Mike Burke

Mike Burke was born in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1982 he moved to Maryland to pursue his career as an engineer. Mike currently works at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Mike's hobbies are sailing and fitness, especially running.

In 1987 Mike learned about Joe Sheya and Hapkido through John Murphy, the manager of the gym where both Mike and Joe trained. Mike studied Hapkido for about a year, but left to pursue other interests. He returned to Hapkido in 1994 as a means to deal with a stressful job.

Mike was promoted to black belt instructor on 6 May 2000. "Hapkido has made me a better person, better able to deal with people around me. ... in the Dojang, I like the one on one interaction with other students, discovering what makes a technique work."

---