Just for Fun
I play trumpet in the
Duke Wind Symphony
and am on the lookout for smaller chamber ensembles such as trumpet choirs and brass quintets.
I used to play in the
bands of the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR),
now known as the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MST). I was an officer of the
Delta Gamma chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi,
a band service fraternity. Sadly, Duke doesn't have a local chapter.
In the past, I studied many different martial arts. When I lived in St. Louis, I studied Tae Kwon Do at the
World Martial Arts Academy. In Rolla, I studied Kung Fu at the
Shaolin Lohan School of Kung Fu. I also studied epee fencing at UMR's
Fencing Club. In Kansas City, I studied Shingitai Jujitsu under world Sambo champion Steve Scott
at the Welcome Mat Judo Club.
Here in Durham, I'm studying I Liq Chuan under Ben Fisher.