Michael DeMarco received a M.A. degree in Asian Studies from Seton Hall University and studied at National Taiwan University's Mandarin Training Center. Working in Asia emersed Mike in Chinese history and culture. For over twenty years, Mike published the peer-reviewed quarterly Journal of Asian Martial Arts and continues publishing and writing, including Martial Art Essays from Beijing, 1760. He has also consulted and appeared in television documentaries that were aired on the Discovery Channel, Arts and Entertainment, The History Channel & The Learning Channel.