Mr. Parizo began martial arts training in 2011 while working on an advanced academic terminal degree. He was hooked immediately despite starting a bit later in life than the average competitor. He is a 1st Degree Black Belt in our Traditional system and a White belt in jiu-jitsu.
The personal growth, fitness, and experiential learning gave him a foothold to develop personally and professionally.
Mr. Parizo learned leadership from watching youth development. As a family, both of his children (now in their twenties) earned their black belts before him and began leading adult classes while he was one of their students! This provided a unique perspective for helping develop youth leadership.
Mr. Parizo is a continual learner having a B.S. in Computer Science, M.S. in Information Systems, and a Ph.D. In Applied Management and Decision Sciences. He is also a consummate hobbyist having a pilot’s license, distiller’s license, drones, laser engravers, and more. One constant is the training, acceptance, and feelings of inclusiveness and family that WI-MAFC offers to everyone!
“I encourage anyone reading this to come join our training! It changed my life! It will be my privilege to be the first to welcome you with any bad-dad joke I can think of at the moment!”

Mr. Malchow is a 1st Degree Black Belt in our Traditional system and a White belt in jiu-jitsu. He first started training in September 2012 when he was 8 years old. He then began teaching in 2016 and earned his black belt in 2018. His favorite thing about martial arts is sparring and the people he has met during his career.
Instructor Malchow currently attends UW - La Crosse, pursuing a degree in Biology.
Outside of teaching, he enjoys reading fantasy books, and works at Culver’s.
At the moment, he is taking a small break from martial arts to focus on his studies, but he intends to return when he can.

Ms. Autumn Neugent is a 1st Degree Black Belt in our traditional system and has been training since 2018. She began teaching in 2020.
Her favorite thing about martial arts is acquiring the ability to defend herself and helping other wheelchair users gain that confidence.
Instructor Neugent attended Madison College (formerly MATC) from 1998 - 2003 and studied a wide variety of social sciences. She worked in the accounting field until medically retiring.
Outside of teaching, she is a full time advocate, athlete, and fun-haver!

Ms. Sophia Mansoor is a 1st Degree Black Belt in our traditional system. She began teaching in 2022.
Her favorite thing about martial arts is open hand forms. Instructor Mansoor has been attending UW Madison for the past year and a half and is majoring in computer science.
Outside of teaching, she enjoys reading and playing video games.