• 2001: Became a certified instructor of Tai Chi and Chi Kung under Grandmaster Dennis Kelly.

  • 2000: Became one of the first 100 certified Martial Art Instructors by the A.C.M.A. (American Council on Martial Arts) and NAPMA (National Association for Professional Martial Artists).

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  • 1998: Created the Academy of Martial Arts and the art of the "Way of All Ways" in Palm Harbor, FL.

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  • 1996: Started Palm Harbor Karate and obtained a Third Degree Black Belt in Com Sen Do in Palm Harbor, FL.

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  • 1996: Obtained a Third Degree Black Belt and purchased Countryside/Safety harbor Shim Shin Do Academy in Safety Harbor, FL.

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  • 1995: Created S.T.O.P. (Self Defense and Technology for Optimal Protection) for self protection and supplied protection products.

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  • 1993: Obtained the first Black Belt in the art of Shim Shin Do under Grandmaster Sergio Barriga in Palm Harbor, FL.

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  • 1992: Worked as a bouncer at Bennigan's Restaurant Bill's Lake Tahoe Casino, Stateline, NV

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  • 1992: Studied Sierra-Nevada Northern Shaolin Kung-Fu in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

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  • 1990 - 1992 Obtained Black Belt status in the art of Tang Soo Do with Masters Phillips and Fuller in Cape Canaveral, FL.

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  • 1989 - 1990: Obtained Black Belt status in the art of Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido with Grandmaster T. Joo Jeong in Clearwater, FL.

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  • 1988: Studied Traditional Tae Kwon Do with Grandmaster Myung Kun Oh in St. Petersburg, FL.

  • 1985 - 1988: Studied Traditional Tae Kwon Do from Masters Scallise and George in Utica, NY.

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  • Prior to1985: Studied Boxing and Judo.