Grandmaster Alexander Archie

     Grand Master Alexander Archie is a 9th Degree Black Belt in the art of Goju-Shorei Karate. He has been training in the martial arts since 1951. He holds Masters Degrees in six different styles of the martial arts:
9th Degree American Kenpo Karate
8th Degree Shudokan Karate
7th Degree Tae Kwon Do
6th Degree Jujitsu
6th Degree Judo
     Mr. Archie is the Supervisor of the Compliance Section for the State of Nevada, Office of the Inspector General. He is also an instructor for various P.O.S.T. certified Pre-service Training and In-service Training for the Nevada Department of Prisons' Training Department. Mr. Archie has taught defensive tactics to law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada, California, Idaho, and Oregon. He has also taught law enforcement defensive tactics courses for Truckee Meadows Community College. Mr. Archie specializes in weapon retention, knife defense, gun defense, club defense and restraint techniques, come-a-longs and hold breaking. He also teaches and certifies the straight baton and tonfa (PR-24) and he teaches grappling.
     Grand Master Archie is a two-time National Seniors Karate Champion, International Seniors Karate Champion, recipient of the Instructor of the Year Award, recipient of the Competitor of the Year Award, Silver Medallist World Jujitsu Championship, World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee, and three times Golden Glove Champion.
Grand Master Archie started his martial arts training in Kodokan Judo under the tutelage of Sergeant Peterson at Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1954 Archie began training with Master Henry Yoda in Kodenkan Jujitsu and Kodokan Judo. After having competed in and winning a couple of local Judo tournaments, PFC Dale Hawkins introduced Grand Master Archie to Goju-Ryu Karate. In 1957, he branched off into Moo Duck Kwan TaeKwando under Moon Young Kim. From 1958 through 1967 Archie trained in several different styles of martial arts taught by various instructors to include but certainly not limited to: Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Roberto Martinez, Master Sanchez, and Mr. Reeves. In 1967 Archie began training in Chinese Kung Fu with Sifu Chuck Simpson. In 1968 Archie and Sifu Chuck Simpson attended a training session with Dr. Stanford McNeal in the art of Okinawan Shudokan Karate and they both became students of Dr. Stanford McNeal's. Dr. McNeal became Mr. Archie's big brother and very close friend as well as his instructor. Dr. McNeal is primarily responsible for Grand Master Archie's success in the karate tournament world.
     Mr. Archie re-initiated his Moo Duck Kwon training under Master Kang and Master Byong Yu. A couple of years later Mr. Archie began training with Grand Mastrer Donnie Williams and Grand Master Steve Mahammad in Kenpo Karate and Grand Master Dave Hebler, American Kenpo Karate.
     While teaching many of these arts after moving back to Northern Nevada, Mr.Archie continued his training in Kodenkan Jujitsu under Mr. Herb Lague and Professor Lamar Fisher and embarked upon Professor Wally Jays "Small Circle" concept of Jujitsu. Grand Master Archie's Jujitsu training continued under the expertise of Professor Lawrence Cary, who is still Grand Master Archie's primary Jujitsu instructor and very close friend.