Brody Burns
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Name: BRODY BURNS
Title: Director of Sport
Email: bburns@usankf.org
Cell Phone: 469-233-0968
State/Region: Texas/Region 3
Years in Karate: 34
Rank: 6th Dan (USA NKF), 6th Dan (WIKF)
Style: Wadu Ryu
USA NKF previous roles held: Tournament Director, Team Leader, National Coach, Head Kumite Coach and Administrative Head Coach
Major Accomplishments: Olympic Coach. He has coached every level of competition from Regional Championships to the Olympic Games. He is the only karate coach in the US to have produced two Olympians and two Pan Am Games Champions in the same year. He is one of two karate coaches in the world who personally coached two karate athletes who qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games. USA Olympic Coach of the Year, USA NKF Coach of the Year.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a second Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, both from Sam Houston State University
Other: In addition to his work in the karate world, Burns is a Federal Law Enforcement Officer
