Instructor Profile: Rudy |
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Real Name: Rudy Rogers History: Rudy was born in Denver, Colorado. His adolescence was spent traveling between Gary and Bloomington, Indiana. He developed a passion for the martial arts at a very young age. An upbringing on the rougher side of the tracks made it essential to be to defend himself from bullies. Although never having the desire to be one himself. His first martial art was the Japanese martial art called Judo, a throwing and grappling art. He quickly gained a reputation with the "gentle art" after swiftly dispatching a belligerent classmate in the 3rd grade. He earnestly absorbed as much of the art as he could, cultivating a love for Judo as well as all martial arts. |
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| While living in Wisconsin he was introduced
to the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira that utilized his already
accomplished gymnasts' movements along with sweeping kicks, and takedowns.
Capoeira is "played" in a roda or circle accompanied by
musicians. This exposure was brief yet profound, and he never forgot
these early lessons of that then obscure martial art of his heritage.
Having moved around a lot while young, he developed a keen sense of awareness and adaptability as well as tolerance of new surroundings, people, and ideas. Throughout this period he was exposed to various martial arts such as Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, and Hapkido. While constantly practicing the various moves to keep his skills sharp he was also sharpening his moral and ethical fortitude. He always strove to avoid conflict and adverse situations. Opting to defuse or find alternative means of conflict resolution even to this day. In 1985 he, with his family, moved to Minnesota where he almost by accident stumbled upon a flyer for a little-known training hall now internationally known as the Minnesota Kali Group headed by Sifu Rick Faye. He began his training with Rick with almost immediately, and it seemed to the point of fanaticism. He achieved his first certificate under the tutelage and watchful eye of Ajarn Chai Sirisute, the head of the Thai Boxing Association of America. He then went to Japan for a time to visit with friends and taught both English and martial arts at Sensei Takashi Uchino's T.S.D. Kali, an affiliate school in Osaka. After a short stint there he returned to Minnesota to finish a degree in graphic design and to resume his training under Sifu Faye. To help work his way through school he acquired employment as a bouncer. He prefers the term 'doorman'. A career move he wasn't too sure he was suited for. However, he soon became accustomed to the "trade" finding ample use of his even-keeled demeanor and years of martial arts experience. He found solace in the fact that he could use his growing skills in an environment to help the "good" partygoers enjoy their fun and be safe in the sometimes un-predictable and volatile life of the night. He excelled at his job and over the last 11 years has been recruited to work the door at a number of notably famous night spots such as First Avenue, the late Nick Beaver's Rogue, and Prince's Glam Slam, just to name a few. In 1995 he received and apprentice-level instructorship under Guro Dan Inosanto, both a joyous and un-expected milestone in his martial arts career. During this time he also had the opportunity to train with one of the foremost "operators" in the business, Mr. Marcus Wynne, where he was intensively exposed to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) as it pertains to training in the martial arts and executive protection. Soon after graduating with a degree in Advertising Design, he began work as an illustrator for Jostens in their recognition division. A job that, after 3 years, he loathed to leave but felt he must in order to better his alternate career goals as a designer, and to pursue his Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication. He mournfully re-located to Arizona. While in Arizona he developed friendships, and soon, training partners with many people who had heard of the martial arts that he had studied, but didn't have access to the places and people to which to train. Opting to continue his training and pursue his instructorship, Rudy retuned again to Minnesota and the teachings of Rick Faye. Rudy has fought numerous times in the armature ranks in Thai Boxing both in the states and abroad, and one "professional" boxing bout. ;0) He has used his talents and experiences to help several junior fighters reach their competative goals. Currently, he works as a web designer for a dating company, and is developing his own educational martial arts site which is due to launch soon. He is also working on a publication collecting all of the various tactics and techniques that have aided him at the door in order to share and learn from his various experiences. Education: A.A.~Advertising Design, B.A.~Visual Communication,
A.A.~E-Commerce Instructorship Level 1 Beginning Diploma Height: 5'8" Strength Level: Rudy possesses the normal human strength of a man of his age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise. Known Superhuman Powers:None known Abilities: Rudy is a superbly trained athlete and gymnast having received tutelage from some of the greatest martial artists and instructors the world has known; the likes of Sifu Rick Faye, Guro Dan Inosanto, Greg Nelson, Ajarn Chai Sirisute. He is particularly accomplished at gymnastics (power tumbling). He is very agile and is able to execute complicated flips, springs and rolls with minimal effort. He is skilled in a variety of martial disciplines such as: Weaponry and swordplay from Kali (Filipino Martial Arts), Thai-Boxing, Lee Jun-Fan Gung Fu, Wing Chun Kung-fu, Capoeira, Shoot Wrestling, Savate, and boxing to name a few. Rudy has had intensive training and experience in a large range of executive protection skills. Which makes him a fairly proficient armed and un-armed combatant. Weapons: While Rudy has an extensive general familiarity with a wide variety of weapons due in most part to his training in the Filipino Martial Arts, he has been known to wield with great proficiency a S&W 9mm pistol (for training and educational purposes only), a 60lb recurve bow, 31" ASP expandable baton, a Benchmade Balisong (butterfly knife), a Spyderco Police model clip-it pocket knife, or a common bar towel which he has used as a binding weapon in extreme cases throughout his career as a doorman. Special Note: Rudy is fluent in Japanese, and is very familiar with Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish.
Rudy is available for personal or private instruction in any of the following areas:
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