Stephen K. Hayes has spent his entire adult life in pursuit of perfection through the Asian martial arts and spiritual traditions. He traveled throughout Japan, Tibet, Nepal, and India to find the best of teachers. A husband, father, and grandfather, he is a writer, teacher, and ardent student of life.
In 1985, he was elected to the prestigious Black Belt Hall of Fame for his pioneering work teaching the legendary Japanese ninja martial arts.
In 1997, Stephen K. Hayes founded the martial art of To-Shin Do. He is the author of 23 books which translate the timeless knowledge of the East into pragmatic lessons for contemporary Western life. His books have sold well over a million copies, and many of his volumes have been published in a variety of different foreignlanguages around the world.
1971 graduate of Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, Stephen K. Hayes majored in theater. He later returned to Miami University for post-graduate study of comparative religions. During his years in Japan, he used his professional acting skills in television and film projects. Most notable to American audiences was his role alongside Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune in the NBC samurai epic Shogun.
Stephen K. Hayes has taught and demonstrated effective self-protection skills to military and law-enforcement groups including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the FBI Academy, and members of Britain's elite SAS. He has worked on special projects under contract with the United States Defense Intelligence Agency.