MARTIAL
ARTS
I have trained for 14 years at American Self Defense and Fitness Center under Master Fred Bargiacchi. I am a 2nd Degree Adult Back Belt. I am one of the Instructors there in charge of teaching younger students the art.
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Caelen Mahoney
Instructor, Demonstration Team Coordinator, Curriculum Development Team
God Bless America
Sung by Celine Dion
Choreographed by Caelen Mahoney
This is a form that I created for Memorial Day 2020. I choreographed it to be a solo performance. As the Demonstration Team Coordinator at ASDFC, I choreograph Martial Arts forms to music for the kids on the team to perform at belt promotion ceremonies in house.
Leadership and Teamwork Instruction
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I have had the opportunity to teach Leadership and Teamwork in different areas. In Patterson, NJ, I was a guest instructor for the Junior Police Academy and I, along with other instructors at ASDFC, spoke about what has helped me become a great leader. I have also had the opportunity to work with kids from different areas of NJ at Spring Lake Day Camp. We taught basic martial arts along with team building activities to different age groups.
In order to do this, I went through training in Leadership, Teamwork, Public speaking and effective communication, Goal setting, and so much more. One of my goals in life is to have the opportunity to teach a goal setting workshop myself.
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Check out Caelen Mahoney's Top Ten Rules of Success:
 Building focus at SLDC |
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 Teamwork Challenges at our Holiday Fun Night |
 Leadership Training in Patterson for the Junior Police Academy |
 High Ropes Teamwork Challenge |
 Team Building and Leadership Training at our Ninja Warrior Summer Camp |
 Martial Arts and Team building at Spring Lake Day Camp |
Girl on Fire
Song by Alicia Keys
Choreographed for Fan by Caelen Mahoney
This is a Fan Form I choreographed for the young women on the Demonstration Team. They work so hard everyday and I wanted to feature them with an empowering performance to show off their skills. On the left is Vanessa Feola, my Co- Demonstration Team Coordinator and on the right is our student, Mikayla Thompson who was only ten years old when we did this form.
"Caelen has the unique ability to bring the best out of her students and make those around her strive to be better."
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- Hyland and Chris Thompson
ASDFC Parents
"I look up to Ms. Caelen as a role model and friend. She inspires me everyday to do my best no matter
what it is. I hope to one day be as confident and talented of a person as she is."
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- Mikayla Thompson, Age 11
Blindfolded Jump Turning
Back Side Kick
Curriculum Development Team
As of April 2020, 4 other Black Belts and I drew up the new Little Ninja Program curriculum. The Little Ninjas are ages 3-5. The Black Belts and I put together 576 drills and lessons across the 4 levels of the Little Ninja program. Each level has 6 different lesson. These lessons vary from Listening, Kicking, Confidence, Running, and more. Each lesson has 24 drills. Yes, we did come up with 24 different drills teaching confidence to 3-5 year olds while still keeping them engaged and having fun! After we came up with the drills, we made instructional videos for each drill so parents and ninjas could work on their Martial Arts skills at home. Overall this process took about 5 months and we are still filming the videos. It was such a privilege to be apart of this project. The experience in and of itself was life altering for I learned so many lessons on teamwork and coordination.
Caelen Mahoney- 2nd Degree Adult Black Belt Test, June 2018