Sensei Matt Failla was born November 1986, and has lived in Plainview all his life.  He began his journey in the Martial Arts at Busto’s Karate at 8 years old and hopes to achieve his Black Belt soon.  Matt was an alter server at Our Lady of Mercy Church and has been involved in the Boy Scouts for 7 years while volunteering as an adult leader.  His main interests include: training in the martial arts, reading, volunteering, and cinema.  Currently Matt attends Molloy College as a junior, majoring in Criminal Justice, with a minor in Sociology and is maintaining a 3.0 index.  He has competed in Martial Arts tournaments for 3 years now, achieving numerous 1st place awards.  Sensei Matt likes what Karate has taught him; growing up he was quiet, shy, and had low self esteem.  At Busto’s he's learned confidence, self discipline, and control and now thrives on the physical and the mental work out. It has helped him overcome ADD and has helped him to deal with his Cystic Fibrosis on a day to day basis.

Sensei Failla teaches children from 3 years old to young adults as old as 18.  He says "I know what it's like to walk in their shoes.  I get so much back from my students.  I love to impart my knowledge of the Martial Arts to them.  I especially enjoy teaching the 3 and 4 year olds.  They are so much fun and so enthusiastic.  My biggest challenge in the Martial Arts is trying to learn the wealth of information out there."