A martial artist and educator, Justin Hagen has been consistently practicing martial arts since 1994. An international Kyokushin fighter, Justin holds a 3rd Dan in Taekwondo, 2nd Dan in Isshin-Ryu and 1st Dan in Kyokushin. He currently teaches and runs a martial arts program out of BucksMont Taekwondo in Hatfield, PA. In conjunction with martial arts, Justin is also a middle school athletic coach for soccer, wrestling and track as well as is an educator for the Pennsylvania public school system, and writer for Black Belt Magazine. Studying at the University of Rhode Island from 2007-2011, Justin obtained his Bachelor's degree in history with a minor in philosophy with emphasis on East Asian studies and religion. Continuing his education at the graduate level at DeSales University, in his master's thesis, he explored research on the effects martial arts programs have on behavior in the educational setting and received his Master's Degree in Education in 2018. Justin now seeks to share the knowledge he has accrued through his experiences in life through his writings, seminars and offers free and low cost martial arts philosophy classes through Udemy.