About the Director

Mr. Walls is the founder and Director of the Lincoln Karate Clinic, Inc.  He is the Chief Instructor for Taishin Ryu Karate, and all other programs including: K.I.C.K.S., S.T.I.C.K.S., Dragons, DX, JBBC, BBC, Tigers, G.O.L.D.  and S.W.A.T.  Mr. Walls is the director of the organization and oversees all rank testing and organization functions.

Mr. Walls began his training in a style of Okinawan Karate called Pang Gai Noon Ryu. This style of karate has its roots in three style of Chinese Kung Fu.  Mr. Walls later developed Taishin Karate after starting LKC in 1998.

Mr. Walls is employed by Lincoln Public Schools as a behavior specialist working out of the district office. In that capacity, Mr. Walls provides consultation services to all of the Lincoln Schools for students with special education needs from Kindergarten to 21 yrs.

In addition to full-time employment at Lincoln Public Schools, Mr. Walls also maintains a private practice and provides mental health and consultation services for a variety of issues with specialization in children and adolescent behavior issues. Past experiences included a 3 year position as an adjunct professor teaching ethics and psychology classes and the co-founder of a domestic violence treatment group and has also provided many self-defense lectures and lessons.

Mr. Walls brings to the martial arts world a number of strong credentials.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, a master’s degree in mental health counseling and is licensed in the State of Nebraska as a licensed mental health practitioner and licensed professional counselor.  Mr. Walls is also nationally certified as a clinical mental health counselor by the National Board of Certified Counselors.