Margaret Shippen Sanders

Lil Dragons Program, Youth Martial Arts & AdultSho-Kushin Karate Instructor

F1985—Graduated from Agnes Scott College, Phi Beta Kappa, with B.A. in history.
1989 - Graduated from UGA School of Law with J.D.
1989-1996—Practiced law in Appalachian Judicial Circuit.

- 2002—Began cardio kickboxing with Carolina Cawthon at CMA.
- 2003—Began karate training.
- 2007—2013—In addition to classes, trained privately with CMA black belt, Dave Martin.
- 2013—Private boxing lessons with Brandon Chuck Cawthon.
- 2014—Attended National Women’s Martial Arts Federation Summer Training Conference at North Central College in Naperville, IL, which included two-day conference on training to become a self-defense instructor with Joanne Factor (owner of Strategic Living) as well as several Jiu Jitsu classes with Lori O’Connell (owner of Pacific Wave Jiu Jitsu and author of When the Fight Goes to the Ground among other books) and Candace Rushton (owner of Inner Strengths Jiu Jitsu).
- 2015—Earned CMA Black Belt.
- 2015-present—Director of CMA’s Lil’ Dragons program.
- 2017-Bo staff seminar with Peyton Floyd.
- 2017—Taught 8-week women’s self-defense class at CMA.
- 2017-present—CMA Leadership Program Coordinator.
- 2018—Attended the Martial Arts Super Show, Las Vegas, NV, which included seminars on teaching martial arts to young children with Melody Shuman (developer of the age-specific SKILLZ program) and leadership development for martial arts schools with Dave Kovar (author of The Martial Arts Instructor’s Toolkit).
- 2018—Attended BJJ seminar led by Jimmy Fowler.

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