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FAKIR MUSAFAR, SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota -- 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, 30 years commercially
-- Conductor of Shamanic Rituals since 1990 -- Photographer & artist
-- Spirit+Flesh photobook -- International speaker and television personality
on body modification and spiritual explorations -- Father of the Modern
Primitive movement
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KEN COYOTE, ADMINISTRATOR & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR
Native of California -- B.A. University of California -- Attended Fakir
Basic Course 1993 -- Advanced work with Fakir & Erik Dakota in
1994-1996 -- Primary professional experience in Santa Cruz and San
Jose, CA. -- Developer and innovator of course materials including
the Advanced Body Piercing Curriculum, Health & Safety Guidelines
for body piercing, and the Physiology of Healing -- Photographer, Diver,
Writer.
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IAN BISHOP, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Tennessee -- 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 years of professional body piercing experience
-- Guest piercer in Philadelphia, Santa Cruz, Oklahoma City, San Jose.
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JEF SAUNDERS, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Rhode
Island -- Attended Fakir Basic 1999, Fakir Advanced 2000,
Fakir Branding 2000 -- Professional piercer since 1999
-- Owns and operates Rockstar Body Piercing in Providence
Rhode Island -- Innovator of new piercing techniques
and expert teacher of piercing technique -- Guest piercer
in New York and North Carolina |
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DUSTIN ALLOR, INSTRUCTOR
California native -- Began her piercing career at age
17 -- Attended Fakir Basic and Advanced and apprenticed
under Ken Coyote in Santa Cruz in 1996 and 1997 --
12 years of professional experience -- Recently professional
piercer in California, Texas, Tennessee and Australia
-- Currently resident of Austin Texas and new mom. |
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SETH CAMERON, INSTRUCTOR & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRANDING
Grew up in Iowa -- Owner Progress of 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 12 years in Iowa City, Eugene Oregon, Nashville Tennessee,
Raleigh North Carolina -- Certified in First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens
and CPR -- New jewelry innovator. |
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NATALIE LOWRY, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Utah -- Professional piercing experience since 1999 at Blue Boutique,
Wizards, and Altitude in Utah -- Fakir Intensives instructor since 2001
and Fakir Intensives administrator from 2004-2006 -- Graduated from the
University of San Francisco with Major in French Literature and Minor
in Biology -- Involved in conservation genetics and animal behavioral
research from 2004-2009 -- Currently finishing DVM doctorate at Colorado
State University. |
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TOD ALMIGHTY, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Dallas, Texas -- College work in communications
-- Attended Fakir Basic and Advanced in 1993 and 1997
-- Tod has pierced professionally for 15 consecutive
years in Dallas, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Santa Cruz
and Los Angeles -- Currently staff member at Anatometal
in Santa Cruz -- Expert in male genital piercings and
Innovator of many new techniques. |
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NEO COLLETT, INSTRUCTOR
Neo is a native of New York State, 39 years old, and an ardent branding
and tattooing enthusiast -- Neo attended Rensselaer Polytechnic in
New York in 1989 and currently works in Accounting for Whole Foods
Market -- She completed Fakir Intensives in 2000 and was a shop assistant
at Black & Blue Tattoo in San Francisco -- Neo's passion is the
art of branding where her skills excel in multi-strike work. |
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WILLIAM (GRIN) GRINDATTI, INSTRUCTOR
Grin is a native of Michigan and recent transplant from
Detroit -- Graduate of Michigan College of Art and
Architecture and licensed architect -- Ardent branding,
tattooing and scarification enthusiast with 20 years
of practice in these arts -- Graduate of Fakir branding
and piercing schools -- Currently scarification and
tattoo artist in the San Francisco area plus instructor
at Fakir Intensives. |
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FAKIR INTENSIVES (California School Code #4102431) Offering Career Training
for 19 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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