Pasadena, California

Dave's life long passion for sports and the martial arts started when he was a teenager. He used his advanced skills in wing chun, muay thai, shotokan karate and boxing to excel as an All-American high school athlete, and to play football for the University of Southern California. Over the years, Dave curated the most effective techniques he learned from a variety of combat sports to create his own unique self-protection system he calls Kuaishou, which translates literally to "fast-hands" in Cantonese. He's a 5th degree black belt, frequent lecturer, and co-author of the recently published book "Idiots to Monsters: the Essential Guide to Surviving Common Threats and Violent Encounters."  He earned his Masters Degree in History from Cal State University Los Angeles.