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Master Patrick

Patrick Baeder

  • 7th Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo

  • 5th Degree Black Belt in HapKiDo

  • Certified Master Level Martial Artist

  • Certified Head Instructor

  • Licensed International Instructor

  • AKC Certified Kettlebell Coach

  • WKC Certified Kettlebell Master Fitness Trainer

  • Internationally Ranked Kettlebell Lifter

  • 1st place — 2011 Korean Martial Art Forms Championships

  • 1st place — 2009 Capital City Jam Competition

  • 1st place — 2004 American TaeKwonDo Championships

  • Instructed TaeKwonDo for Auburn City Schools after school program

  • U.S. Army Airborne Ranger Qualified Infantry Officer

  • Military Combatives Instructor to U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces (Green Berets)

  • Active Shooter: What You Should Do, Emergency Management Institute, Certificate of Achievement

  • Bachelors of Science, Guilford College

  • Married to Francesca Adler-Baeder, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University

  • Father of four

 

 
 
 
 
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Mr. Duraski

Turner Duraski

Mr. Turner is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in TaeKwonDo and a 1st Degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and has over fifteen years of various martial arts experience. He came to Auburn in 2015 to study Kinesiology at Auburn University and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in May, 2019. During his tenure at Auburn University, he was a member of the Auburn University Martial Arts Club, serving as president and head instructor during that time.

Turner’s understanding of Kinesiology, along with his hands-on experience as a certified personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) provides him an in-depth understanding of the Biomechanics of Martial Arts. This allows him a little different perspective when providing instruction for students.

A resident of Montgomery, AL, Mr. Turner commutes to Auburn to teach at AAMA. When he’s not teaching martial arts, he enjoys practicing various forms of martial arts, creative writing and playing video games. He’s even been known to watch the Jackie Chan movie, Chinese Zodiac, more than once! So, if Mr. Turner shares his home with a Crested Gecko named Batman, do you think he’s a Marvel or a DC fan?