Episode 05 – Dexter Parker

09/01/14 • -1 min

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Sifu Dexter Parker with Grandmaster Reginald McKissick, his nephew Eddy, and more students of the School of Combative Arts.

Sifu Dexter Parker has been a Peoria martial arts mainstay for more than 40 years.

The hung gar kung fu stylist says that kung fu has some answers to the human condition, such as who we are, what we are and why we are.

Mr. Parker discusses his lineage quite a bit after I asked him about it. To help provide more information, here is Liu Seong on Wikipedia.

He also talks about Reggie McKissick, who is seen working with Mr. Parker in this video.

Sifu Parker teaches classes at the Trinity Training Center in Peoria, Illinois.

Listen to The Martial Arts Podcast with Dexter Parker

Sifu Dexter Parker with Grandmaster Reginald McKissick, his nephew Eddy, and more students of the School of Combative Arts.

Sifu Dexter Parker has been a Peoria martial arts mainstay for more than 40 years.

The hung gar kung fu stylist says that kung fu has some answers to the human condition, such as who we are, what we are and why we are.

Mr. Parker discusses his lineage quite a bit after I asked him about it. To help provide more information, here is Liu Seong on Wikipedia.

He also talks about Reggie McKissick, who is seen working with Mr. Parker in this video.

Sifu Parker teaches classes at the Trinity Training Center in Peoria, Illinois.

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Episode 04 – Joe Walker

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Mr. Joe Walker is a multiple-time world champion martial artist with more than 54 years of experience.

In this podcast, we talk about his start in judo, why judo teachers had more students than karate teachers in the early 1960s and how karate took over, his experience training with Grandmaster Robert Trias, how he learned the Israeli fighting art of haganah, and so much more.

I’m really happy with this episode because we both love talking martial arts. Following the recording of this episode, Mr. Walker showed me his dojo, including his wall of black belts and pictures from around Okinawa and other Asian countries. We’re both excited about bringing you another podcast episode in the future. Rest assured with more than 50 years in the martial arts, we won’t have any issues finding things to talk about.

Mr. Walker asked to preview this episode before he went out. He lamented referring to gis as dojos – he later corrected himself – and for forgetting the name of Seisho Tanahara, so he asked me if we wanted to re-record that segment. I told him I liked the raw feel of it, that I think this podcast works because it is more of a conversation and less of a formal, rigid Q&A. The essence of his response was that he was okay with it, saying that nobody’s ever perfect the first time they do something, and that we have to keep working to get better. I thought that was a great way to look at it.

Upcoming plugs and where I’ll be include...

Aug. 2 – Martial Arts for St. Jude
Aug. 15-17 – Share The Martial Arts

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Episode 06 – Matthew Schell

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Sensei Matthew Schell recently sat down to talk to me about what he feels is missing in modern-day karate that he is instilling in his students. He talks briefly about his instructor, Mr. Jim Price, and Mr. Price’s instructor, Master Phillip Koeppel.

Sensei Schell runs Tora Hakutsuru Kan Martial Arts Academyin Morton, Illinois.