Philip A. Payne is a husband and proud father of 6 children and the author of more than 20 books. Hailing from Chrisney, Indiana, he currently resides in Holland, Indiana.

He has been training in the martial arts for nearly 4 decades and teaching them for a quarter of a century. His combative accomplishments include master and instructor level ranks in multiple systems, including Karate, Jujitsu, Kali, and Kung fu.

Academically he holds a doctoral degree in Theology, a master's degree in Education, and a baccalaureate degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Additionally, he is a certified Crisis and Trauma Response Specialist, Cogitive-Behavioral Life Coach, and master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

He is also a certified instructor of First Aid, CPR, AED, and BLS, a certified Reiki master and a level 3 practitioner of Ling Qi.