Member Of United Martial Arts Association 
Dojo: KoNeko Dojo

My experience with Martial Arts dates back to 1967 beginning at the Hyde Park YMCA, Judo under Sensei Jackie Thomas. In 1967 I also began to study Shorei Goju Ryu Karate under Sensei John Norman, one of Master Jimmy Jones first Black Belts.

Teaching & Training History
• Jewish Vocational Center & Central YMCA (Sensei John Norman) Chicago Il 1968-71
• Bakers Dojo (Master Preston & Otis Baker) Chicago IL 1972- present
• University of Wisconsin-( Sensei Clifton Pierce via Bakers Dojo) Whitewater Wi,1974-78
• Shaolin School of Kung Fu (Sifu Alvin Brown) Milwaukee Wi 1980-81
• Kempo Goju School of Karate (Master Charles Warren) Milwaukee, Wi. 1982-86
• Instructor Southside, Wabash & South Chicago YMCA’s Chicago, IL 2003- 2020
• Instructor Masjid Al Farooq Islamic Institution Chicago Il 2018-2020 (Instructors Sensei Antonette Mcintosh & Sensei Fredrick Short )
• Present student Yang -Tai Chi 2023-present
• Participated in several tournaments Kumite, Kata and Judging
Work shops
• University of Chicago Health Center 2016
• Quinn Chapel AME Church summer program Chicago Il 20023-2024
At Southside YMCA Master Preston Baker & Otis Baker were head instructors who were followed by Sensei David Jackson, Alvin Brown and Robert Seaberry. During this era the dojo was passed to me.
Throughout my tenure, I was honored to work alongside a dedicated group of instructors who enriched the KoNeko Dojo with their skill, discipline, and passion for teaching:
Fredrick Short, Shawn Gary, Mitchell Connor, Darius Prewitt,Jerry Northly, Jeff Williams, Terry Pointer, Chris Brently

Special thanks to all the Black Belts who visited and shared their expertise and knowledge at KoNeko Dojo
Thanks to all Grand Masters & Sensei’s Preston and Otis Baker, GM James Jones. GM John Triplett, GM Stan Mckinney, Jessie Manning, Harold Burrage, Theo Whitter, Darryl Sims, Charles Driver, Ted Love, Tim Wright. Terry Hicks and many others

I have the good fortune to teach what I love and blessed to have Great Instructors Great Parents and Great Students Special thanks to Sensei Antoinette Mcintosh, Stephan Metcalf and Andrew King.

I have upheld the values of respect, perseverance, and excellence that define the Martial Arts.
God Bless