Mr. White is a 1st generation student of  Mr. Lee Wedlake a 9th Black Belt. Mr. White began training in the martial arts at the age of 11 and by his Senior year of high school he had earned his black belt. After high school, Mr. White served in the US Navy for 6 years. Upon his return to civilian life, he opened the Manchester Karate Studio, and has since served as its director and chief instructor.

In 1987, when testing for his 3rd degree black belt, Mr. White was personally selected by Mr. Parker to be the Technical Director for the New England region of the IKKA . At this time Mr. White was serving as the IKKA state Representative for New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. He is the 1st person in New England to bring a student up to the Black Belt Rank in Mr. Parker’s Kenpo Karate System and is considered by many to be the “Father of New England Kenpo”. He also has the final authority on Kenpo Training in New England.

Mr. White currently holds the rank of 8th Black Belt in the American Kenpo Karate System developed by Mr. Ed Parker.