Born and raised in Orange County, Steven’s martial background
began at the age of ten with Japanese Ryobu-kai karate under Sensei
Kiyoshi Yamazaki. Under Yamazaki sensei he was trained in not
only in unarmed techniques but also Iai-do, Japanese swordsmanship,
which sparked his fascination with swordplay. Steven has been
involved with the study and training of European swordplay for over
15 years learning from such Masters as Christopher Villa of the SAFD
and Micheal Cawalti of the Albion School. In the year 2000, Steven
assumed instructorship of The Bankeside Schoole of Defense gaining the
rank of Provost in the year of 2005.
