Create Your Legacy

For nearly two decades Ms. Rocio Rosales has been part of the Legacy Martial Arts family, and today she's usually the first face new students and parents meet. As Enrollment Director and a senior instructor, she walks families through their first experience at Legacy and helps parents see how the programs support their child's growth on and off the mat.

She started training in 2005 at Channel Islands ATA Martial Arts alongside her family — the oldest of five siblings on the mat together — and quickly became both a leader in the academy and a strong competitor in California's 17–29 women's division. Academy owner Scott Jarvis spotted her leadership early and put her into the instructor training program; in 2007 she began teaching alongside Master Gregory at the new academy on Rose Avenue.

As a competitor she's a multiple-time California State Champion, Southwest District Champion, and a World Championship silver medalist. Her biggest contribution, though, happens off the competition floor: she is Lead Instructor of the Mighty Badgers program for ages 4–6, where she's helped thousands of children build listening skills, confidence, self-control, and responsibility — the habits that carry into preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.

Around Legacy we joke that she's as much a counselor for the parents as an instructor for the kids. Families regularly ask her how to reinforce at home the same confidence, discipline, and accountability their children learn on the mat.

Ms. Rosales holds the rank of 5th-Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo, with certifications through the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), Global Traditional Martial Arts (GTMA), Hyper Pro Training, and MASS Training. She was named Enrollment Director of the Year by the National Martial Arts Alliance.