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FAKIR MUSAFAR, SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota -- Age 74 -- B.S. in Education, Northern State University, M.A. Degree San Francisco State University (with California Teaching Credential) -- U.S. Army, Instructor in Demolitions & Explosives -- 40 years experience in body piercing & branding, 25 years commercially -- Conductor of Shamanic Rituals since 1990 -- Photographer & artist -- Spirit+Flesh photobook -- International speaker and television personality on body modification.
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KEN COYOTE, ADMINISTRATOR & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR
Native of California -- Age 33 -- A.A. Anza College -- B.A. University of California -- Attended Fakir Basic Course 1993, Advanced Course 1995 -- Did advanced work with Fakir & Erik Dakota in 1994, 1995, 1996 -- Piercer in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Bergen Norway and on 1995 Lollapalooza Tour -- Licensed in CPR and First Aid -- Researcher in Health & Safety and Physiology of Healing
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IAN BISHOP, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Tennessee -- Age 29 -- Middle Tennessee State University and student of Herbal Medicine -- Attended Fakir Basic 1994, Fakir Advanced 1997, Fakir Basic Branding 1996 -- Owns and operates ICON Body Piercing in Nashville (two studios) -- Ten continuous year professional body piercing experience -- Guest piercer in Philadelphia, Santa Cruz, Oklahoma City, San Jose
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SETH CAMERON, INSTRUCTOR & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRANDING
Grew up in Iowa -- Age 32 -- Owner Progress Body Jewelry & Body Piercing Studio in Raleigh, North Carolina -- Attended Fakir Basic 1998, Advanced 1999 and Fakir Branding School 2001 -- Talented cautery brander -- Pro piercer for 9 years in Iowa City; Eugene, Oregon; Nashville, Tennessee -- Certified in First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens and CPR -- New jewelry innovator
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DUSTIN ALLOR, INSTRUCTOR
California native -- Age 27 -- Began her piercing career at age 17 -- Attended Fakir Basic and Advanced and apprenticed under Ken Coyote in Santa Cruz in 1996 and 1997 -- 10 years of professional experience -- Recently pro piercer in California, Texas, Tennessee, and Australia
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NATALIE LOWRY, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Utah -- Age 22 -- Student at University of San Francisco with majors in Biology and French; major research in DNA and Conservation Genetics -- 5 years professional piercing experience, mainly in Utah at Blue Boutique, Wizard and Altitude
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NEO COLLETTE, INSTRUCTOR
Neo is a native of New York State, 33 years old, and an ardent branding and tattooing enthusiast. Neo attended Rensselaer Polytechnic in New York in 1989 and is currently a prelaw student at Laney College in Oakland California. She completed Fakir Intensives in 2000 and was recently a shop assistant at Black & Blue Tattoo in San Francisco. Neo's passion is the art of branding where her skills excell in multi-strike work.
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TOD ALMIGHTY, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Dallas, Texas -- Age 37 -- College work in communications -- Attended Fakir Basic and Advanced in 1993 and 1997 -- Has pierced professionally for 10 consecutive years in Dallas, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Santa Cruz and Los Angeles -- Staff member at Anatometal in Santa Cruz -- Innovator of many new techniques
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FAKIR INTENSIVES (California School Code #4102431) Offering Career Training for 15
Years
We are registered with the State of California.
Registration means we have met certain minimum standards imposed by the
state for registered schools on the basis of our written application to
the state. Registration does not mean we have met all the more extensive
standards required for schools that are approved or licensed or that the
state has verified the information we submitted with our registration
form.
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