Philkip Scudieri draws a distinction between the Budo experience and sport.
"It is our goal to find unity through body, mind and spirit," he said. "Our people have won trophies but we focus on inherent qualities."
Scudieri started studying the martial arts in 1971 after suffering a back injury. He had been working as a musician in Washington and was interested in self defense.
"When you're coming out of a night club at 3 o'clock in the morning, and you've got money in your pocket and $20,000 worth of band equipment, it's good to know how to defend yourself," he said.
Before he became an instructor, Scudieri worked for several years as a bodyguard at concerts for acts such as Little Feat, Patty Smith, and the late Root Boy Slim.
The job often required him to figure out whether rowdy music fans were trying to get on stage for a photo-op or to harm the musicians.
"My martial arts training really helped in being able to determine people's intentions," he said. "Ninty-eight percent of the time the people just wanted to have fun. When I worked, nobody got hurt."
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