Robert Curtis is a former attorney who, in the course of his career, taught law as well as working with various intelligence and security services and large international commercia...view moreRobert Curtis is a former attorney who, in the course of his career, taught law as well as working with various intelligence and security services and large international commercial enterprises. His work gave him a unique insight both into the world of international business and banking and the operations of security services.Robert travels extensively both by air and by road from his bases in New York and Europe, gathering material for his writing.Robert has an abiding interest in martial arts which he practiced internationally and taught for many years, having had such eminent instructors as Mitsusuke Harada (Karate), Kenshiro Abbe (Judo & Aikido) and Kazuo Chiba (Aikido) as well as a pupil of Yukio Tani who, in turn, was a pupil of Jigoro Kano, the founder of modern Judo. In addition to fast cars and martial arts Robert enjoys clay pigeon and pistol shooting as well as climbing and paragliding.view less