MASTER INSTRUCTOR

Founder Tyrone Palmer

AKA Living Steal

Training: Veteran with over 33 years experience

Also Known As (AKA:) Living Steal

Rank: Founder (Flowing Fist Self-Defense System)

Flowing Fist Self Defense System

Primary Style: Flowing Fist Self Defense (Aiki-Jujitsu)

Other Styles: Kuroshi Do, Kyokushinkai Karate, Hapkido, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Shuto Ryu Karate, Aikido, Aiki Jujitsu, Seven Star Praying Mantis, Chen Style Tai Chi, Boxi Lam, Plum Flower Fist, Chinese Kenpo, Ninjitsu and Boxing.

Other: US Army Cavalry Desert Shield / Desert Storm Veteran, Counselor, African American Historian, Religion Historian,. Candidate for Human Services Degree.

Awards: Meritorious Unit Citation US Army, others not listed.

PERSONAL

Mr. Palmer is Co-Founder of JOPAWII Youth Foundation, Inc. and Sole Founder of his own system named The Flowing FIst Self Defense System.  Mr. Palmer was born and raised in Yonkers, NY but his heart was transplanted to Brooklyn at the age of 14. He is now a resident of New Haven, CT.

Mr. Palmer had been working in the community since the age of 13 and has an extensive background in human services and he is currently persuing his degree in Human Services. He also utilizes the human services concepts when working with students. He also has extensive experience in security services and has applied this extensive knowledge of security to his own self defense system, The Flowing Fist Self Defense System. Mr. Palmer is also a veteran of the US Army and combat veteran of Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm.

FLOWING FIST

"I have been teaching Martial Arts for over 33 years and I have created my own self defense system.  This system is called the The Flowing Fist Self Defense System.  My system is a combination of various martial arts concepts, ideas and techniques. It stresses the effectiveness of "Flowing" from one technique to another in a natural, proficient manner.  The system was designed by myself after realizing "that there is nothing new under the sun" I created the system based on my training, principles and my beliefs. My system relies on technique, rather than strength and teaches the practitioner how to react to stressful situation without panicking. "

"Whenever my students look to me for approval I always tell them DO WHAT YOU DO!  Meaning, don't think about it, just let it flow, and thats when they really get busy. "

MARTIAL ARTS EXPERIENCE

At the age of 9 Mr. Palmer started boxing at the police athletic league, but was not introduced to kicking martial arts until the age of 11. ( Boxing is also considered a non kicking martial art) 

At that time he started training in Kyokoshinkai Karate under Sensei Ronny Green. From there Mr. Palmer went on to study in the style of Hapkido under Mr. Walter Eddie. (Hapkido is Korean interepretation of the original Aiki-Jujitsu combined with other Korean kicking arts.) After training in Hapkido and Karate for several years Mr. Palmer moved to Raliegh, NC to study at Shaw University.  While in Raleigh, NC he studied various styles of Kung Fu, such as Wing Chun Kung Fu, and Shuto Ryu Karate under Evander McClain.  After leaving NC and returning back to NY, he started training in Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu and joined the Army Reserve.

Mr Palmer has also trained in Chinese Kenpo, and Ninjitsu under Sensei Joe Bolen.

During that time Mr. Palmer met his most infuential mentors, and found the system of Martial Arts he came to love, Kuroshi Do.  Mr. Palmers greatest influence came from the Founders of Kuroshi Do, Soke Papasan Canty, Soke Haisan Kaleek, and Soke Lysane Alston.

Under the tutelage of Soke Papasan Canty Mr. Palmer not only learned beautiful, sound, effective techniques, he learned to express himself in his own art, hence The Flowing Fist Self Defense System.

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame Nominee 2010

Black Warrior Martial Arts Hall of Fame "Founders Award"

US Army Calvary Regiment

Aikido, Chen Style Tai Chi, Boxi Lam, Chi Kung, Plum Flower Fist

Tournament Facilitator Yonkers, NY. 

Tournament Facilitator New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport, CT

Case Manager Bellvue Homeless Shelter

Case Manager Prospect House Homeless Shelter

Dispute Mediator

Mentor, Counselor, and Tutor in NY and CT

 Personal Note;

By Rod Jones

DO WHAT U DO!! Founder Tyrone Palmer is the true essence of what the evolution of martial arts is to become.  He is a master of his art.

He is the embodiement of his art.  Dont let his size, or demeanor fool you.

He is like water, he flows from one destructive, painful technique to the next in

succession like no other.  He may walk away but you will not, if you ever run into

LIVING STEEL.  Those words ring true, he flows like water and at any moment that soft water becomes living steel.