Interests: Everything Creative, Martial Arts (Hwarang-Do, Ninjitsu, Iaido, Wu Shu, Capoeira, & Muay Thai), GREAT CUISINE, comical humor, gymnastics, extreme sports, teaching martial arts, calligraphy, archery, dancing, world travel, cultures, holistic medicine, boku no Katana, Ibanez guitars, Marshall amps, the breathless exhiliration of being airborne, savoring the moments of blissful abandon, and the eclectic few that I can absolutely mesh with.
Who I'd Like to Meet: Creative movers and shakers who are passionately living free and making a difference in our ever-changing world.
Music is an intrinsic part of who I am and something I can't live without. As an avid musician, I strive for a never ending flood of learning, creating, and releasing the melody that sings within my heart and not that of someone else. The intricate dance of chords, scales, and harmonies are within 12 notes we make our own. Like art and dance, music finds its way into the secret places of the soul which brings pleasure and creativity to the heart engaged.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Within Temptation, Metallica, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Skid Row, Dokken, GNR, Godsmack, Disturbed, Sevendust, Rob Zombie, George Lynch, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Amy Lee, Ottmar Liebert, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Doors, Lifehouse, Dave Koz, Sade, Sarah McLachlan, Norah Jones, Amy Grant, Giorgia, Andrea Bocelli, Loreena McKennitt, Tiesto, DHT, Ian Van Dahl, 4-Strings, Vivaldi, Paganini, Bach, & Mozart.
Movies: Edward Scissorhands, The Crow, Hero, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring, The Professional, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Interview with a Vampire, Highlander, Immortal Beloved, Braveheart, Star Wars, Malena, Underworld, Fearless, Desperado, Shawshank Redemption, Mo Better Blues, My Cousin Vinny, Running Scared, The Protector, Pan's Labyrinth, Bad Boys II, Blade II, POTC III, Transformers, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Bourne Ultimatum, War, Enter the Dragon, and the ones I get to work in. ;)
If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read.
But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well-viewed.
Books: The Alchemist by Paulo Chello, The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, The Oshie, Dharma, The Sword and The Mind by Hiroaki Sato, The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, Kipling's The JungleBook, and Living Above the Level of Mediocrity by Charles Swindoll.
Heroes: My Korean grandfather, my Italian great grandmother, my awesome friend & attorney, MJM, Mother Teresa, the men and women serving in the US Armed Forces, and people who set themselves apart to make a difference in the world because its never for nothing when you love with no return.