karate). He wrestled for the University of Dubuque in Iowa and continued to hone his other martial arts skills by training in Muay Thai, Submission Wrestling, and Judo. Adam has also continued his training in various forms of karate such as Shito Kai and Hapkido. While continuing his training in some of the various arts listed above he is focusing on Gokor's Hayastan Fighting System at Xtreme Karate and MMA Academy.

 Adam has been involved in Physical Conditioning and training for many years. He is a Certified Physical Trainer with a specialty in Mixed Martial Arts  strength and conditioning. Being a fighter himself , he understands the demands that are placed on the body during mixed martial arts training and competition. He oversees the strength and conditioning program at Xtreme Karate & MMA Academy.

 

 


Tony Tan

  • Wrestling Coach 

Tony Tan began wrestling in the early 1990s at age 14. He wrestled throughout high school and college and studied many variations of wrestling such as Freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling,and Folkstyle wrestling. He Has coached wrestling on the high school level. He has won numerous tournaments and became a national qualifier. Tony continues to actively compete in sanctioned AAU and USA wrestling camps. He has continued his training by learning to adapt his wrestling skills to be applied to Mixed Martial Arts and Submission Grappling under the instruction of Sensei Booe. 

Tony helps teach the students of Xtreme Karate & MMA Academy the basic fundementals of wrestling that can be applied in the modern world of Mixed Martial Arts. 

 

 Jennifer Russo

  • Hapkido Instructor
  • Tae Kwon Do / Karate Instructor
  • Kids Submission Grappling Instructor 


Jennifer Russo has been training with Xtreme Karate Academy since 2003.  She is an active member in all aspects of the academy.  She is an Instructor for our Junior Karate, Junior Grappling and Adult Hapkido courses.  Jennifer holds a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido, a Level 3 in Hayastan Submission Grappling, and is a senior rank in Kickboxing and Combat Weapons.

 

 

 Program Director / Instructor / Co-Owner

 Lisa Booe

  • Program Director
  • Hapkido Instructor
  • Tae Kwon Do / Karate Instructor 

 

Lisa Booe is Sensei Booe’s wife and co-owner of Xtreme Karate & MMA Academy. She is the Program Director and a certified instructor. She is a Black belt in Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do. She has trained in the physical fitness and martial arts fields since 1996. She has trained and received certification credits from major national fitness organizations. She is considered to be the “Go-to” person for all tuition, scheduling, and general programming questions at the school. Feel free to speak with her directly on any questions regarding any part of our school.