Tucker Axum joined Lotus Self Defense in Lafayette, Louisiana in March of 1995.  Tucker attended classes in both Lafayette and Abbeville, and earned his black belt on October 3, 2003.

Since then, Tucker has traveled to Atlanta, Georgia (January 2005 and February 2009) to train with East Coast black belts, as well as Spokane, Washington (May 2005) to train with West Coast black belts. In October of 2013, Tucker traveled to Thailand to train with Ajarn Precha Mahachanavong, the founder of Lotus.

Tucker has also studied Yoshinkan Aikido under Sensei Allen Curry in Huntington Beach, California and while stationed in Yokusuka, Japan.  Tucker has taught self defense, knife and gun disarming seminars, and ground fighting seminars to law enforcement, military personnel, and to martial artists.  He has also authored several martial arts and self-defense articles, to include co-authoring with James Patterson the New York Times bestselling novel, Cajun Justice, and a historical-fiction novel, "The Reawakening of Mage Axum."

Tucker graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice.  In 2012, he earned his Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oklahoma. Outside of work and Lotus, his passion is flying.  He holds a FAA Private Pilot's License with multi-engine aircraft and seaplane ratings. More information is available at www.tuckeraxum.com.

Tucker Axum with Lotus Founder Precha Mahachanavong in October 2013 (Thailand).

Tucker Axum executing a flying sidekick during his 2003 black belt test in Abbeville, LA.