Michael Jai White | From 6 to 50 Years Old.. Get inspired :)
White was born in Brooklyn, New York and
moved as a teen to Bridgeport, Connecticut,
where he graduated from Central High School
in 1985. He later graduated from Southern
Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT.
White is a martial artist in eight different styles:
Shōtōkan, Goju-Ryu (for which he studied under
Master Eddie Morales where he learned to sharpen
his Goju karate technique), Taekwondo, Kobudō,
Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
and Kyokushin, with a specific focus in Kyokushin
Karate (although his style incorporates aspects
of many different martial arts forms). White started
training in the martial arts at the age of seven
in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He next took up Shōtōkan
and moved on to other styles later.
White is a former special education teacher
and taught students with behavioral problems
for three years.
He cites his history in education
as the reason why, despite his personal love for
the music genre on "a lot of levels", he cannot "in
good [conscience]" have a positive opinion on
hip hop or "excuse some of [its] pervasive and
destructive elements", mainly due to his experience
with youngsters who had difficulty seeing the difference between it and real life.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jai_White
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