Alabama Police Officer and Georgia Corrections officer from 1978-1987

Taught police tactics and self defense to police officers

Conducted women's self defense seminars as a police officer.

Taught Tai Chi at Montevallo State University in Montevallo, Alabama

Holds 3^rd degree black belt in Shorin Ryu Matsumura Sokendo Karate.

Holds 4^th degree black belt in Jiutien Zhidao (shaolin arts, ba gua, tai chi, and chi gong)

Versed in all forms of stretching for specific muscle groups to increase elasticity and to achieve normalcy. (Egoscue Method)

Able and proficient Chi Gong instructor

Michigan State Director of the International Matsumura Seito Society

Michigan State Director of the United States Martial Artist Association

Three-time inductee of the United States Martial Artist Association Hall of Fame as instructor of the year (2001, 2002, and 2005)

Holds title of Renshi (senior expert) from International Matsumura Seito Society

Holds title of Shoshinsha Shihan (apprentice master) from United States Martial Artist Association.

Presently conducts private martial arts classes

Able to award legitimate ranks in the Chinese and Okinawan Martial Arts

Healing Arts:

Taught acupuncture at Blue Heron Academy

Taught medical massage at Blue Heron Academy

Member in good standing of the Michigan Medical Acupuncture Association and the American Medical Massage Association

Hold certification as Master Herbalist

Completed over 1,600 hours of instruction in Medical Massage and Manual Therapy

Owns and operates Holistic Hands, an alternative health care facility for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Teacher and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhist Meditation

Available for group or private instruction