JAPANESE 1962-69

Isshinryu/Uechiryu
Shotokan
Kenpo
Aiki-JuJitsu

OKINAWAN 1973-78

Shorei Ryu
Okinawan-Te
Okinawan Weapons

CHINESE 1975-78

Southern Praying Mantis
Southern Hon Gar

KOREAN 1969-Present

He was trained by several celebrated masters of various arts, including:

Grandmaster George Dillman in Isshinryu
Master Ki Han Lee in Taekwondo/SooBahkDo
The late Master Jimmie Brown in Taekwondo/SooBahkDo
Ms. Lorraine Lewis in Shorei-ryu
Master Michael Echanis Hwarangdo
Master Owen McDonald in Okinawa-Te Weapons
O-Sensei Philip Porter in Judo/Jujitsu
Supreme Grandmaster In Sun Seo in Kuk Sool and Korean Kido

However, GM McMurray confesses that his love is for the inner power techniques of Hwarangdo and Hapkido called NEI GONG, which concentrated on the art of advance mind control, especially that which directly affects the very life force of the human and animal bodies. He has demonstrated portions of this technique by having seemed to turn his body to hard metal as military vehicles roll across various parts of his body, metal tipped target arrows that were pushed against his throat area, snap before piercing the skin and stone as it explodes into pieces by his powerful blow.

Grandmaster McMurray continues to seek mastery of himself and his art through the knowledge of life and death by way of acupressure and acupuncture techniques. Being a well know and admired instructor throughout the country, McMurray can always be seen with a group of young, eager people gathered around him. His concern with today's youth and the direction that they are heading is a high priority in his life.

From a deadly jungle-fighting warrior, to a successful tournament competitor, to a renowned martial arts instructor and referee, GM McMurray has made that transformation ... a living example that there is a way to Total Mental Control as he became the first Afro-American to be recognized and certified to the rank of 7th Degree by the World Kido Federation of Korea, the most prestigious Korean martial arts organization in the world and by being appointed to the National Board of Directors for the United States Martial Arts Association.

Grandmaster James McMurray is the Founder and School Director of the House of Discipline Martial Arts Group. He has formulated the United Taekwondo Military System and the Moo Hap Sool Hapkido Society, which is currently being taught across the United States, Canada, West Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan and Panama. He is an Ex-Special Forces / U.S. Ranger Combat Instructor. Having served two consecutive tours in Vietnam and Southeast Asia with the 5th Special Forces Group at B-52 (CCC), he is a qualified sniper and considered an expert in unarmed self-defense, unconventional warfare and "Silent Sentry-Takeout" by use of pressure point, choke & strangulation techniques and bladed weapons.

Grandmaster McMurray's martial arts' style has been termed one of the most effective hand-to-hand combat systems in the world. He has trained elements of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Fayetteville Police Department, West Germany Polizei, Killeen Police Department, Harker Heights Police Department, Bell County Law Enforcement & Correction Facility Personnel and the U.S. Army Military Police in unarmed and "personal armed" self defense as well as advance "suspect control" techniques. He as also developed "Medical Restraining" techniques for the local doctors, nurses and EMS personnel who find themselves dealing with out of control patients. As an instructor since 1973, McMurray has trained over 14,000 United States soldiers and their family members in self-defense. The 1974 National Organization of Women (N.O.W.) has used his knowledge and information as a basis to teach anti-rape/female abuse classes across the country.

Since moving to Texas, Grandmaster McMurray has had the distinct pleasure of serving as the U.S. Military Martial Arts Coordinator and advisor to III Corps & Fort Hood for many years. He has also been inducted into the Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame along with notables Chuck Norris, Abel Villareal, Pat Burleson, Roy Kurban and the impressive Linda Denley, just to name a few. McMurray still serves on the board for the U.S. Martial Arts Association as well at a World Kido State Representative and is one of the Senior Grandmasters representing the North American Martial Artist of the Hanminjok Hapkido Association, ran by the great and honorable Grandmaster In Sun Seo.