Wisdom Way Martial Arts

Kyosah Dennis Campo - Retired President & Chief Instructor

Dennis Campo is a 7th Degree Black Belt with more than 40 years of martial arts experience and has been teaching martial arts since 1985.  Kyosah Campo holds black belt ranks in the following martial arts disciplines: 

• 7th Degree - American Karate
• 6th Degree - Fear Enabled Accelerated Response System (FEARS Ltd)
• 4th Degree - Joe Lewis Fighting Systems (JLFS)
• 4th Degree - Ji Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do
• 4th Degree - USA Goju-Ryu Karate 
• 3rd Degree - Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do
• 2nd Degree - Bill Wallace's Superfoot System

Kyosah Campo is a also a certified Jeet Kune Do/Jun Fan Style Kickboxing instructor (Level 5) and has extensive training in Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Hapkido, Shotokan Karate, and Kobudo.

Kyosah Campo is only the third man in martial arts history to hold black belts under both World Kickboxing Champions Joe Lewis and Bill Wallace.  He is certified as a Black Belt and master instructor by the Superfoot/Joe Lewis Martial Arts Systems, the Eastern USA International Martial Arts Association, and the International Black Belt Grand Master Council.  Kyosah Campo is a 26-time Martial Arts Hall of Famer, a 6-time Instructor of the Year, and 4-time Master of the Year.

While he enjoys the privilege of training throughout the United States, he feels his most important role in the Martial Arts today is serving the people of his community.  He is especially committed to empowering our children with self-confidence.

Kyosah Alexander Campo - Vice President & Instructor

Alex Campo is a 4th Degree Black Belt and has been training in the martial arts since his third birthday. Kyosah Alex currently holds black belts in 2 martial arts systems:

• 4th Degree - American Karate
• 3rd Degree - Fear Enabled Accelerated Response System (FEARS Ltd)

Kyosah Alex was the 2000 Most Improved Student, the 2001 Student of the Year, the 2003 Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Year, the 2013 Black Belt of the Year, and the 2015 Martial Artist of the Year at Wisdom Way Martial Arts.  He was awarded his 1st Degree Black Belt in 2010.  

He has traveled extensively throughout the United States to train with such industry greats as Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Michael DePasquale Jr., Robb Buckland, Ian Marshall, Renzo Gracie, Mike Allen, Mike Lee Kanarek, John Maynard, Walt Lysak, and Rich Ryan, among others.  

Kyosah Alex is the fourth Black Belt in the Campo family after his father, Kyosah Dennis Campo, his uncle, Kyosah Kevin Campo, and his brother, Kyosah Benjamin Campo.

Mrs. Sara Campo - Vice President & Assistant Instructor

Sara Campo is a 1st Kyu Brown Belt who began her training in 2017 under FEARS founder and Wisdom Way mentor Kyoshi Robb Buckland in Wells, Maine.

Mrs. Campo relocated to Connecticut in 2019 and now assists her husband, Kyosah Dennis Campo, in managing Wisdom Way Martial Arts, lesson planning, and teaching our children's classes.

She holds brown belts in both American Karate and the Fear Enabled Accelerated Response System and is currently pursuing her black belts in the Superfoot and DePasquale Combat Ju-Jitsu systems.

Mrs. Campo is incredibly popular with both our children and adult students, and we are quite fortunate to have her as part of our amazing team!

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Closing Remarks

For those wondering about my title, Kyosah, it's quite simple, actually.  Kyosah is a Korean term for "teacher".  While the title Kyosah has been replaced in recent years by "Sabumnim", it is a simple title used by my instructor, Curtis Inniss, and his instructor before him, Carlos Farrell.  I am honored to share a title used by these great teachers.  

Many of my contemporaries insist on using such titles as "Master", "Grand Master", or even (if you can believe this!) "Supreme Commander".  Seriously!  However, I don't consider myself anyone's master and dislike the title.  Certainly, I have been training and teaching for a very long time, I'm a black belt, and sure, I've earned the title "master instructor".  But my name is Dennis Campo; a simple man who wishes to be no one's "master".  Like many of you, I have a family, a job, and similar responsibilities.  

The only difference between you and me, perhaps, is that I am a martial artist, and I love to share my knowledge and experience with those who share my passion.  Let's leave our differences at that!