Donald Atchison

Naturopathic Medicine. I have practiced martial arts since 1985 and currently own two karate schools: DOCS Karate Spring Valley, and DOCS Karate Campo that I run out of my home. I believe as a master in martial arts my journey has come to a point where everything about the arts leads to healing, and so I believe I am coming into another place in my life where as a naturopathic doctor with a business and education background in degrees I can best share that belief and practice with students with a hope that they too will become healers.

Currently I am finishing a masters degree in educational leadership. This degree supports what I do as a martial arts instructor and certified personal trainer. As a martial arts instructor I am better able to turn our martial arts system into a true school of martial arts with formal curriculum, and teaching, while developing instructors using professional leadership strategies. This also translates well over as a personal trainer. Having this educational experience has also allowed me to form a k-12 private school, incorporating it into our martial arts program.

My hobbies happen to be my profession. I love practicing martial arts. I am active in personal fitness for myself, and love practicing yoga, Qigong (a mind-body exercise form that uses meditation, breathing, and movement to increase energy and enable the body to heal itself). A passionate hobby of mine that has been with me even longer than martial arts is writing. I am proud to say I have written over thirty novels. While sad to say have never seriously pursued professional publication.