Marc De Bremaeker has been involved in Martial Arts for over 55 years. Once a successful traditional and full-contact Karate competitor renowned for flashy kicking, he has since taken to teaching and researching the common roots and principles uniting all world martial arts. Holding black belts from several schools and organizations, he has practiced many other fighting sports, with special interest in kicking and kick drilling methods. He has authored an acclaimed encyclopedic work about Essential Kicks, that he is now completing with the more advanced 'Kicks' Series.