Jeff McLaughlin first began his martial arts training
in Tae Kwon-Do and JuJitsu, but after seeing Mr. Jeff Speakman in the movie,
"Perfect Weapon", he sought out a Chinese Kenpo instructor and began
training in 1995. Mr. McLaughlin received his 1st degree black belt in
1998 and his 2nd degree black belt in 2002 in Chinese Kenpo. He ended his
personal training in Chinese Kenpo in 2004, but
trained in American Kenpo with Mr. Paul Britton and Dr. Rod Smith from
2002 until 2006.
Mr. McLaughlin taught adult and youth classes in
Chinese Kenpo at the Springdale Youth Center from 1998 through 2002 and
moved his classes to commercial locations in Springdale and Elm Springs
from 2003 through 2004. He also taught self-defense as a staff development
course for the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of
Arkansas from 2002-2004 and was a faculty member
for Ecclesia College in Elm Springs, AR in 2004; teaching self-defense
as a physical education credit.
After taking a short sabbatical from teaching, Mr.
McLaughlin signed a franchise agreement on April 1, 2006 with Mr. Speakman
to run Jeff Speakman's Kenpo Karate in Springdale, AR. Mr. McLaughlin said,
"We are currently operating as a franchise school under Mr. Jeff Speakman
and welcome good people in the area who want to train hard." |
