Dynamic Dojo TalkRadio: with special guest Cecil Peoples

Cecil Peoples—fighter, teacher, referee—is a role model to many. He warns young people against drugs by serving as their example: he has never used drugs himself. He has never even smoked cigarettes. “Occasionally, on a hot day, I could probably drink one beer,” says Cecil. When Cecil left his beloved Carbon Hill, Alabama to move to California in 1967, his grandmother made him promise that he would never use drugs.

“People have asked me, ‘What do you do to get high?’” says Cecil. “Iwalk them out of my karate school and point to the sign that says, ‘Welcome to Cecil People’s Karate School.’ That’s what gets me high.”

After 34 years in karate, Cecil Peoples says, “The first karate lesson I took, I knew in my heart what I wanted to do the rest of my life. I gave up playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates for karate. My friends say I’m lucky, because some people stumble around all their lives and have no idea what they want to do.

“I have never regretted staying with karate. I’ve learned how to defend myself, and I’ve met the best people in the world.”