User:Aiki Patrick Parker
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Patrick Lane Parker (1969 –) is a Christian, husband, father, Presbyterian Elder, yondan Kihara Aikido, sandan Kodokan Judo, sensei at Mokuren Dojo in Magnolia, MS, and the Program Director for a Cardiac Rehabilitation center in nearby McComb, MS.
I generally have an interest in reading and revising Wikipedia articles related to martial arts, including Aikido, Judo, Karate, and Jodo. Wikipedia articles that particularly interest me include the following: Aikido, Kodokan judo, Kosen judo, Karate, Jodo, Isshinryu, Shotokan, Morihei Ueshiba, Jigoro Kano, Kenji Tomiki, Tatsuo Shimabuku, Funakoshi, Fugakukai International Association
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[edit] Martial Arts Career
My martial arts career began in 1986, when a high-school buddy asked me if I wanted to take Taekwondo with him. It went like this: "What's that," I asked. "It's like Karate." "What's that? "It's like what Bruce Lee did." "Who's that?" "Well, it's like Boxing, but you kick people." "Cool, I'm in!"
So I started taking Taekwando from Pat Little in downtown McComb. Pat Little was only slightly older than me. I think he'd just graduated high school and was entering Southwest Junior College at that time. I don't know anything about his instructor or if he was involved with any larger TKD organization (I don't think he was) but, pedigree and organization made no difference to me - those things didn't even occur to me. All I knew was Pat was much better than me. Looking back, I think Pat was and is still a very good instructor, and I got a good begining to what looks like it will be a life-long pursuit. About a year later, I graduated high School and moved off to University at Starkville, MS. I knew I wanted to continue but there was no TKD in Starkville at that time. I shopped around and ended up starting Goshindokan Karate. This was Glenn Beverly's home-grown variant of Isshinryu, and again, looking back it seems like a very good thing. Beverly's karate was very practical and methodical. He'd started spinning off black belt student clubs in nearby towns (My instructor was actually Sandan Judy Malone). Goshindokan was respected in the Mississippi Karate Association and Beverly's students did well in the MKA competitions. I ended up getting second place in the Mississippi State campionships and third place in Louisiana State Championships during my tenure with Beverly. Sometime aroung 1991 A girl that was taking Goshindokan with me began talking up the University Budo club, where she also practiced Judo. She talked me into coming to watch and I was soon involved in Judo, Aikido, and Hapkido with them. These guys turned out to be related a couple of generations back to Glenn Beverly. Beverly had apparently been part of the University club when one of the big names in Hapkido (Park??) was also at the University. 1991 - Joined the University Budo Club at MSU. Started Aikido & Judo. Dabbled in hapkido and jujitsu. Continued karate training. 1994 - shodan Aikido 1994 - nidan Aikido 1996 returned to McComb and began teaching aikido and judo at McComb Fitness 1997 sandan aikido 1997 moved into a commercial dojo with Sensei Mike Belote (Godan Isshinryu). continued teaching aikido and judo 1999 - shodan Judo 2000 - nidan Judo 2000 - moved back to Starkville University Aikido Club) 2002 - returned to Magnolia Mississippi teaching at Southwest Martial Arts 2002 - sandan Judo 2002 - Yondan Aikido 2006 - opened Mokuren Dojo at Magnolia
[edit] Published works
Parker (2007). Perceived-Value and Patient Adherence in Cardiac Rehabilitation. (Doctoral Dissertation) Warren National University.
Leach, Parker, & Veal (2003). PulStar differential compliance spinal instrument: a randomized interexaminer and intraexaminer reliability study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 26(8):493-501
Leach & Parker (2003). Somatoautonomic Reflex Hypothesis. In R.A. Leach (Ed.) The Chiropractic Theories: A Textbook of Scientific Research. Lippincott.
Parker (2003). Principles of Measurement, Research, and Statistics. In R.A. Leach (Ed.) The Chiropractic Theories: A Textbook of Scientific Research. Lippincott.
Parker (2001). Impact Factor of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Journal of Asian Martial Arts. 10(1).
Crumpton-Young, Killough, Parker, and Brandon (2000). Quantitative analysis of cumulative trauma risk factors and risk factor interactions. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 42(10). 1013-1020.
Parker, Crumpton, and Brandon (2000). Does Abdominal Body Composition Modulate the Effects of Back Belts on the Respiratory System? International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 26 (5), 561-567.
Soh, Parker, Crumpton, and Mealins (1997). An Investigation of Respiration while Wearing Back Belts. Applied Ergonomics, 20(3), 189-192
Parker (1996). The Effects of Abdominal Compression via a Back Belt upon Respiratory Parameters. (Master's Thesis) Mississippi State University.
[edit] See also
List related internal (Wikipedia) articles in alphabetical order. Common nouns are listed first. Proper nouns follow.
[edit] External links
Patrick Parker's Mokuren Doko [1]
