(CLIFTON, NJ) -- Chris Malarkey, owner of CMTKD in Belleville, NJ is a 6th Degree Black Belt, United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, and author of Moving Meditation: From Black Belt to Inner Balance. On Friday, July 10, 2026, he will have a book talk and signing at the Barnes & Noble in Clifton. The event begins at 2:00pm.
Chris will be discussing leadership, discipline, parenting, mental resilience, and how martial arts principles can help people navigate everyday life.
"What makes this story unique is the intersection of martial arts, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and community leadership," explained Malarkey. "Through my martial arts school and writing, my mission is to help build stronger families and communities through discipline, character development, and personal growth."
Barnes & Noble is located at 395 Route 3 East in Clifton, New Jersey.
Moving Meditation is a standalone mental-health-first book that invites people who are trying to get better but don’t know where to start — into the body through martial arts principles. Written for families, leaders, parents, and burned-out adults who need regulation, discipline, and community without clinical language or technical instruction.
Drawing on 30+ years in martial arts, competition, teaching, business, ownership, loss, COVID shutdowns, leadership fatigue, fatherhood, and rediscovered faith, this book shows how the mat retrains the nervous system for life, especially when identity fractures and responsibility increases.
Master Chris Malarkey is a martial arts instructor and author of Journey from White to Black. He is the owner and CEO of CMTKD in Belleville, NJ, where he teaches discipline, focus, and resilience through martial arts. Moving Meditation continues his work translating the lessons of the mat into everyday life.
