Darrell Max Craig received his initiation into the martial arts in 1956 while stationed in Japan. In 1968, he became the Texas Open Karate Champion. The same year he was ranked 4th in the US in Okinawan weapons. In 1971, he started studying the art of Kendo and participated in five World Kendo Championships. In 1985 he was a member of the US World team in Paris, France. He has choreographed martial arts scenes for a number of feature films and is the author of 7 books, including IAI: The Art of Drawing the Sword. He has been involved with numerous S.W.A.T. teams both federal and state as their self-defense mentor. He holds the following ranks in budo: 7th Dan Kyoshi, Shihan Kendo & Junse Jujitsu 6th Dan Kyoshi Karate & Iaido, Mugai Ryu 5th Dan Kyoshi Kobudo, Seishin Kai (Okinawan weaponry) 4th Dan Kodokan Judo & Japanese Police Aikido Sensei Craig lives in Houston, Texas where he established the Houston Budokan, Inc. (www.houstonbudo.com) as a center for the study of Japanese martial arts. He retired from competition in 1986 but continues to coach and teach at his dojo.