Mr. Joel Bowling is a seventh degree black belt master instructor of combat Tae-Kwon-Do, combat Karate, combat ground fighting and Asian weapons. This extensive knowledge and experience enables him to teach his students how to separate fantasy from reality - giving them a practical,well - rounded understanding of self defense. He has been  solidly training since 1975 and has been instructing since 1984 when he opened his Martial Arts studio,making it one of the oldest in the Rockford area. In addition to operating his own Martial Arts studio, he teaches police defense tactics, women's rape defense seminars, children's stranger awareness and defense seminars, and gives many Martial Arts demonstrations. "Being a Martial Artist has taught me many things," states Mr. Bowling,   "but one thing it has taught me above all else is that success in the studio,on the street,in school,or on the job always depends on the discipline one has or doesn't have. Although I teach Martial Arts for a living, it should  not be taught just for the money, but to promote what Martial Arts does for one's self and  others if given a chance."