- Training since
- 2005
- Teaching since
- 2008
OUR PEOPLE
Sensei Stephanie Rodenhiser
Head Instructor at Buzz Durkin’s Karate School
Rokudan · Master · 6th Degree Black Belt
Shihan · Master Instructor
Other Roles & Associations
- Board Member of the New England Martial Arts Foundation
- Uechi-Con Presenter
- Member of the Facilitator’s Guild
About Stephanie
Stephanie Rodenhiser began training with Buzz Durkin in 2005 and teaching in 2008. As the school’s Head Instructor, she works with children and adults. She progressed through STORM (Special Team of Role Models) and now helps its students develop their teaching skills. She also teaches bo, sai, tonfa, and katana.
Stephanie helps organize Uechi-Con, tests, graduations, tournaments, and seminars, and leads sessions on how to teach. Her creative work includes clothing artwork, websites, promotional materials, and the Uechiryu Butokukai graduation yearbook.
She graduated from Northern Essex Community College in 2020, majoring in psychology, and serves on the board of the New England Martial Arts Foundation.
