Judo, Aikido, Kungfu, Shorin-ryu Karate,
Tai Chi Chuan, Shuai Chiao Kungfu
Over 40 Years as a martial arts Instructor
First-Degree Black Belt in Karate
Fifth-Degree Black Belt in Shuai Chiao Kungfu
Head Coach for the Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club at The Ohio State University for over 30 years
Former Branch Holder and Newsletter Editor for the United States Shuai Chiao Association
Trained in CPR and Basic First Aid
Member of the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership
Member of the Ohio Older Adult Falls Prevention Coalition
Member of the Senior Services Roundtable of Columbus and Franklin County
Developed the Fearless Falling program in the Spring of 2012
Has taught over 500 Fearless Falling classes
at the Whetstone Community Center, Worthington Community Center, Westerville Community Center,
and for the Mount Carmel Trauma Center Fall Technique Training research project.
Organized the Fearless Falling Demo Team presentation at the Columbus Recreation and Parks 2012 Senior Fest
Featured speaker for the Worthington Griswold Center "Amazing Race" program kickoff.
Presenter for The Ohio State University Retirees Association Conference in 2018, 2019, 2022.
Retired biomedical instrument electronic design engineer
Instructor Mike Grigsby throws Kungfu Club President Kyle Kelly at an OSU demonstration.
"As I have often said, if one hates to
be thrown, one cannot expect to become a master of the art. By taking
throws time after time, one must learn how to take falls and overcome
the fear of being thrown. Then one will become unafraid of being
attacked and be able to take the initiative in attack. Only by
following this manner of training can one learn true Judo technique. It
is not possible to excel in throwing, or to defend against an attack
successfully, without a thorough understanding of falling."
~ Dr. Jigoro Kano
The Founder of Judo
