Although most of my time is taken up by research, teaching and medicine; I do have a number of extracurricular interests. I enjoy applications-based martial arts. I train and coach Goshin Jitsu, a unique self-defense and mixed-martial arts (MMA) club. I also train Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu with Jack McVicker. I've also trained muay thai (Thai kick boxing) with the Peoria Athletic Club and boxing. To supplement my martial arts training I've also done weight training and yoga. I enjoy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Rifts and Champions. I've worked on campaigns, such as Mindsgate (a dungeon built inside the mind of madman) and the Last City (a city whose commerce is the ferrying of souls to the afterlife), as well as one-shots such as Golemechs (giant golem battle suits versus both sides of the Blood War). I've also played in campaigns like Fyrblud, a saga of the battle between our characters homeland and a despotic dragon. I'm currently dungeon mastering Kingmakers and Godslayers where the characters are launched through time and space as they attempt to conquer a fallen empire under a dying sun. I enjoy books (sci-fi, martial arts non-fiction, and graphic novels) and movies (Akira Kurosawa, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, John Carpenter, Ang Lee, and Peter Jackson ).