William H. Gaston started training at Ananda Martial Arts in 2014. He studies Taekwondo, Hapkido and Five Realms Meditative Movement. Gaston attended most of AMAFA’s summer camps, before he became the first fully trained AMAFA Camp Counselor. A CNN.com story that features Master Ellis’ comments about spirituality and Star Wars features video of Gaston using his sword skills in a lightsaber demonstration. Assistant Instructor Gaston earned a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo in May 2021.

 

Gaston is now a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He likes to play the acoustic guitar and sing, and likes to play basketball almost as much as he likes martial arts. Some of his favorite healthy snacks are bananas, strawberries and green beans.

 

Assistant Instructor Gaston says that one trait he continues to develop while training at AMAFA is Courage. “It is been important in helping me do things I would have never done before, like travel across the country for a semester in high school and going to college on the East Coast.”