Owner of Dexter's International Taekwondo center kills himself

[Reikon]

It crosses my line of morals to insult the dead.

[lifetime]

It crosses my line of morals to insult the dead.

Hypocrite. I'm almost positive you've written something negative about Hitler, Stalin or some other historical figure in your lifetime.

[old man now]

here's one that knew him

"What are they going to do, threaten us with a silly tkd sparring match?"

well, here's one that knew him. what I might do is pray for some of you guys to get a life. Obviously, with more than 3,000 posts, you have nothing worthwhile to do.

[Kungfoolss]

"What are they going to do, threaten us with a silly tkd sparring match?"

well, here's one that knew him. what I might do is pray for some of you guys to get a life. Obviously, with more than 3,000 posts, you have nothing worthwhile to do.

Great, someone who knew the guy. :hello: Would you be so kind as to tell us why he killed himself?

[Kungfoolss]

It crosses my line of morals to insult the dead.

Party pooper. :spanky:

[Kungfoolss]

Hypocrite. I'm almost positive you've written something negative about Hitler, Stalin or some other historical figure in your lifetime.

I don't believe the dead instructor ever killed millions of innocent people. In fact TKD'ers are incapable of killing anyone, it's a sporty art.

[Poop Loops]

I don't blame him. I'd kill myself too if I had to teach TKD.

PL

[lifetime]

I'd kill myself if one day I woke up and found myself teaching McDojo TKD.

Proper TKD at a university full of hot, sweaty chicks doing stretchy fancy kicks.. ooh yeah, definately stay alive for that.

[baltasargracian]

id kill myself because it sometimes crosses my mind to do so, and I dont really think that it is such a bad thing to do.

[forpath]

Mr. Dexter

This is my first time to this site and I came across it by accident. I would like to thank those of you who did not make light of Mr. Dexter's suicide. I am a former student of his and I can tell you that he was a great guy and a wonderful instructor. He taught not only taekwondo but also grappling, some judo and boxing. He started out in taekwondo when he was younger but recognized the limitations of it as a form of self defense and his teaching reflected that. As a result, the focus of the classes shifted to full contact close quarters combat and some Brazilian JiuJitsu techniques, some of which he learned from the Gracie brothers directly. He was an absolute hulk of a man who could deliver devastating punches and kicks, not to mention joint manipulations that made you wish you weren't there. Despite this power, he had a sense of awareness and self-control that anyone would hope to find in an instructor. In fact, one day he tore his bicipital aponeurosis (the tendon which connects the biceps muscle to the proximal radius) when he pulled a punch while sparring when an unfortunate student had moved his head to a place it shouldn't have been. Unfortunately for me and all who knew him well, clinical depression was more powerful than he, and it eventually won. I am a doctor and I completely understand the callous remarks posted on this page about his suicide, as I too have made them from time to time, especially when I have to do the autopsy. So, I will not act paternalistically to those who commented negatively towards Mr. Dexter. I just wanted you all to know a little more about him and to tell you all that I hope noone you know kills themselves, as it can be painful, especially when it is someone who truly had a lot to offer. I will however, agree with some of the posts in that taekwondo is a little less than practical on many fronts. Most street fights do not take place in the air as the art would suggest. Thanks for reading my post.

Forpath

[Kungfoolss]

I am a former student of his and I can tell you that he was a great guy and a wonderful instructor.

If he was such a caring and considerate instructor as you lead us to believe, he wouldn't have killed himself at the school. He obviously did not have the kids and his students interest in mind when he off'd himself.

That was rather selfish and small-minded if you ask me.

[lifetime]

Because when your life is fucked up and you want to kill yourself and end everything you're obviously thinking of other people.

Come on Kungfools, I don't give a shit about this guy, but blaming himself for not thinking about other people when he offed himself is kinda.. strange.

[Kungfoolss]

Because when your life is fucked up and you want to kill yourself and end everything you're obviously thinking of other people.

I'm sure his wife and kids would hold a different opinion on that matter. They were robbed of a father and husband.

Come on Kungfools, I don't give a shit about this guy, but blaming himself for not thinking about other people when he offed himself is kinda.. strange.

It's a matter of character I suppose, suicide in some ways, is one of the most selfish acts one can perform.

[paper-samurai]

I disrespect people who pitty themselfs,but someone who kills himself really just had problems..youre not a very nice guy sometimes Kungfools,do you pitty youreself?.

[Kungfoolss]

..youre not a very nice guy sometimes

Yah, I seem to get that a lot with folks that disagree with my methods. Why do you suppose that is? :icon_scra

Kungfools,do you pitty youreself?.

Should I?