Bio of Master Nellie Alberghini:

Co-owner and Master Instructor of Alberghini's Tae Kwon Do and Kickboxing Center, Master Nellie Alberghini has been training in the Martial Arts for 30 years and has achieved the rank of 7th degree black belt.  This achievement affords Ms. Alberghini the distinction of being the highest ranked Tae Kwon Do female in the United States.  She has been a member of the All-American USA Tae Kwon Do Team - winning numerous championship titles in Canada, Puerto Rico, and throughout the US.  In addition to these  very impressive martial arts credentials, her expertise as a cardio kickboxing instructor has earned Ms. Alberghini featured articles in several publications, including Black Belt Magazine. 

Ms. Alberghini is always available for her students and will gladly answer your questions concerning all aspects of training.  For more information about Ms. Alberghini along with class schedules please continue to browse our site.

Master Nellie Alberghini is an expert in the following areas of the martial arts:

  • American Kickboxing
  • Hapkido
  • Grappling
  • Point fighting
  • Continuous and Olympic Tae Kwon Do Fighting
  • Traditional Open Hand Forms, International Tae Kwon Do Federation System

Seminar Presenter – Nationally and internationally on a wide range of Martial Arts topics including:

  • Rape Prevention
  • Self Defense techniques
  • Grappling

Society Honors:

  • UNITAS distinguished service award
  • Town of Hamden Recognition of Achievement Award
  • State of Connecticut appreciation of service award
  • St. Jude's Kick-a-thon 1995-1998 major contributing school

Martial Arts Honors:

  • Promoter of the Connecticut Open Karate Championships
  • Ranked # 1 in point sparring in the United States by All America Tae Kwon Do 1986 through 1988
  • All-American United States Tae Kwon Do Team
  • Numerous point and continuous fighting championship titles in Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United States

Feature Articles Appearing In:

  • Black Belt Magazine - 1996 School of the Month
  • Tae Kwon Do Times