Go to the frist links to see the places we hold class. 

Neighborhood Holistic
Neighborhood Holistic is a wonderful place where I am glad to be teaching.  The owner, Lyn has created a jewel in Harlem.  Check out the all the other classes they offer, as well as Massage, Nutritional Counseling and Acupuncture.

Ripley Grier Studios

Ripley Grier Studios is a lesser known New York Secret.  Finding space in NY can be tough.  Ripley Grier is used mostly for rehearsal space, but they rent space for many other things also.  Pouncing Tigers is one of those things.  Need a place to hold a Birthday Party.  Check here.   And the staff will treat you like a real human.

Gibson Farms, Inc.  Want the best Apricots and Walnuts in the world?  This is what I grew up with.  My Grandfather and his brother Started Gibson Farms and this is it today.

• Apricots have a substantial amount of Vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin involved in the formation and maintenance of healthy skin, hair, and mucous membranes. Vitamin A helps us to see in dim light and is necessary for proper bone growth, tooth development, and reproduction.  Apricots are rich in carotenoids and are also a great source of  potassium, even more than bananas. These Apricots taste totally different from the Turkish variety most people are used to.
   
• ave any idea how healthy Walnuts are for you?  Walnuts are full of Omega 3's, can lower LDL Cholesterol and are one of the richest sources of antioxidant polyphenols.  That means it's good for the heart!  People who eat walnuts regularly have a decreased risk of coronary heart disease. Fact.

Place an order for the Highest Quality Apricots and Walnuts here. 
Gibson Farms

Master Patrick C. Schleeter was my first Martial Arts Teacher .  He has been teacher for over 25 years now.  Master Schleeter has been one of the most influential people in my life.  Not only is he an extremely talented Martial Artist and a profound Teacher but he is also an Ordained Minister whom my wife and I were lucky enough to have taken our wedding vows from.  He is one of the most modest people I know.  Check out a nice article about him here. read article with Master Schleeter  Feel free also to contact him if you have any questions. 

Contact Master Schleeter

Bill Schettino is a martial arts teacher of mine.  He is the most "out of the box" Instructor I have ever had the privileged to train under.  He moves and trains like no one else and it plain old works.  If you can't get to New York City to train with this master, check out his training video's.  Finally after years of his students prodding him to do it, he has started to put these invaluable lessons on DVD's.  Get them at his site.

Estacada with Bill Schettino

Jimmy Fusaro is owner and trainer of X-Fit New York.  He is a loud-mouth know-it-all who actually does seem to know most of what he's talking about.  He is also about as wiley as they get when it comes time to step in the ring.  Jimmy taught me how to box.  His workouts are some to the hardest workouts I have ever endured.  And also some of the most enjoyable.  He is a boxer, kick boxer and a grappler.  If you want to get fit or just want to throw a killer left hook, check out X-Fit.

X-FIT with Jimmy Fusaro

Mike Berkley is another Martial Artist I have had the privileged to learn from.  Mike at one point, traveled to the Philippines to study Eskrima.  Pekiti-Tersia which has a ruff translation of, "to cut into small pieces up close" and Doce Pares (which is a name that is in reference to the 12 body guards of Charlemagne) means 12 pairs and includes double sticks.  It is no surprise that someone as versed in stick and knife techniques would go on to become so successful at "sticking" people.  As a Doctor of Acupuncture Mike Berkley epitomizes the notion of Warrior as Healer.  He is a leader in Reproductive Health here in the US.  In fact, he was the first acupuncturist in the country to specialize in fertility.  Click here to see Mike "sticking" Regis Philbin on the Regis and Kelly show.  I don't know what Mike is eating in the picture above, but you can find it as well as all the information about his practice at the link below.  If you know someone who is trying unsuccessfully to have a child, Mike Berkley is the best there is.

Berkley Center For Reproductive Wellness

Steven Koepfer is the President and Co-Founder of The American Sambo Association.  Sambo, a Russian Martial Art evolved over many years from a host of influences.  Among its many attributes, Sambo is known for excruciating leg locks and ground fighting advantages.  Steve is one of those teachers who I not only learn from what he is teaching, I learn from how he teaches.  Instead of me bragging about how great of a teacher and Marital Artist he is or tell you about the magazines he's written for and awards he has won,  I would rather tell you something you might not read on his website.  Steve has been heavily involved with children's health care for many many years.  In fact he is featured in a new book, Healing Stories where he contributed a chapter about how different Rehabilitation Therapies can be brought together to help those with deep illnesses.  It's based on his over 10 years of working with patients and their families at the Maimonides Medical Center in New York City and research that brought him across the globe to Nepal.  Steve is a Warrior/Healer.

American Sambo Association


Meditation. Nutrition. Massage. "If one can learn how to listen rightly, one has learned the deepest secret of mediation." 

Some how life led me to India during the summer of 2005.  I spent my time learning about myself in the breath taking setting of Osho International Meditation Resort.  It was like a jungle paradise.  I experienced stillness and tranquility like I have only read about before.  In all of my martial arts training meditation was approached with a "just endure it" attitude.  Osho's approach to meditation is unique.  It acknowledges the century we are in today and the additional stimulations we have that no other time has had.  It helps the body, the mind and the spirit to let go of all that stimulation to find ... what you will find when you let go.  I won't do you the injustice of trying to describe it to you.  It is something you need to experience for yourself.  Read more about Osho at the link below.  And remember, "Seriousness is a sickness; your sense of humor makes you more human, more humble."