Schools - Anoka

Instructor: John Lysaght

Mr. John Lysaght, martial arts instructor and entrepreneur, has been teaching karate USA Karate Martial Arts Schools since 2002. He started and coached the state-recognized Anoka All Stars tournament and demo team since 2007.

Mr. Lysaght is a 4th degree black belt who excels in teaching the intricate details of fighting, forms, and self-defense.  He has long been recognized and awarded for his teaching ability. Under his leadership, the Anoka AllStars tournament team has placed among top teams in the State for years, and members have achieved great success in individual competition.  Mr. Lysaght regularly visits schools and groups throughout the metro area to teach children the importance of safety awareness, Stranger Danger, and Might for Right. Mr. Lysaght has expanded his Martial Art's training by learning Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Wushu Kung Fu. You can find the Anoka Allstars Team on youtube here: www.youtube.com/users/Allstars

Assistant Instructors

• Dominick Tuff

  3rd Degree Black Belt

  Mr. Tuff in karate since July...

• Michaela Dargis

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Ms. Dargis started when she was ...

• Kaylee Wiskus

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Ms. Wiskus started karate on July...

• Savannah Robertson

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Ms. Robertson started karate in 2...

• David Kahn

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Mr. Kahn's training began in 2008...

• Jacob Kahn

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Mr. Kahn began his training in 20...

• Amanda Kahn

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Ms. Kahn began in 2008 and gradua...

• Heather Kahn

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Ms. Kahn began in 2008 with her f...

• Alexys Tellinghusen

  1st Degree Black Belt

  Ms. Tellinghusen is 11 years old...

• Alex Johnson

  2nd Degree Black Belt

  Mr. Johnson has placed 1st in var...

Dominick Tuff

3rd Degree Black Belt

Mr. Tuff in karate since July 21st 2001, He started assisting as a teacher in 2009, but in 2007 he started to help with classes, When he graduated to 3rd Degree in May of 2010. He specialized in Teaching and Weapons. Mr. Tuff teachs the weapons class at the anoka school plus daily classes also. He said he joined karate for the fun of doing it and has loved it ever since. He is a part of the top midwest mega teams "The Anoka Allstars" for 5 years now. He also competed in tournaments for the past 11 years and in 2010 recieved an Outstanding Competitor award. He graduated to his First Degree Black Belt : May 21st 2005, when he was nine years old and his 2nd Degree Black Belt in May 2007.

Michaela Dargis

2nd Degree Black Belt
Ms. Dargis started when she was 7 at the anoka school. She Recieved her 2nd Degree Black Belt in September 2010 and is eagerly looking forward to recieving her 3rd Degree in 2013 with a specialty in Forms. She has been on the award wining "Anoka Allstars" mega team since the start in 2008. She also started competing individually regularly starting in 2010 with an emphasis in musical forms where she recieved the Outstanding Competitor award for musical form for 2010-2011. In 2012, she has started to also work on team forms. She enjoys forms the most, but enjoys all the aspects of karate.

Kaylee Wiskus

2nd Degree Black Belt
Ms. Wiskus started karate on July 17th 2008 and earned her black belt on October 22nd, 2011. She competes in tournaments, specializing in traditional open hand form and bo forms. Ms. Wiskus is one of the top competitors in the state for her age in forms. She loves working with students of all ages and hopes to be a full time instructor some day.

Savannah Robertson

2nd Degree Black Belt
Ms. Robertson started karate in 2008. In the four years since she started, she has been fortunate enough to participate in the school's advanced mega team, "The Anoka Allstars". Her favorite areas of karate include forms, in particular bo, and competing in tournaments. In the future, my goal is to be able to pass on the training and knowledge that she has been given from her instructors.

David Kahn

2nd Degree Black Belt
Mr. Kahn's training began in 2008 and he achieved black belt with his children in 2011. He has competed in several tournaments in open hand and weapons divisions, having taken first place in black belt traditional forms and having comoeted for grand champion. His interests include self defense, physical conditioning, mental focus and using karate as a positive family activity

Jacob Kahn

2nd Degree Black Belt
Mr. Kahn began his training in 2008 with his family. He recieved his black belt in 2011 with his two sisters and his father. His specialty is advanced bo techniques, which he regularly competes with and is state ranked. Mr. Kahn enjoys helping prepare students for competitions and graduations. Self Defense and Musical Forms are among his other martial arts intrests. He has been on the Anoka Allstars team since 2008.

Amanda Kahn

2nd Degree Black Belt
Ms. Kahn began in 2008 and graduated with her family to black belt in 2011. She has been on the "Anoka Allstar" team since 2009, she has competed with two and three person team forms in several tournaments. body shield drills and jump kicks are among her favorite martial art activities

Heather Kahn

2nd Degree Black Belt
Ms. Kahn began in 2008 with her family and graduated to black belt in 2011. She competes with traditional bo and has taken first place in that division, and she has competed for grand champion. Team forms are another part of her regular competition, and she enjoys acrobatics that can be used with creative forms. Ms. Kahn has also been on the "Anoka Allstars" team since 2009

Alexys Tellinghusen

1st Degree Black Belt
Ms. Tellinghusen is 11 years old and has been in karate since 2008. The things she enjoys doing are forms and advanced kicks. The things she is best at are open hand forms, bo forms, and self defense.

Alex Johnson

2nd Degree Black Belt
Mr. Johnson has placed 1st in various forms divisions in the ncka and is a member of the award winning USA Karate Anoka Allstars Tournament Team and has been working on extreme weapons forms and is currently working on getting his 2nd degree black belt.