Hi everyone. I'm originally from Northern New Jersey, and for about 13.5 years when I was younger I did Tiger Schullman's Karate. I stopped about half way through my senior year of high school for a variety of reasons. I've kept an interest in self-defense my whole life though. A class I took about a year ago piqued my interest in Filipino Martial Arts and the Human Weapon series on the History Channel opened my eyes wide beyond the Japanese, Chinese, and "Americanized" martial arts. I will likely be relocating to Nashville, TN fairly soon to start a job, as soon as I secure one.