Mr. Meekin began his journey in Inayan Eskrima in the spring of 1990, when he started training with Pat Runyon and Dick Booth (RIP). Both instructors had studied under Inayan Guro Benji Berry of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

In 2016, Gary began formal training with Tagaturo Klement and the Inayan School of Eskrima.

Gary resides in Bluffton, Indiana and while he makes frequent visits to Knoxville, TN to further is personal training, he also Teaches a core group of Students in Bluffton with the full support of Tagaturo Earles and Tagaturo Klement.