Shindo Ki Rodriguez

Born Monday, May 31st, 1982, that day being Memorial Day, Shindo-Ki Rodriguez came into the lives of his Puerto Rican mother and father, and a world filled with adventures and all kinds of challenges. As a child Shindo had an interest in acting, sports, and Martial arts. At the age of ten, his father noticed Shindo's interest in Martial Arts and the ability to learn and perfect certain moves given to him to learn. The style created and taught to him is Shindo Goju Ryu. From the ages of 15 to 20, Shindo participated in several tournaments, sometimes fighting older boys or men, always bringing home a 1st or 2nd place trophy. Shindo always looked up to his father for his styles in Martial Arts, as well as Jackie Chan's, Steven Seagal's and Jet Li's. In 2010, Shindo was recognized and honored as the 1st Brown Belt Martial Artist in the Martial Arts Hall of Honor. Shindo attended La Salle High School in New York, graduating in the year 2001. From the beginning of his high school years, hi