American College of Martial Arts-Master Instructor
Grandmaster John Dowdy
Facts
At a Glance
Inducted into USA Martial Arts Black Belt Hall of Fame-Two Times
39 years Martial Arts experience
9th Degree Black Belt Tiger Shark Hapkido
5th Degree Black Belt American Jujitsu
6th Degree Black Belt Hak Dari Shon Hapkido
2nd Degree Black Belt Kuk Sool Won Hapkido
Black Belt Kemp Karate
Black Belt Tae-Kwon-Do
Black Belt Judo
Red Sash (Black Belt) Great White Crane Kung Fu
Red Sash (Black Belt) White Tiger Kung Fu
Co-Founder Hak Dari Shon Hapkido system
Founder of Tiger Shark Hapkido system
1973 joint US/Korea Demonstration team
Consultant/Expert Witness for court system
Instructor at Kilgore Police Academy, TX
Numerous Classes for Community Colleges, churches, and schools
Veteran US Air Force
Instructor of S.W.A.T. unarmed combat and non-firearm weapons
Personal Body Guard
Overseen Martial Arts Tournaments
Board member of Testing Committee of Black Belts
Overseen training of special tactical personnel for police departments.
Personal Trainer for weight training
Use of Traditional and Non-Traditional martial arts weapons
Extensive work with special-ed children
Weekly TV Program- ‘Self Defense and U' in Roanoke, VA
Program director for Cognitive Connection, alternative school
Taught adult high school and the GED program for community colleges
Lectures and Seminars for the following:
* Self-Defense
* Energy
* Rape Prevention
* Massage and acupressure
* Self-Healing
* Inner Self-Defense
* Martial Arts History and philosophy
* All forms or martial arts training from ground fighting to weapons
* Ground fighting and Jujitsu
Two Time US Martial Arts Blackbelt Hall of Fame/Instructor of the Year
Knowledge before Power
Thought before Action
Wisdom before Strength
----Grandmaster John Dowdy.
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