Patrick M. Hickey

Patrick M. Hickey is a ninth dan black belt in karate who has more

than 40 years of experience as a competitor, instructor, coach,

referee and judge. He is also a certified black belt in judo, jujitsu

and kobudo. Hickey was a former AAU Karate Official, a nationally

rated referee and coach, and an internationally rated referee. He was

an officer for the United States national governing body for karate

from 1986 to 1994 and currently heads the USA Karate Senior Master’s

Caucus. Hickey spent time as a director of the United States Karate

Association Law Enforcement Division heading the group that certified

police defensive tactics instructors. In the early 1980’s Hickey was

one of the United States representatives to the First World Technical

Congress that set the standard for international karate competition.

Currently, Hickey is the president of the USA Karate Federation and

director of the International Kwanmukan and helps his wife, Pamela,

run the Hickey Karate Center in Stow, Ohio. They reared three boys,

Patrick, Thomas, and David Hickey. In addition to his avid interest in

the martial arts, he likes to play guitar, enjoys sailing and playing

on a soccer team and ballroom dancing.