Phil Aslaksen was born in 1964 in Bay Village, Ohio. In 1974 his family moved to Arizona were he grew up on a farm near the outskirts of Phoenix. In 1984 Phil joined the Air Force and was stationed at Kadena AFB in Okinawa. Upon rotating out of service Phil pursued his life long goal of training under martial arts legend Dan Inosanto. In 1991 Phil moved to Los Angeles and began training at the famed Inosanto Academy. In 1993 he became an instructor in Filipino Kali under Dan also earning the same year an instructorship level in Thai Boxing under Ajarn Surachai Sirisute. This was in addition to the Black Belt he received in Shorin Ryu Karate while overseas.Martial arts training opened the door to the stunt community. Phil has worked as a fight, and later stunt coordinator while at the same time landing roles as an actor. His love of filmmaking soon evolved into the areas of writing and producing his own films. Phil has authored a book of poetry and is actively working in the entertainment industry. Show less «