Christopher
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports or Recreation |
| Occupation | Professional Martial Artist |
| Location | Connecticut, United States |
| Introduction | i am on an ongoing quest for Self Knowledge . My goal is to be "present" and in a constant state of growth ,Change and Evolution . Throughout my martial arts career i have been both blessed and fortunate to have met ,trained under and trained with some of the finest martial artists in the world . Presently my Ranks and certifications are : Master Instructor with Richard Bustillo's IMB Academy , Full Instructor with Paul Vunak's Progressive Fighting Systems , Full Instructor with Larry Hartsell's Jun-Fan JKD Grappling Association ,Black Belt under Fabiano Teles Underdog Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a Black Belt in Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima |
| Interests | Martial Arts ( pretty much all of them ) Jun-Fan Jeet Kune Do ( I hold the rank of Master Instructor under Richard Bustillo ), Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu( I am a Black Belt and I do my best to Keep it TIGHT ! ), Submission Grappling, Filipino Martial Arts ( Kali, Eskrima, Arnis ) Mixed Martial Arts(MMA), Yoga, Physical Fitness, Journaling, Theatre, Dance, Music, Photography, Reading, Capoeira, Being a good Father, Meditation, Teaching, Learning, Philosophy, Being Fully Immersed and Present ( Don't Laugh, Shit's Hard to do ! ) |
| Favorite movies | Training Day, Running Scared (both of them ), Spider Man 1, 2, and 3, EVERY STAR WARS MOVIE !!, Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, 40 Year Old Virgin, Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2, Heat, Carlito's Way, Lately i, ve been into crime movies (like Eastern Promises and Running Scared ) Superbad, Deja Vu, American Gangster, 300, Gladiator, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Rapid Fire, Enter the Dragon, The Crow, Stigmata, No Country For Old Men, Inside Man, Narc, Out Of Time, Man On Fire, Seven, Black Snake Moan, A Time To Kill, Road House, Invinceable, Remember The Titans, Bruce Lee Movies of course : Enter The Dragon, Return Of the Dragon, Fist Of Fury, Game Of Death . A History Of Violence, John Q., The Hangover, Michael Clayton, Never Back Down, Rocky1-4, Batman the Dark Knight |
| Favorite music | Heavy Metal, Hardcore, Rap, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues. Some of My favorites are Tool ( BEST BAND EVER !!), Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man (of course), Public Enemy, Opeth, Snot, HED PE, Rage Against the Machine, Soulfly, Jimi Hendrix, Live, John Lee Hooker, Machinehead, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, James Taylor, Spyro Gyra, Ray Charles, Anita Baker, Santana, Tony Smith, the Bad Lieutenants, Gargantua Soul, NothingFace, Ra, Cold, Notorious B.I.G., Run DMC, the Cure |
| Favorite books | Tao of Jeet Kune Do- By Bruce Lee, I- Ching By - Lao Tzu, Book Of 5 Rings By Miyamoto Musashi, Art Of War By - Sun Tzu, the Gift Of Fear by Gavin DeBecker, Sacred Hoops By Phil Jackson, Oh the Places You'll Go- By Dr. Seuss, The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, Jeet Kune Do : Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way, Jeet Kune Do : Its Concepts and Philosophies by Paul Vunak, Jeet Kune Do the Art and Philosophy of Bruce Lee by Dan Inosanto, A Bouncer's Guide To Barroom Brawling by Peyton Quinn, Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing by Chris Kent and Tim Tackett, Absorb What is Useful by Dan Inosanto, Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams, Jeet Kune Do Conversations by Jose Fraguas |