About Us
Master Dowdy
Two time inductee into USA Martial Arts Black Belt Hall of Fame
40 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
Great White Crane Kung Fu
White Tiger Kung Fu
Co-Founder Hak Dari Shon Hapkido system
Founder of Tiger Shark Hapkido system
1973 joint US/Korea Demonstration team
26 years experience private security; night clubs (Bouncer)
Chief of Security Rocky Mount, VA and Natural Bridge, VA (Raceways)
Consultant/Expert Witness for court system
Instructor at Kilgore Police Academy, TX
Numerous Classes for Community Colleges, churches, and schools
Veteran US Air Force, 6 years
Instructor of S.W.A.T. unarmed combat and non-firearm weapons
Personal Body Guard
Directed Martial Arts Tournaments
Board member of Testing Committee of Black Belts
Directed 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
Owned and operated numerous martial arts schools
Given 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
* Self esteem and team building
* Crisis intervention