Paul Ellsworth was born at Ft. Bragg, NC. His father was in the US Air Force (retired Major). His family has also lived in Hawaii & Oklahoma during his father's military active duty. Mr. Ellsworth has a BA degree in Religion with minors in Biological & Chemical Sciences from Florida State University. While attending FSU, he was a member of the World Renowned Marching Chiefs. He played trumpet. He is a member of Alpha Chi Sigma (AXE), a professional chemistry fraternity. He has completed courses in Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Variable Annuities, Mutual Fund Sales (NASD Series 6) and Florida Real Estate. He has taken graduate courses in Business Law; Intergovernmental Relations; Capitalism & Human Values; Science, Technology & Society. Mr. Ellsworth began his formal training in Martial Arts in from Master F.J. Paolillo. In addition to Silk Reeling, he has studied Chen style Tai Chi Chuan, Northern Praying Mantis, Snake, Dragon style Ba Gua Chang, various Shantung weapons such as: double-edged sword, broadsword, staff, spear, cane, kwan-do, and other internal Taoist arts. He has taught numerous classes since 1995.