At the age of 5 I started with Judo, with 14 I started with Shotokan Karate. This was and is still the basic of my martial arts background, in Karate I achieved the black belt. Later as an adult, I added kickboxing and fitness training to my daily routine. I started with Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do from books before I met my Sifu, from him, 2nd generation JKD (under Richard Bustillo) I noticed real quick that it is different to learn from a real grand master. I also started with Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan - all of these arts I still practice today. Besides that, in parallel, I explored new ways of fitness training by walking the path through all the licenses from Fitness Trainer C to B, then A license until Functional Trainer C to B, then achieving A license.