Ivey Innovation Radio | Episode 16 featuring Richard Morris

Richard Morris | [email protected]

Richard served as a Fort Wort, TX Police Officer from 1978 in many capacities.  He retired in 2014 as the Gang Intelligence Sergeant and now serves as a Reserve Tarrant County Constable in Precinct 4. Richard is a 10^th degree black belt Grandmaster in American Karate, 10^th degree black belt Grandmaster in Tae-Kwon-do, 10^th degree black belt Grandmaster, and the founder of Shizen-Na Karate (The natural way of fighting with empty hands).  Leads a Fight Science Team of medical doctors, registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, kinesiologists, exercise physiologists, psychologists, engineers, mathematicians and an OSHA Worker’s Compensation Claims Investigator to provide the most effective means of self-protection psychologically and physiologically.

Richard has been inducted in the Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame, Karate Masters Hall of Fame, Masters Hall of Fame, USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame, the Museum of Sports Karate Hall of Fame, and as one of the World Black Belt’s Living Legends.

Publications—Selected Published Books and Videos:

• Chapter in Dare to be a Difference Maker, Vol. 5: The Five Action Steps of Leadership-Becoming a Sheepdog
• Author of: The Science of Arrest, Control, and Surviving Violent Street Fights
• Published numerous magazine articles for police periodicals and martial arts magazines, including: Defending Against Knife Attacks, Integrating Police Officers in the Dojo, and Ambushed!
• Published several Richard Morris Karate Training videos: The Richard Morris Karate System; Women’s Self Defense; 12 Week Self-Protection Series; 12 Week Grappling Series; 12 Week Kicking and Punching Series; Basic Grappling; Technical Sparring; Katas and Blocks; Mixed Martial Arts; Police Self-Defense and Arrest Control Tactics; The Richard Morris Karate System; Situational Awareness; Operation: Safe Child; Police Self-Defense and Arrest Control Tactics Featured in Linda Lee’s book (Bruce Lee’s widow), The Bruce Lee Story
• Featured in David Cortez’s book, A Personal Guide for Cabin and Cockpit Self Defense.

Richard, as a Ziglar Certified Speaker and Coach, also teaches the following Ziglar programs and keynotes: Leadership, Goal Setting and Achievement, Being the Best You, Building Winning Relationships, and Live to Win to businesses, corporations, churches, community organizations, and police agencies. Officer Safety: Using Scientific Principles to Safely Arrest and Control Violent or Combative Subjects (Law Enforcement Only), Ziglar Blue—Bridging the Gap Between Law Enforcement and the Community, Leadership: How to Become a Sheepdog in a Land of Sheep and Wolves, Overcoming Fear: Going From Panic to Prepared Situational Awareness.

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