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- Born in Chicago, Illinois
- Set records in high school spring board diving without ever having had a coach
- 7th Degree Black Belt in Goju-Ryu under legendary Master Hanshi Lou Angel
- 7th Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo Karate and one of the last personal students of Senior Grandmaster Edmund K. Parker
- Graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in biology
- Black Belt Hall of Fame inductee as Instructor of the Year 1993
- Head and founder of American Kenpo Karate Systems (A.K.K.S.) with over 130 schools worldwide
- Over 10 motion pictures including "The Perfect Weapon," "Street Knight," "Deadly Outbreak," "Scorpio One," "Running Red,"
"The Gunman," "Land of the Free," and "Memorial Day"
- Heads "The Champions Foundation," a not-for-profit organization, teaching the discipline of Kenpo to underprivileged
children in the United States, Bolivia, Mexico, Germany, Australia and Chile
- Edged Weapons Instructor at Pelican Bay and Folsom Prisons
- Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Department of Justice teaching DEA, FBI and Homeland Security
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