Grandmaster
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Professor/Grandmaster Alexander Archie began his martial arts training with Kodokan Judo in the early 1950's under the tutelage of one "Sergeant Peterson" in North Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1954 he met and began training with Master Henry Yoda in both Kodokan Judo and Kodenkan Jujitsu. After having competed in and winning a couple of local Judo tournaments, Sensei Dale Hawkins introduced Grandmaster Archie to Goju-Ryu Karate. As a teen-ager he joined a boxing program, and his talents were no less apparent. As a young pugilist in Las Vegas, Nevada, became a three-time Amateur Golden Gloves Champion. In 1957, he branched off into Moo Duck Kwan Taekwando under Moon Young Kim. From 1958 through 1967 Grandmaster Archie trained in several different styles of martial arts taught by various instructors to include but certainly not limited to, Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Roberto Martinez, Master Sanchez, and Mr. Reeves. In 1967 Grandmaster Archie began training in Chinese Kung Fu with Sifu Chuck Simpson. In 1968 Grandmaster Archie and Sifu Simpson attended a training session with Dr. Stanford McNeal, then teaching the Okinawan art of Shudokan Karate, and thereafter they both became students of Dr. McNeal. In addition to his primary instructor, Dr. McNeal also became Grandmaster Archie's big brother and very close friend. Grandmaster Archie credits Dr. McNeal's support and tutelage with his later success in sport karate competition. In 1970 Grandmaster Archie moved to Northern Nevada and began teaching many of the above-mentioned arts at venues throughout the area. In the meantime he continued his own training in Kodenkan Jujitsu under Professor Lamar Fisher, and initiated his studies in Professor Wally Jay's "Small Circle" concept of Jujitsu under that system's founder. Grandmaster Archie's Jujitsu training then continued under the expertise of Professor LL Cary, who is still Grandmaster Archie's primary Jujitsu instructor and very close friend. In 1975 Grandmaster Archie re-initiated his Moo Duck Kwon training under Master Kang and Master Byong Yong Yu, to the degree he oversaw the operation of several Moo Duck Kwon schools in the Reno area in the late 1970's. A couple of years later Grandmaster Archie began an association with Grandmasters Steve Muhammad and Dr. Donnie Williams, founders of BKF Kenpo Karate, and also Grandmaster Dave Hebler of American Kenpo Karate. Between 1978 and 2002 Grandmaster Archie was appointed western regional Director of the Shudokan Karate System, and was later appointed western regional Director of Goju-Shorei Systems. In 2002, with the decision of Dr. Stanford McNeal to break off from Goju-Shorei and create the Kifaru-Jitsu Karate System, Grandmaster Archie assumed the Professorship in Goju-Shorei Karate, formally passing the system on to Soke Dave McNeill. He has remained the system's chief senior advisor. Concurrently, Grandmaster Archie was promoted to 9th Dan in the Kifaru-Jitsu System. Grandmaster Archie is a lifetime member of the International Academy of Police & Military Self-Defense Tactics, and is a Senior Master Instructor with Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy. He has continues to teach defensive tactics to law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada, California, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon specializing in weapon retention, defense against edged weapons, gun defense, club defense and restraint techniques, come-a-longs, and hold breaking. He has also taught law enforcement defensive tactics courses for Truckee Meadows Community College, and teaches and certifies the straight baton and PR-24 (tonfa). Some, but not all of Grandmaster Archie's accomplishments include: Two times U. S. Top
Ten National Karate Champion Grandmaster
Archie holds Masters Degrees in seven different styles of the martial arts: Website:
www.gojushorei.com RB:rb | ||||||