MSU Ambassador
Sr. Director – Operations

Steve Zalazowski received his Bachelor of Science in Professional Sales & Management in 2011 and his Master of Science in Leadership & Coaching in 2020 from Bellevue University. For the last decade plus, he has worked in the cellular industry in various capacities and as of 2025 in Information Technology Systems Engineering.

In 2004 Steve began corresponding with Dr. Chapél of the Martial Science University, becoming accepted as a student in 2006. In 2015 he was appointed the MSU position of Online Director and Senior Administrator with responsibilities including development and management of the online presence for MSU as well as the implementation of a collegiate-modeled online learning system with worldwide communication capabilities. Steve was promoted to Sr. Director – Operations in 2023 and formally granted the position of MSU Ambassador in 2024.

Steve has studied martial arts formally since 1998, earning multiple black belt level degrees in various styles & systems. He was the first person promoted by Dr. Chapél to 1st Degree Black Belt in American Chúan Fa, and recognized by the MSU Board and Advisory Council as the creator and 10th Degree Black Belt of his own system called American Martial Science™. Notably he is the only person who has earned black belt level from both Dr. Chapél and IKCA Senior Grand Master Chuck Sullivan; Steve is co-owner of the IKCA along with his partner David Ghigliotty as of 2022 and was promoted to 10th Degree Black Belt by the IKCA in 2025.

He was asked by a group of students to form what would eventually become the school known as United Martial Arts Self Defense Academy (a subsidiary of UMASDA, Inc., a CA 501C3 Non-Profit Corporation) in 2005, and continues to serve UMASDA and parent organization as Executive Director and Senior Teacher with final accountability for all performance metrics and coursework development. He regularly teaches facets of MSU curriculum across multiple lineages during weekly classes at UMASDA; Steve is the senior instructor for the IKCA, Enshin Itto Ryu Battojutsu (Japanese Sword), and AMS™ study tracks and assistant instructor for the Jujutsu program.