Kirk FowlerKirk Fowler retired as Head of Intelligence of the Drug Enforcement Administration for Central America and Mexico. He also served as Head of Intelligence for a seven-state area, as well as task forces composed of city, country, and state narcotics oficers. After retirement, Kirk performed background investigations for various government agencies. He also worked pro bono for ten years to help free an innocent woman from death row.As one of the highest ranking black belts in the United States in the martial art of Ki-Aikido, he is in charge of a two-state area for the Ki Society International. Ki-Aikido is a form of self defense through non-violent principles and the coordination of mind and body. These principles can be applied to situations and experiences in everyday life. It has been said to be a way to help reconcile the world. Kirk has taught at the Arizona State Police Academy, the Arizona State Prison, various corporations security departments and at worldwide seminars.Kirk still actively teaches Ki-Aikido in Scottsdale Arizona at www.arizonakisociety.com His newest project is a set of online videos that teaches people a combination of simple self-defense techniques and mindfulness training. He also shows people how to actually test how their mental attitudes affect their lives. These were designed so that the elderly can also easily use. For more information, go to www.freedomfromfear.net. Read More Read Less