Chief Master · Ph.D. · 8th Degree Black Belt · Author

Discipline is the foundation — of martial arts, business, and how we think about ourselves and life.

Chief Master Greg Moody, Ph.D. — nearly four decades teaching, 17,000+ students, 1,800+ black belts produced, 16 books (three #1 Amazon bestsellers), and the only instructor named National School of the Year eight times. The work runs across decision psychology, leadership under pressure, business strategy, and the character habits that produce them.

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Chief Master Greg Moody, Ph.D. — 8th Degree Black Belt, author, business expert

★ KarateBuilt Founder ★ Chief Master Greg Moody, 8th Degree Black Belt, in action

Martial Arts · Nearly 4 Decades on the Floor

Founder, KarateBuilt Martial Arts

Most of what I teach in business started on the training floor. 17,000+ students. 1,800+ Black Belts produced. Schools named National School of the Year eight times. Programs for kids who need confidence, families who train together, and adult professionals who want a different kind of pressure to think under.

The discipline practice on the floor turned out to be the same discipline that builds books, businesses, and the calls leaders make under pressure. One foundation, many domains.

Chief Master 8th Degree Black Belt ATA Instructor of the Year 1,800+ Black Belts Produced

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Who I Work With

Three audiences. One unifying thread: discipline is what makes everything else work — the call you make under pressure, the book you finally finish, the kid who becomes the person you hoped they’d be.

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Decision-Makers Under Pressure

Founders, executives, and high-stakes leaders facing the calls that don’t make themselves. Speaking, advisory, and private engagements grounded in decision psychology, leadership under pressure, and business strategy. The decisions worth making rarely look obvious in the moment — the discipline to recognize them is what we work on.

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Aspiring Authors

Writers and speakers building authority. Sixteen books published, three #1 Amazon bestsellers. The mechanics of writing a book that actually sells, building a platform that compounds, and the consistency of the daily craft — pulled from doing it across nearly four decades. Mentoring, publishing consults, and editorial calls.

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Martial Arts Families

Parents and kids in or considering martial arts. 17,000+ students taught, 1,800+ black belts produced, National School of the Year eight times. Growth, confidence, focus, and the character habits that follow a kid for life — built around the same discipline practice that built everything else here.

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What Clients Say

Selected from 30 years of work with leaders, schools, healthcare systems, and martial arts professionals worldwide.

Dr. Moody helped us change our program from top to bottom: curriculum, memberships, programs, pricing. The result: our business has doubled.

William Babin

School Owner · Consulting Engagement

Chief Master Greg Moody has always been at the forefront of developing new programs to help people in martial arts. He has been instrumental, both in Arizona and now world-wide, in developing marketing and business plans and most recently in the development of a Bullying Prevention program. I have seen firsthand the impact that his programs have had on children training at martial arts schools across the country.

Sarah Perry

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dr. Moody's knowledge of martial arts, curriculum design, marketing, IT systems, sales, and working with challenged and gifted children allows him to contribute greatly to all projects. Each program we have developed together has raised the standards within our industry.

Rick Abair, CMCA®, AMS®

Director of Human Resources, SBB Management Company

Dr. Moody is one of the most focused and passionate people I've ever had the opportunity to work with. He took the lead in moving the project from a concept into a fully developed and well-executed endeavor, and it reaped dividends for all involved stakeholders.

Ian Truitner

RANDIAN

Mr. Moody delivered a well-researched training for my staff of teachers. His presentation was meaningful, personal, and contained many activities to keep us engaged. I would recommend his services to anyone who needs training.

Jennifer Hinckley

School Psychologist

Greg Moody epitomizes the professional martial arts instructor and business owner. His concern for our nation's children is evident in his tireless work with anti-bullying programs, training thousands of other instructors in the Olweus Bully Prevention system.

Anthony Hubble

Enterprise Service Manager, ALAKA'INA FOUNDATION