Growing up, I wasn't picked on any more than the next kid but I did have some confidence issues.
More often than not I was the one sticking up for the one that got picked on. Luckily only heated
words were ever exchanged.
Since I was about 7 years old I knew I wanted to do martial arts. Finally, just before my 23rd
birthday I made a New Years resolution to start attending a martial arts class. At this point I
wanted to learn how to kick someones butt if I was ever in a situation where I needed to defend
myself. I trained hard and often and enjoyed my training; I still do to this day. However, I wasn't
confident I was going to make any fancy technique work in the heat of battle. 
Many times throughout my years teaching martial arts people have asked me to teach self-defense
classes for home school groups, scouting groups, etc. Each time I felt like I wasn't able to truly
give students all of the tools they would need.
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to become a FAST DEFENSE coach and go through the class.
Wow! This was it. I had found the mother lode. Now I could help those who wanted to prepare
themselves for when things go wrong. No one should ever feel helpless and at the mercy of others.
When my family and I moved to Texas I knew this was something I wanted to stick with but I was only
trained as a coach. What to do? My larger half agreed to be a bullet man and I couldn't let him
have all the fun, so I got a suit also. Bill and Debra came down and trained us in the basic course
and the rest is history. I have a great team of coaches and woofers. Every one of them puts their
hearts into this program and believes in what we are doing. We are indeed blessed to be a part of
this amazing organization.
