Kevin Millis was born April 13th, 1956 and began his martial arts training with high school wrestling in 1972 and continued with the methods of Kung Fu San Soo, a northern Chinese system. Mr. Millis was then introduced to Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do along with Wing Chun Kung Fu and the concepts of the Philippine and Indonesian Martial Arts. Mr. Millis holds the black belt equivalent of achievement in Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do awarded personally by Sifu Steven Tarani.

Continuing his search for personal excellence Mr. Millis entered training with legendary Bujinkan Shidoshi Stephen K. Hayes. Shidoshi Hayes was responsible for guiding and generously introducing Mr. Millis to Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, the current Soke of the nine ryuha that comprise the Bujinkan Dojo system. Noted among his vast achievements, Dr. Hatsumi is the 34th linear Grandmaster of the oldest surviving school of combat strategy in the world. Mr. Millis has been personally graded by Dr. Hatsumi for each Bujinkan rank he holds and continues to study under Dr. Hatsumi's benevolent guidance traveling to Japan for ongoing study, observation and reflection.

Mr. Millis' collective pursuits and purposes also include the energetic, healing and life sustaining methods of Hoshinjutsu. Mr. Millis has received both Godan and Shihans licenses from the Hoshin Roshi Ryu and was presented with these honors personally by Dr. Glenn J. Morris Ph. D.,D.Sc. founder and first Soke of the Hoshin Ryu Dojo. Dr. Morris is now a member in perpetuity of The World Head of Family & Sokeship Council and the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Mr. Millis has been involved in these esoteric arts as a student of the late Soke Dr. Morris since 1987.

In December of 1990 Mr. Millis and his father were honored with the Bujinkan Golden Dragon Award by Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi for their contributions to the Bujinkan Dojo with their inception and worldwide distribution of the Bujin Newsletter. Mr. Millis has been awarded the Presidential Sports Award of Excellence by former United States President William Clinton for his contributions to physical fitness and health awareness and has also studied and worked to become an expert technical rock climber, PADI Master scuba diver, Divemaster, published artist and writer.

Commissioned by Dr. Hatsumi in 1987 to establish the first Bujinkan Dojo in Southern California, Mr. Millis has taught the martial arts to thousands of people, from all walks of life for more than two decades. Along with lecturing and conducting national and international workshops, Mr. Millis continues that commission leading instructional seminars, supporting the Bujinkan Dojo International and learning institutions worldwide.