Marcellus Walker
Marcellus Walker has 42 years of martial arts experience with varying degrees of expertise in multiple styles. He began his exploration of martial arts as a teenager studying Shotokan Karate in 1980, and from there he went on to study Kenpo, Kickboxing, Goju-Ryu, Tai Chi Chuan, Tae Kwon Do, Hop Ki Do, Judo, Capoeira, Aikido, Chin Na, and Kung Fu.
Master Walker considers Tae Kwon Do to be his primary style. He began his Tae Kwon Do training in Santa Cruz, CA at Song’s Martial Arts Institute in 1990. He developed his love for this style under the tutelage of Grandmaster Soonho Song (Ex-Korean Judo Olympian) and several of the exceptional black belt instructors at the Institute. Master Walker spent several years competing in Olympic style sparring tournaments sanctioned by the United States Tae Kwon Do Association in the early 1990’s. Shortly after moving to San Diego in 1994, he began studying Tae Kwon Do under Grandmaster Suk Chung Kang (Ex-Korean Marine and bodyguard for the former President of the Republic of China - Chaing Kai-shek) where he earned his 4th degree black belt.
In 1998, Master Walker co-founded the martial arts program at San Diego City College with Professor Jim Colbert. He also taught for Kang’s Tae Kwon Do Association until Grandmaster Kang retired in 2006, at which time he Co-Founded the Tae Kwon Do program at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center. In 2010, Master Walker was invited to join the Chung Do Kwan Martial Arts, Inc. 501 (c)(3) - Community Co-Operative Non-Profit as an Executive Director. The goal of this Non-Profit was to provide martial arts training to those who would otherwise not be able to afford to participate.
Master Walker began teaching martial arts at SDSU in 2008 and has taught Tae Kwon Do, Women’s Self-Defense and Tai Chi Chuan as recreational programs and as “for credit” courses for the Exercise Nutrition Science department. Master Walker has been teaching martial arts for 24 years and currently holds a 7th Dan black belt certification in Tae Kwon Do. He is the Founder and Director of One Roof Martial Arts, which incorporates the teachings of multiple martial arts disciplines. Today, his teaching style focuses on individual development of the physical, mental and spiritual body, and the practical application of martial art techniques for self-defense.
