Master Joe Nawrozki, a fifth-dan black belt registered with the World Tae kwon do Federation in Seoul, Korea, has studied, competed, coached and taught taekwondo for a major portion of his life. He graduated from Baltimore City College high school and attended Johns Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore after beginning his journalism career at age 18. He was drafted into the military and served as a army correspondent attached to the ROK Tiger Division in Vietnam; he also was decorated for civil affairs missions in contested villages along the coastal plains and into the Central Highlands.  He began Tea Kwon Do training while a army sergeant  attached to the Republic of Korea Tiger Division during the Vietnam War. He trained under three Korean masters and grandmasters and gained valuable insights into not only the physical side of the art and sport, but the spiritual as well. He has taught self-defense at various governmental agencies, women and children street survival skills and coached a number of Jarrettsville students who earned gold, silver and bronze medals at the Maryland state championships and national U.S. Junior Olympics. Always attempting to challenge himself as well as his students, he taught self-defense for two years at the Maryland School for the Blind where, he says, he was often the receiver of wisdom. He was an award-winning journalist with the Baltimore News American and Baltimore Sun, taking an early retirement in 2007. In 1976, Master Joe was one of six Vietnam combat veterans selected nationally by No Greater Love for their achievement in the war and afterwards in civilian life. The prestigious accolade was presented in the White House Rose Garden by President Gerald R. Ford and on Capitol Hill. In addition to his passion for taekwondo, he has volunteered to coach young writers at Harford County schools and has worked with the homeless. He is a resident of Bel Air.