About the school
The evolution of martial arts training
Street tested peace of mind
Parsons University of Martial Arts is a combination of Tae Kwon Do, Hawa Rang Do, and Wing Chung Kung Fu. William C. Parsons developed the system about 20 years ago. It is called C.A.T., Counter Assault Tactics: simple, effective, and practical. Anyone can learn it.
No board breaking. No bowing. No bare feet. No impractical uniform.
Mission
To empower people by teaching simple, effective, realistic, and practical self-defense skills to keep them safe from violence, while forging the mind, body, and spirit to serve Christ. HINENI.
Vision
To be the leading martial arts school in the Miami Valley by providing the most cutting-edge self-defense, personal safety, and core value training anywhere, thus making our community a safer, better, and friendlier place to live and work.
Eight values. One coin each.
The core of the program is eight values. Each belt rank studies one of them through online lessons, class discussion, reading, movies, and assignments. A challenge coin is earned for each value on the way to black belt.
- Courage
- Justice
- Respect
- Discipline
- Wisdom
- Faith
- Resolve
- Honor
Christ-centered, family-focused, and patriotic. The school honors God, family, and freedom. Families are encouraged to train together.
The system
Forging mind, body, and spirit
Most schools say they train the whole person. PUMA builds the week around practical defense and a named value at every rank.
Master instructor
William Parsons
Bill is a retired 26-year Dayton police officer. He served as a patrol officer, detective, academy instructor, bicycle officer, and crime prevention and problem-oriented policing specialist. He is the survivor of dozens of high-risk encounters.
He has studied martial arts since 1972. He holds 5th degree black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Hawa Rang Do, a 1st degree black belt in Judo, and a black sash in Tai Chi. He has also studied Sambo, IDF defense, Pencak Silat, and Wing Chung Kung Fu. He has taught martial arts and self-defense to tens of thousands of people for more than 40 years.
For 25 years he was commander of the police academy at Sinclair Community College, training police, security, and corrections officers. He taught defensive tactics, street survival, and weapons at the City of Dayton Police Academy and at the Edison State, Sinclair, and Clark State police academies. He is a court-certified expert in self-defense, street survival, and tactical communication.
Bill was the Fighting Back expert for FOX 45 and FOX 22 for 10 years. He is the author of Victim to Victor and Defuse: The Art of Deescalating Any Situation, and a dozen other books. He is a former executive protection specialist for Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and other high-risk individuals. He was named a Kentucky Colonel for law enforcement training in Kentucky. He holds degrees in psychology, communications, and criminal justice.
Studio: 19 South Tippecanoe Drive, Tipp City, OH 45373. (937) 673-3698