Charles O. Lucas - the life of an Otaku

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My Life:
No matter what rank, status, title, or level of skill you have; self-learning and developing of one-self is a life long journey. Only true Martial Artist understand this and it have nothing to do with a belt.

I'm CUNY student currently attending BMCC as exercise in studying skills building, self-dsicpline training and subject/course skills building for going to a back to a four year college and then on to graduate school.

I am a dedicated information technology professional with extensive 8 years of experience in systems and network administration and desktop support. Who possesses the enthusiasm for work, strong desire to succeed and commitment to continuous skill development that help build confidence and high level motivation to achieve desired results with a love of computers. I built my first computer at age 13 and in High School my special skills in high school were computers and general sciences; before that between the ages from 6 to 12 my father would send to after school programs to learn how to use a computer and I learn my first programming language BASIC.

My goals right now are finishing my Applied Associate of Science in Computer Science and updating my I.T. Professional Certifications.

Another Life:
As an Artist in High School i took art class once a week and Black & White Photography. I draw a lot to pass the time, Spider-man and Iron-Man stuff from my comics. I lot time ago at one I did want to be a comic book artist (I wanted to be a lot of things growing up, lol.). I was in the Cooper Union Saturday Program for high school students; and when I was at Hunter College I took some art courses ( I almost complete enough classes to graduate with a BFA but change majors; O didn’t that a lot, my first time in college). I try when I can to take weekend classes the Art Student’s League in New York.
So, what killed the dream...the first time through? Please, read "The Adventures of ~Blackjack-Davie & ~colucas"...lol!
Ok, ~Blackjack-Davie got an interview with Marvel Comics, they gave him a project, draw in the Marvel style with Marvel characters a panel. Theme "Find some to beat Galactus." ~Blackjack-Davie comes back to my house and ask who could be Galactus, well my answer at the time was Unicron. I wrote and short story and ~Blackjack-Davie draw it. Well, he didn't get the job, them told him it looked to manga (Mind you, I have the prints still and it was in the Marvel just no the style Marvel was using a the time)and Marvel didn't do Manga. A month later Marvel launched "Marvel Manga!" Any Question?

My Life in Anime Form:
J.C. finally did it. He got me back into artwork and drawing; it’s been a long time. I am don't think I am talented at all. J.C. wanted me to join him on this journey to start his own multimedia company by first selling comics. I agree and I thought it mite be fun. I enjoy writing. He to start finishing my poetry, then draw some sketches to go with the poems…then write more stories, more and more I got back into drawing and painting; then this weekend I found out the real reason he asked me to join him:
”I am Kazuki Sendō from Comic Party;” the last 4 to 5 years has been this story. My life was turn into a Japanese Dating SIM. I have never seen the series before this weekend and the parallels to actual events in our lives and people we have met are amazing and scary.
So I have accepted my fate, I going to start practicing again, I setup some time management to work on my artwork and still go to work and my classes.
(I will get back at for turn my life into a living Japanese Anime; but it has been fun.)

My life in Martial Arts
Charles Lucas works as a full-time systems & network Administrator in New York City and is a part-time student in City University of New York City's Borough of Manhattan Community College and spare time he also Studies Shiatsu and Reiki. He is a also a New York City writer and artist that devotes a lot of his free time to the study of Japan's budo arts. He also enjoys writing and creating artworks in his free time.
Charles began his Studying the in the Bujinkan Dojo in summer of 1992 at New York Budo under Jean-Pierre Seibel, Shidoshi, and Carol Ceramicoli. Charles has been training in Budo Taijutsu 19 years and Award and Shidoshi-ho (Junior or Assistant Teacher) in 1998. Charles received ranks of shodan and nidan under under Jean-Pierre Seibel, Shidoshi, and Carol Ceramicoli and trained under until the Jean-Pierre Seibel, shidoshi's retirement from teaching.

Charles Studying budo Taijutsu over the 19 years has and continues to train with many different Bujinkan dojo teachers Masaaki Hatsumi, Soke; Stephen & Rumiko Hayes, shihan, Rob Flanagan, Shihan; Jeff Christian, Shihan; Jack Hoban, Shihan; Sean Askew, Shihan, to name only a few and continues to attend workshops and seminars through out the year with other Bujinkan dojo teachers to get full picture of Hatsumi, soke teachings.

Charles is training and studies are currently under the direction of Shihan Anthony Lucas of the Bujinkan Koteki Dojo, currently holds the rank of yodan in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and continues supplemental studies in other Japan budo arts along aside budo taijutsu; he is also a beginning student at the Shin Budo Kai NYC studying Aikido, Genkido, Jo, and Bokkendo under Shizuo Imaizumi, Sensei, 7th Dan and he is beginning student at the Kenzen Institute studying Iaido under Pam Parker; Iaido Renshi, 6-Dan.

Charles currently direction of study and training is in Budo Taijutsu and Japanese Budo and understand what it truly means to be a Budoka.

In Conclusion
My life has been much better for it. I just had to fit in with JC image of how he wants to live it. Shit!!! (I'm not a Good Artist, I'm just a crazy Anime Toon!) I need to accept myself and who I am instead of trying fitting in with everyone else.

Current Residence: Flushing ( I live in a hobbit hole), NY
deviantWEAR sizing preference: XL
Operating System: Mac OS, Lunix, Unix, Windows
MP3 player of choice: ipod & iphone
Personal Quote: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein

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