Meet the Team

  • Sa Bom Nim Lynda Gronlund

    O Dan Sa Bom Nim Dan #56054

    School Owner and Master Instructor

    Master Gronlund is a 5th degree black belt (Master Instructor) in Tang Soo Do as well as a "Kyo Sa Nim" (certified TSD instructor). Master Gronlund achieved her 5th Degree in February 2025. She is a certified Self-Defense instructor, Kids Power Instructor and Krav Maga Instructor. Before beginning her Tang Soo Do training she studied Kung Fu, Jujitsu and European weapons fighting. Kyosa Lynda competed as one of seven individual competitors in the PKSA organization in the 2012 World Tang Soo Do Tournament, hosted in the United States. Outside of martial arts, Lynda is a certified Personal Trainer and owner of BalancePoint Fitness, which offers one-on-one and small group training as well as fitness classes.

  • Sa Bom Nim Kenneth Lewis II

    Sa Dan Sa Bom Nim Dan #57022

    School Owner and Master Instructor

    Kenneth Lewis II is a 4rd degree black belt (Master Instructor) in Tang Soo Do as well as a "Kyo Sa Nim" (certified TSD instructor). He achieved 4th Degree in August 2022 and has over 35 years of martial arts experience from various styles. Master Lewis a former member of the USA World Team and has previously medaled in two world tournaments in Malaysia and the UK. He is also a three time PKSA Power Breaking Champion. Outside of PKSA, Master Lewis is a master certified automotive technician and is currently a full time professor at Washtenaw Community College for Automotive Technology.

  • Kyo Sa Nim Whitney Lewis

    Sam Dan Kyo Sa Nim Dan #60286

    School Owner and Certified Instructor

    Whitney Lewis is a Sam Dan (Third Degree Black Belt) Kyo Sa Nim and co-owner of PKSA Ann Arbor North. She has been training in Tang Soo Do at PKSA Ann Arbor since 2012 and achieved 3rd degree in August 2022. At PKSA Ann Arbor, Whitney was the head of the Little Ninjas Program and she continues to use her knowledge of child development to incorporate in the karate classes. Whitney was a member of the USA World Team from 2019-2021. Outside of PKSA, Whitney has a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education with a ZS Early Childhood Endorsement from Eastern Michigan University. She was previously a GSRP/Head Start preschool teacher and Early Childhood Special Education Teacher and Teacher Consultant at Ann Arbor Public Schools. She is currently a teacher at Eastern Michigan University Children’s Institute.

  • Kyo Sa Nim Garrett Ringler

    E Dan #65118

    Certified Instructor

    Kyosa Garrett previously trained for 4 years in Tae Kwon Do and received his advanced junior black belt. He began training in Tang Soo Do at PKSA Detroit and then transferred to PKSA A2. He received Kyo Sa Nim title in 2021 and tested for E Dan in 2022.

  • Dr. Joe Hornyak

    Sam Dan #58030

    Sparring Instructor

    Began training at PKSA A2 in 2008 with his family.