I am not sure how many people know this but martial arts are deeply ingrained into base-10’s culture. Collectively base-10 has over 40 years of martial arts experience in a myriad of styles. Thorsten has trained for 15 years, Ramin for 12 years and I (casimir) have trained for 15 years. The styles we have studied include wushu, karate, kickboxing, jiu jitsu, judo and kobudo. Personally the bulk of my experience (14 years) and what I have focused on most is kickboxing, at Champions Martial Arts academy in north vancouver. On December 1st 2009 I attained the level of black belt which I have been working towards since I was 7. Getting my black belt and building base-10 are in my opinion my 2 greatest life achievements to date and are what I am most proud about. (more…)