Johnny 'Gyro' Potter

Along with holding a Eighth Degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, Johnny Gyro holds Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do, Kang Duk Dwan, Shi Pi Gi (King Fu), Hapkido and Gung Fu. Mr. Gyro has been a Karate and self defense instructor for over 25-years, nearly all of them spent teaching at Johnny Gyro's School of Karate-his and his wife Noel's Karate studio located in Agoura Hills, California. In addition to teaching Karate and self defense, Mr. Gyro began competing in Karate tournaments in 1978. In 1982 he was awarded "Competitor of the Year" by World Karate News Magazine. Karate Illustrated and Martial Arts magazines both named him the Number One Competitor in California and Nevada for six consecutive years from 1982 to 1987. In 1990, he was inducted into the IFKA Hall of Fame and named that organization's "Competitor of the Year".