Scott Tarbell, a resident of Amesbury, came to the Worcester, Massachusetts area as a young boy from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Scott has studied a variety of martial arts throughout his life. He began his Karate training at the age of 8 with the Boy's club as well as boxing under the supervision of his father who is a two-time Golden Gloves boxing champion of Worcester, MA.

Scott holds a 3rd degree black belt in San Chai Na Shaolin Kempo Karate, a 1st degree black belt in Modern Arnis and an advanced rank in Olympic Style Tae Kwan Do. Three years ago he switched over to the Wing Tsun system training after 7 years of training in classical Wing Chun. Scott has also studied Small Circle Jujitsu and Kyusho Jitsu extensively under Sifu Alex Lavaud. In total, Scott has over twenty years of training and has devoted the past eight years to teaching martial arts.

A graduate of Salem State College, Scott holds a B.S. in Psychology with a double minor in sociology and human biology, along with a Masters degree in Special Education. Scott and his wife Ayako are the proud parents of a baby girl Safiya Meekah, as well as their other "babies"- 2 cats and a Pug named Cujo.

Scott spends his free time, studying languages (he's partially fluent in Japanese, Spanish, and American Sign Language), weight training and expanding his collection of oldies and classic rock albums.

Scott is a Special Education Teacher at Haverhill High School.

Favorite Quote: "We all have inner demons to fight; we call these demons Fear, Hatred, and Anger. If defeated, then a life of single day is triumph; if not, then a life of a hundred years is a tragedy."

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