George Katchmer, Jr. is a longtime Qigong practitioner, martial artist, and practicing Buddhist. Mr. Katchmer has a B.A. in Philosophy from Villonova University and a B.A. in Divinity from United Theological Seminary.He is a student of Master Hiroshi Tajima at the U.S. Headquarters of Genwakai Karate in Dayton and a member of Karma Thegsum Choling, Buddhist Temple in Columbus, Ohio.

Fueled by the continuous study of Asian philosophy, martial arts, oriental medicine, and great thinkers of the contemporary West such as Wilhelm Reich and Carl Jung, Mr. Katchmer has authored The Tao of Bioenergetics and Professional Budo and has been a featured writer for USAsians.

He is also an assistant prosecutor for Montgomery County, Ohio.