About

With over a decade of training, I help students cultivate a deeper sense of purpose, flexibility, and clarity of mind, and achieve a higher state of consciousness while learning the breatholds and expressive moving meditations taught in the ancient Indonesian martial art of Merpati Putih. I began studying martial arts with MP-USA, an Indonesian martial arts school in Ogden, while experiencing a major life transition. During this sabbatical, I was living in my truck and studying martial arts full-time as my life found a new direction. Living a monk-ish existence, I was committed to the program as a grounds supervisor and custodian, fully immersed in the martial arts program. During Covid, the school pivoted to teaching only Vibravision (a program to expand your awareness beyond your 5 senses), and several of us were positioned as Assistant Instructors due to our experience, rank, and accomplishments in the Vibravision program. After three years of successful events, the team broke up, and I began the process of pioneering my own efforts to bring Indonesian "kebugaran" ("fitness" in Indonesian) to friends. In 2023, I took a trip to Indonesia to meet others involved in the martial arts and to train and learn new techniques from the original pioneers of these practices. I look forward to exploring the more accessible exercises with people who are curious and interested in the practice and applications, reaching a deeper connection to instinctual awareness, and developing a stronger sense of self and your Inner Power or "Tenaga Dalam" in Indonesian.