Mr. Reitz is a 3rd Degree Black Belt under Master Azad, and was recently awarded a 1st Degree in Sin Moo Hapkido from Grandmaster Ji, Han Jae. Mr. Reitz has been training under Master Azad for 19 years, since joining the Tae Kwon Do Club at Chico State in 1990. He first came to Chico in 1989 to pursue a degree in Music – Recording at Chico State University. He has since trained with Grandmasters Tae Yun Kim (Jung SuWon), Remy Presas (Modern Arnis), and, Grandmaster Ji, Han Jae (Sin Moo Hapkido), all through Master Azad. Before accepting the position of Chief Instructor at Azad’s this past May, Mr. Reitz was a Social Worker at Far Northern Regional Center, and a counselor to troubled teens at a boarding school in Redding. He has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from National University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of San Francisco, and a Music Degree in Recording from California State University, Chico.