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Bret Parkhill is the highest ranking judo practitioner in the Des Moines area. 

Currently he conducts classes in Altoona, Iowa.  

 

 

 

 

"Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength.  By training you in

attacks and defenses, it refines your body and your soul and helps make the spiritual essence of Judo

a part of your very being.  In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of value

to the world.  This is the final goal of Judo discipline."

---The purpose of Judo discipline according to Jigoro Kano, the founder of Kodokan Judo.