Frank Colón, born in Washington, D.C., was raised in Puerto Rico, where he first began his martial arts education with training in boxing. Moving to the United States in 1970, he has been practicing Tai-Chi Chuan ever since, teaching this extensively in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 1984-87, during which time he was featured for this in the “O Globo” newspaper. Through the years, he also has also acquired experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Capoeira and Philippine Kali-Escrima.