- born 22nd April 1971

- at the age of 7 he started to learn Judo and Jiu Jitsu. Then he practiced Thai-Boxing and Arnis

- later he met a Kung Fu-Brother of Sifu Joerg Quade who now lives in Sicily / Italy. Since June 2000 he follows Sifu Quade. He leads the groups in Hagen and Dortmund.

- during his study of the Chinese language he lived in China for about one year an got some experience with other martial arts like  Ba Gua and Xing Yi.