Our Instructors

A 5th Degree Black Belt and nine-time National and International champion in Sport Karate NBL, Master Toney "TJ" Lopez founded Retro Sport Karate in 2012. Recognized on the cover of the 2006 Sport Karate NBL magazine for winning three out of five National conferences in one year, Master Lopez began his formal martial arts training at his father's studio in 1990 and received his first-degree black belt at age 10. He is dedicated to providing elite martial arts training and mentoring students to achieve their potential.

A 4th Degree Black Belt under Master Toney Lopez, Master Gunn received his first-degree black belt in 1990 from Master Tony Lopez and Grand Master Jhoon Rhee, and his first-degree black belt in Wado Ryu in 2006. A veteran of many local and international competitions (NBL, NASKA, AOK, TNT, TKO), Master Gunn has been awarded dozens of State championships and multiple National Tournament Grand Champion awards.

A 3rd Dan Black Belt, Isaac Welk has been training at Retro Sport Karate under Master Toney Lopez since 2014. As a veteran of Team Fierce Contact, RSK's competitive martial arts team, Mr. Welk has experience competing in traditional forms, creative forms, creative weapons, team forms and sparring. He has won TKO State Championships in creative forms and sparring, several Grand Championships at tournaments throughout the United States, and was recently recognized by NASKA with National Top 10 and World Top 10 rankings.

A retired World ranked acrobatic gymnast and founding member of the USA Gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics Development Team, Coach K began her gymnastics training at age 6 and competed for 8 years until retirement at 16. A three-time Regional and National Champion, she represented Team USA as a member of the National Team and USAG World Team from 2016-2018, earning championship medals and competing at the 2018 FIG World Championships.

A 3rd degree Black belt under Master Lopez, Levi Villareal ("Mr. V") has been training in martial arts since age 5 and has known Master Lopez longer than Retro Sport Karate has been established. A graduate of RSK's Instructor Certification Program with experience teaching all ages and levels, Mr. V is a member of RSK's competitive team, Team Fierce Contact, and is dedicated to motivating the next generation of martial artists.