Dennis was accepted into a private school in Encinitas California called “Institute for the Study of Attention.”
The Private schools principal was Lester Ingber, Ph.D. (Theoretical Physics.)

It was here that he started his studies and Shotokan Karate and the Wu Style Tai Chi (long form).
He was honored with a second-degree black belt and was featured in Lester Ingber’s book “Karate Kinematics & Dynamics.”