Sifu (Master) Dexter Parker (Head Instructor)

Sifu Dexter Parker has over 40 years of martial arts training and is licensed to teach Royal System Kuntao by Grandmaster Reginald McKissick. He was Grandmaster McKissick’s first student from Peoria, IL.

He is fully committed to providing each student with the most effective, realistic and safest training possible. He specialized in instruction, leadership and mentoring in collaboration with organizations to improve mental and physical health utilizing martial arts.

Sifu Parker is member of the Low Tiger Kuntao Federation and Low Tiger 3N Indonesian & Kuntao Martial Arts.

He was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2009 as Kung Fu Master of the Year and in 2011 as Multilevel Master of the Year, in 2013 Sifu Parker received Supreme Achievement Kung fu Master of the year, and in 2015 he was inducted into the IMANA hall of fame.

Sifu Parker’s core competencies include:

• Developing and Implementing School Mentoring Programs Utilizing Martial Arts
• Martial Arts programs for the Physically Challenged
• Martial Arts Styles – Hung Gar, Chi Kung, Low Tiger Kuntao, Philippine Stick Fighting (Escrema-Kali)

Grandmaster Regianld McKissick (Sifu Parker’s Master)

Grandmaster Reginald McKissick has been involved with martial arts for nearly fifty years. He has been devoted to a Chinese-Indonesian hybrid system of Gong Fu as taught by Willem Reeders (1917-1990) and Arthur Sikes (1943-2008).

Grandmaster McKissick was a tournament champion in his youth, but has since kept a low profile with a small group of students and occasionally gives seminars for those interested in this rare branch of Gong Fu. He is the only one Grandmaster Sikes certified to teach this style.

Grandmaster Reginald McKissick has been an instructor in the enigmatic art of Chinese Gong Fu. Aiding over one thousand students in their own martial journeys, Grandmaster McKissick’s origins begin with then Master Gregory L. Mayo III. Who himself the Golden Boy of Grandmaster Arthur Sikes, Master Mayo would set Grandmaster McKissick on his martial voyage at age eleven, placing him on a path steeped in tradition.

Once attaining “advanced” rank, Grandmaster McKissick earned the privilege to train with Grandmaster Arthur Sikes in Las Vegas, Nevada for one full year. Grueling training regiments involved stretching anywhere between twelve and fifteen hours.

After this year of intense training, Grandmaster McKissick entered the All World Kung Fu Federation tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over 500 competitors assembled to demonstrate and test their skills. Of them all, Grandmaster McKissick’s abilities shone in such a way catching the eye of legendary Grandmaster Liu Seong, the highest ranking martial artist in the world and head of the Federation. He recognized Grandmaster McKissick’s skillfulness, describing his abilities as “too quick”.

Under the tutelage of Grandmaster Arthur Sikes, Grandmaster McKissick fought and defeated then World Champion Jeff Smith at Caesar’s Circus in Las Vegas. He (McKissick) would go on to win over 350 tournaments in his career.

Grandmaster Arthur Sykes acknowledged Grandmaster McKissick as the premier disciple of the Low Tiger System among his masters. Who is also highly skilled in Crane, Monkey, Ape and Dragon at the time.

Grandmaster McKissick would go on to devote the bulk of his energy to teaching and spreading the martial knowledge he acquired over his years. Having taught in many cities to many people, his aim was the development of young men and women regardless of race, religion or creed.

He has lent his wisdom to schools such as Northern Wind, East Cleveland’s YMCA, the East Cleveland Civic Center and his own school in Erie, Pennsylvania, as well as countless seminars and demonstrations.

Grandmaster McKissick’s giving nature and sense of charity have led him to extend services to counseling agencies for adolescent girls and operate as head of an SYEP work program where he’d incorporate his teaching to help cultivate strong work ethics. He intends to share what he deems as a ‘path to success and achievement’ through martial discipline.

A man of few, soft-spoken words and almost ethereal motion, GrandMaster McKissick continues to embody the balance so often spoken of in martial arts. An accomplished fighter and highly-respected teacher, he tirelessly and unselfishly disseminates his knowledge to those under his tutelage.

Advocating humility, courage, discipline, and charity while urging students to grow and challenge themselves he observes every detail to create the best possible whole individual. With achievements serving as testament to not only his high level of discipline but great sense of empathy, Grandmaster McKissick has walked a path few can only hope to follow.

Instructor Lineage

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