John Walcott
John M. Walcott is 28-year veteran of the martial and energy mind body arts. He is the compiler of the "Cloudwalker body/mind energy exercise system." He has trained with four legends. His lineage is with Grandmaster Alan Lee's Chinese Kung Fu Wu-Su association under Master Harry Kastel, Hanshi/Sensei William Windell in Japanese Goju-karate, Master Ulysses Demetrious ”Pop" Winn in American Karate, Grandmaster Frank Ruiz Nisei federation of martial arts. He is also a member of the Florida Black Belt Association and a professional member of the National Qi – gong association. He was nominated by the Palm Beach County Black Police Officers Association for Citizen of the year, and featured on 1998, Monday cover of the Palm Beach Post and on News Channel 5 due to his work with inner city children at the Whole Body youth program; a ten year program blending academics and martial arts resulting in eleven state champions between 1992 and 1996. The divisions ranged from age 6 to 16 years old and a corresponded with improvements in S.A.T. scores for 9 of the 11 older adolescents involve with the program. He is the 1992 Florida all stars fighting champion, held at Miami- Dade College and the 1993 fighting and forms winner at the West Palm Beach Battle of champions. He is certified as a master/expert in Chinese, Japanese, African weapons, Brazilian combatives, and energy body/mind exercises. Instruction is offered in Japanese Go-Ju, Karate-do, Tam Tui Chuan Gung Fu, Bagua Zhang martial arts, medical & martial arts Qi Gong, as well as other energy body mind exercises systems from South America and Eastern Africa.
