Master Wendy Hannigan
Mrs. Hannigan is a 4th degree Master black belt and an instructor at our Plantsville location. She started training in 2005 along with her children and husband - who are all black belts! She has a degree in Management Information Systems.
Master Hannigan has a famous saying at Valentin Karate - Karate is cheaper than therapy - and its true! She originally became interested in martial arts when her older son tried his first karate class at a different school when he was 7 years old. At that time, she also had triplets that were 2 years old. Watching his first class, Master Hannigan was surprised to find she was interested in starting herself but decided it would have to wait. Once she felt the kids were old enough to allow her to pursue this for myself, she visited several schools in Southington before walking into Valentin Karate. She immediately feeling like she was home. It's been an amazing journey that she is so happy to have begun all those years ago. Her family joined her shortly after, and all four children and husband are also VK black belts! She love teaching and training, and both helped her build the confidence to return to her career as a systems analyst after an 18-year break to raise her four children.
