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As a former competitive weightlifter, boxer, and runner, Robert K.
King has personally experienced the reality of coping with muscle
strains and maintaining peak performance. For over 20 years he has
worked as a professional massage therapist with many world class
athletes, dancers, and entertainers such as Joan Benoit-Samuelson,
Chuck Norris, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Mr. King is co-founder and director of the Chicago School of
Massage Therapy, the largest state-approved vocational massage
therapy school in the Midwest. Since 1977 he has held various
offices in the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA),
including Illinois Chapter President, National Director of
Education, and two terms as National President. He is also the
co-founder and former National Examiner for the AMTA National
Sports Massage Team.
As President of AMTA, King developed the AMTA Strategic Plan for
Professional Development, resulting in increased public acceptance
of massage therapy and a doubling in association membership.
As the former National Director of Education for AMTA, he
spearheaded a national drive to help increase educational standards
and upgrade school curriculums and continuing education
programs.
Robert King is the author of several articles, essays and
instructional manuals including Body Mobilization Techniques, a
training manual for massage therapists. He also conducts workshops,
lectures extensively at schools and hospitals, and appears
frequently in national media. He has also completed two
instructional videos which are used in massage therapy schools
throughout the United States.
A resident of Chicago, Illinois, Mr. King is married to Kathie
Taylor King, who is a frequent assistant in his national workshops.
"I think it's great that now there's a book that teaches people how
to do the kind of massage that will help them take care of their
muscles. I hope you'll take the time to learn the techniques in
Performance Massage and use them as a regular part of your workout
program or activity schedule. Your body will thank you!"
Bill Rodgers
4-time winner of the Boston Marathon and New York Marathon
"Performance Massage is an excellent primer on giving massage to
weekend warriors, serious athletes and all fitness participants. .
. . The "no oil" approach described in Performance Massage is
practical and effective, and simplifies massage technique for easy
learning."
Patricia J. Benjamin, PhD
Massage Therapy Educator, American Massage Therapy Association
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