Mr. Joseph P. Doyle is a 6th degree black belt with 25yrs of Martial Arts experience. He is the owner of Doyle's American Karate Academy in the greater Cleveland area. Mr. Doyle was promoted to his 1st degree Black Belt through the Tracy's system and was promoted to his 2nd and 3rd degree Black Belt by the late Mr. Ed Parker, the founder of American Kenpo Karate. Mr. Doyle opened a Tracy Karate Studio franchise in 1985. After attending seminars taught by Mr. Parker, he broke away from the Tracy System and joined Mr. Parker's organization the I.K.K.A. to learn American Kenpo Karate (Mr. Parker's System). After Mr. Parker's death, Mr. Doyle joined the World Wide Kenpo Karate Association. He was then promoted to his 4th Black in 1990 by Mr. Joe Palanzo the President of the World Wide Kenpo Karate Association. He now works with Mr. Richard "HUK" Planaswho is a 10th degree Black Belt and was the Vice-President of the International Kenpo Karate Association. (Mr. Parker's Organization) Mr. Doyle was promoted to his 5th in 2000 and 6th degree Black Belt in 2005 by Mr. Planas. Mr.Doyle considers Mr. Planas to be the leading expert on the Parker Kenpo System. Mr. Doyle has worked as an instructor for security guards and police officers. He has taught self-defense at a business college as part of their security guard program. He has developed an organized training system which enables the students to learn at an accelerated pace. His professional teaching methods have allowed his Academy to be one of the largest in the state of Ohio.

Mr. Doyle has been involved with many Kenpo organizations and is now currently the State of Ohio representative for the American Kenpo Karate Systems (A.K.K.S) which is run by Mr. Jeff Speakman. This organization has demonstrated a true desire to continue the teaching of the late Mr. Parker. The motto of the organization is "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice". Members joining this organization will have many positive role models to follow in their pursuit of American Kenpo Karate knowledge.

Mr. Doyle is a veteran in local, state and national tournament competition. He enjoys competing in all areas of the martial arts. He is currently ranked in the SKI, NBL, and PKC organizations. He is the 1998 State of Ohio Champion for Black Belt Weapons Forms and Black Belt Self-Defense in the Professional Karate Commission (PKC) organization. Beside competition, Mr. Doyle has also run one of the largest tournaments in the State of Ohio. He has assisted or directed numerous tournaments and understands the competition arena.