John Graden

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area United States

The Martial Arts Teachers' Association

Advertising / Marketing / PR

John Graden rocked the martial arts business with his 1-2-3 combo of his book, Black Belt Management, creating the industries’ first professional association NAPMA, and then upgrading that to the Martial Arts Teachers’ Association (MATA). MA Success editor John Corcoran first called him a “visionary” in 1995. Martial Arts World magazine dubbed him, The Teacher of Teachers. Mr. Graden’s leadership was recognized in many mainstream media outlets including a cover story on the Wall Street Journal, documentaries on A&E Network, and as a guest on the Dr. Oz Show. Mr. Graden is Not a Paper Tiger For those of you who think he is all about the business, his WAKO World Championships with the U...