SCHOOL HISTORY
Lake Placid Martial arts was originally founded as a traditional Okinawan Karate school in the 1980”s. Sensei Peter Peck founded the original school and taught traditional Karate to adults and children for almost 30 years. Hundreds of students benefitted from the excellent instruction and student centered approach for all of those years. Sensei Peck became interested in “I love Kickboxing” and opened a franchise in Clifton Park three years ago. It became difficult for him to operate a dojo in Lake Placid and a business in Clifton Park at the same time, so it became apparent that the Lake Placid dojo would be terminated. Sensei Robert Schiller decided to continue the martial arts business in Lake Placid and began his own school at the Fitness Revolution Gym, 1991 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, New York 12946. This is now called Placid Martial Arts.
Instructor bios
Robert Schiller
Combat Hapkido instructor, PMA Owner
Robert is the Head Instructor of the Combat Hapkido Self Defense Program at Placid Martial Arts. Robert has extensive training in the martial arts spanning some 40 years. He has trained in Judo, Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, Okinawan Karate, Russian Systema, and Combat Hapkido. He holds two black belts in two separate discipline’s, Shorin Ryu Karate and Combat Hapkido. He has attained Instructor level as a fourth Dan in karate, and Master Instructor as a seventh Dan in Combat Hapkido. Robert continues to train with his fellow students and several instructors each week in classes. He also continues to improve his skills and knowledge with world famous martial artists such as Grand Master John Pellegrini and Vladimir Vasiliev. His passion for martial arts continues to burn brightly, and his many years of training and teaching lead to interesting informative training sessions.