I started the Martial Arts in the year of 1972. As a Martial Artist, I have always heard the stories about Masters that could perform incredible feats of what many may call magic. In 1988 I met a Japanese grandmaster that I was fortunate enough to be accepted into training with.

On a return trip from Japan, I did a stopover in Los Angles where I met James Husfelt, Jr. We both were training under the same Japanese Grandmaster, and we both ended up in Los Angles for a seminar being conducted by this Grandmaster.

One thing led to another and I was introduced to James's father, JC Husfelt. This was in 1991. Through the next 4 years James and I became close friends and I talked with his Dad occasionally. In 1995 we attended another seminar with the same Grandmaster, only this time during dinner I was sitting directly across from JC and was able to listen to him talk about his philosophy on Divine Humanity during which my curiosity became perked. JC explained to me that he did weekend workshops which he aptly named The "Awakening" Weekend. After thinking about it, I called and registered to attend the next weekend. This was in June of 1996.

I managed to enlist two other friends to attend with me because frankly, I was a bit apprehensive about attending. James explained to me that his Dad was a little different than most teachers and the weekend would be grueling, fun and possibly a little scary. I figured how bad could it be? I didn't think he would kill me, but I thought it was best to have friends along just in case.

We arrived on Friday evening and settled in for the weekend's teachings.

After learning some old time mystical teachings, doing some visualization and meditative work, JC pulled a deck of Tarot style cards based on mythology and fantasy and asked us to think of something we would like to attain in the future.

This experience got very strange as one of my friends pulled the same card three times in a row, in between others pulling cards. There were at least a hundred plus cards. The whole group was awed and a little taken aback at this. I myself pulled a card with a pagoda picture on it. As it turned out, the Japanese Grandmaster that I was studying with gave me the name of Shinden, which means Temple or Sanctuary, which is what a pagoda can represent. It got a little weirder a year or two later, as I was having the logo for the Dojo designed and the graphic designer designed the logo depicting a pagoda, that had an uncanny resemblance to the card I drew. He had never seen that card, only the people in attendance that weekend. I still have the card and the design.

On Sunday the last day of the workshop, JC explained that everyone is capable of some type of energy workings. Some more than others. My interest immediately rose as this was something I was earnestly searching for since I began my Martial Arts journey.

He asked if anyone would like to volunteer for an impromptu demonstration. Being the person that I am which is, I have to see it to believe it, my hand shot up. I still remember him smiling and saying, I am not surprised.

JC taught me a way to breathe and relax and then went on to explain what he was going to do, which was to cut my energy. I have to say right then and there I said to myself, B***S***, never going to happen.  I will resist this any way I can.

He moved approximately ten feet away from me. And then in the next moment JC was holding a silver shining sword and it was cutting me from hip to hip. My upper body fell forward as if I had been cut across the waist. The next thing I knew, I couldn't move my arms or my legs, although I seemed to be able to breathe OK. But, everything was getting somewhat cloudy, and fuzzy.

I am not sure about the next part. But one of the participants said that JC came next to me and did some motions with his hands. It was then that my vision cleared as JC asked me to move my arms and legs which I was now able to do. I looked over at one of my friends and asked, “What the heck just happened?" As he said at the same time, "Are you OK?"

To say that I was stunned and awed would be an understatement. Never in my life, had I experienced anything close to that. I had heard tales about Masters being able to cut energy, flow energy, or whatever you want to call it, but no one would ever show it.

When I sat back down, I asked my friends what happened again. They told me they saw what appeared to be a sword cut through me. I looked at JC and he showed me he was holding a small twig /branch about five (5) inches long. I immediately signed on and became a direct personal student under JC Husfelt. Many years later my teacher explained to me that he had a knowing that a demonstration of power would be the only way I would become a student.

Although through the teachings I have an understanding as to what JC did, but to this day, in the year 2009, I still do not know how he accomplished this miraculous demonstration, but I have been witness to many other extraordinary events that seem to always occur around the entire Husfelt family and I hope to witness many, many more.