Flying, fishing, inventing, filming/editing, teaching karate, scuba diving & dirt bike riding.

The Biblical Thief, Zatichi, anything with Toshiro Mifune, Yojimbo, Rashomon, The Seven Samurai, most B&W classics, Ben Hur, Citizen Cane, Godfather... Sci-Fi

Classic, country, pop, jazz

Shogun

Go Soku Ryu, Shotokan. Began at the age of twelve in 1970. Sensei Kubota was kind enough to let me train for free (cleaned the dojo). Trained three to five hours per day until black belt. Competed nationaly and internationaly. Still training/teaching 3 to 4 times per week.
Martial arts allowed me to travel and see the world. It is a way of life. As we train we live. It gives me a place of piece where I can learn and bond with humanity.

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Nature, people that are humble, strong winds and hard rains, lightning storms, endless spaces, earthquakes (as long as no one gets hurt), open mindness and thankfulness-ness.

Arrogance, egomaniacs, selfishness, extreme religiousness, people that need to know what is beyond life, extremism in any form, people that say they are closer to god then you and me, people that do not respect their elders.

Born on a farm in former Yugoslavia/Serbia. Came to US at the age of 12. Graduated from CSLA - kinesciology (major) photography (minor). Began training in Judo (sensei R. Ota) and karate (sensei T. Kubota) in 1970. Competed in IKA & JKA tournaments throughout the 70's and 80's. Started a motion picture film laboratory (Cine Sports Prod, Inc. - sold), started a video production and duplication company (Northstar Video, Inc. - sold), started DVD quality control company (Check Disc Labs, Inc. - sold) currently in a LLC ownership Masters magazine. Always have been involved in film and video production including documentaries, commercials, infomercials and instructional content. Happily married since 1988 with two wonderful children.
International Karate Assoc. (IKAkarate.com) & Masters Magazine (MastersMag.com).

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