Our Licensed Instructors
Head Instructor Tim Goonan
Mr. Goonan has been teaching the martial arts for nearly a decade and has been training in the martial arts for almost two. He has trained in Hapkido and has been instructing students for many years, holding a high ranking Black Belt in Hapkido.
He is the owner-operator and head instructor of Penn Mar Martial Arts Academy.
Mr. Goonan is a caring, loving father and husband and takes his empathy onto the floor with him each and everyday. You will find him working hard at the school every night of the week teaching students of all ages, his philosophies, strategies and martial arts skills. Master Goonan has been working to spread the work and word of Penn Mar Martial Arts throughout the community, helping hundreds of students of all ages learn the skills that will last a lifetime.
the fall of 1981, he and a friend from college decided to seek out an art they heard about called HapKiDo. There was only one place teaching this art and it was more than an hour away. They found the school placed in the middle of a shopping center and decided to look in the window before going inside. What they saw amazed them both. People were not only doing kicks and punches but they were rolling around on the mat, grabbing and twisting each other in ways not seen by either of them before. An older gentleman taking the class came to them and invited them in.
After taking his first class, his love of HapKiDo was realized which set him on his path. Master Lyons dedicated himself to the art of HapKiDo. Starting as a white belt, he began competing on the national sparring circuit traveling up and down the East coast almost every weekend, ending with his goal of winning the Maryland State Grand Championship in 1993. During the tournament scene, a friend asked for private training for an upcoming kickboxing match to which he agreed. His friend won the match, which prompted more requests to be trained by Master Lyons. So began the inspiration for opening his school.
In 1991 Penn-Mar Martial Arts was born. After four successful years in Maryland, his school outgrew its current location and moved to a new facility in Littlestown, Pa. which opened April 1st 1996, where it remains to this day.
Master Lyons is a senior student of Grandmaster J.R.West of Ridgeland, Mississippi. GM West is President of the United States Korean Martial Arts Federation and Vice President of the United States HapKiDo operations for the KiDoHwe (the governing body of HapKiDo in Korea).
Master Lyons currently holds the rank of 6th Dan and is only the second person to be promoted to that rank by Grandmaster West.
Master Lyons accomplishments are as follows:
* 1st Dan Black Belt, Feb 2nd, 1986 - Korea Sin Moo HapKiDo Association # 7196
* 2nd Dan Black Belt, Feb 19th, 1988 - World HapKiDo Federation # 2013
* 3rd Dan, July 17th, 1993 - International HapKiDo Federation # 3003
* 4th Dan, April 19th, 1997 - United States Korean Martial Arts Federation #4014
* 5th Dan, Feb 23rd, 2001 - USKMAF # 5007
* 6th Dan, Feb 25th, 2006 - USKMAF # 60707
* Professional Martial Arts School Owner and Instructor for over 20 years
* Faculty Member and Instructor for McDaniel College
* Trainer for State and local Police, Secret Service Agents, and Military Personnel
* Private Instructor for Executives, VIPs, Sports Professionals, and Teacher Associations
Master Lyons would like to acknowledge his accomplishments, which would not have been possible without the guidance and teachings of Grandmaster J.R. West.
Head Instructor Tim Goonan
Mr. Goonan has been teaching the martial arts for nearly a decade and has been training in the martial arts for almost two. He has trained in Hapkido and has been instructing students for many years, holding a high ranking Black Belt in Hapkido. He is the owner-operator and head instructor of Penn Mar Martial Arts Academy.
Mr. Goonan is a caring, loving father and husband and takes his empathy onto the floor with him each and everyday. You will find him working hard at the school every night of the week teaching students of all ages, his philosophies, strategies and martial arts skills. Master Goonan has been working to spread the work and word of Penn Mar Martial Arts throughout the community, helping hundreds of students of all ages learn the skills that will last a lifetime.
Master Lyons
Master Lyons began his training in the late seventies and is a 6th Dan Black Belt, HapKiDo Master. He began studying Shotokan Karate, Judo, and Tae Kwon Do all at the tender age of 16. After months of training, he decided to look even further into other martial arts. One morning in the fall of 1981, he and a friend from college decided to seek out an art they heard about called HapKiDo. There was only one place teaching this art and it was more than an hour away. They found the school placed in the middle of a shopping center and decided to look in the window before going inside. What they saw amazed them both. People were not only doing kicks and punches but they were rolling around on the mat, grabbing and twisting each other in ways not seen by either of them before. An older gentleman taking the class came to them and invited them in.After taking his first class, his love of HapKiDo was realized which set him on his path. Master Lyons dedicated himself to the art of HapKiDo. Starting as a white belt, he began competing on the national sparring circuit traveling up and down the East coast almost every weekend, ending with his goal of winning the Maryland State Grand Championship in 1993. During the tournament scene, a friend asked for private training for an upcoming kickboxing match to which he agreed. His friend won the match, which prompted more requests to be trained by Master Lyons. So began the inspiration for opening his school.
In 1991 Penn-Mar Martial Arts was born. After four successful years in Maryland, his school outgrew its current location and moved to a new facility in Littlestown, Pa. which opened April 1st 1996, where it remains to this day.
Master Lyons is a senior student of Grandmaster J.R.West of Ridgeland, Mississippi. GM West is President of the United States Korean Martial Arts Federation and Vice President of the United States HapKiDo operations for the KiDoHwe (the governing body of HapKiDo in Korea).
Master Lyons currently holds the rank of 6th Dan and is only the second person to be promoted to that rank by Grandmaster West.
Master Lyons accomplishments are as follows:
* 1st Dan Black Belt, Feb 2nd, 1986 - Korea Sin Moo HapKiDo Association # 7196
* 2nd Dan Black Belt, Feb 19th, 1988 - World HapKiDo Federation # 2013
* 3rd Dan, July 17th, 1993 - International HapKiDo Federation # 3003
* 4th Dan, April 19th, 1997 - United States Korean Martial Arts Federation #4014
* 5th Dan, Feb 23rd, 2001 - USKMAF # 5007
* 6th Dan, Feb 25th, 2006 - USKMAF # 60707
* Professional Martial Arts School Owner and Instructor for over 20 years
* Faculty Member and Instructor for McDaniel College
* Trainer for State and local Police, Secret Service Agents, and Military Personnel
* Private Instructor for Executives, VIPs, Sports Professionals, and Teacher Associations
Master Lyons would like to acknowledge his accomplishments, which would not have been possible without the guidance and teachings of Grandmaster J.R. West.
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