Whew !!  Let's see, where do we begin ??  I'm into the martial arts big time!  Currently I'm a student of 8th Dan Sensei Paul Ortino.  My style is Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo, I am a Sandan (woo hoo) and have been active in the martial arts for 26 years now.  I've trained in American Freestyle Karate under Sensei Eddie Wilcoxen, as well as in Tae Kwon Do, (haven't we all ?? :^) and I dabbled in Aikido as well.
 

Cool side kick, huh ?  Yeah, it's not staged......wink wink.

My Great Kids testing my NaiHanChi Dachi!!  LOL

Master Odo with my wife Donna and I at our house in Hawaii.

    I started out in the martial arts way back when I was a teenybopper.  I studied TaeKwonDo (Take one's dough)  LOL for a bit UNTIL, I saw Sabunim get WAXED by my 17 year old wrestling buddy (John Jordan)!  Man I was confused.  I was in dismay, fortunately I ran into Sensei Eddie Wilcoxen several years later and WOW were my eyes opened!  He taught close quarters and ground fighting and EVERY aspect of martial arts.  Amazing!
    I met my next Sensei Marcus DeValentino while in Hawaii ( I had others short term as I went overseas alot but Sensei Marcus was my next long term sensei) and there he was able to take what I knew and blend it in to Okinawa Kenpo.  He is a gifted martial artist and genuinely nice guy.  This man got me started in Okinawa Kenpo.
    I next met Sensei Paul Ortino.  Man, what else can I say?  He went even further into my knowledge to really build my repertoire.  I still consider this man my foremost sensei as he still teaches in Hawaii and is the ranking Kudansha for Okinawa Kenpo there.  He and his Yudansha guided me and really molded me into what I feel a decent martial artist.