Chuck Quick started studying Lotus under Ajarn Precha Mahachanavong, the founder of Lotus, at the Mahachanavong School of Lotus Self-Defense in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand when he lived there in 1973.

Chuck earned his black belt under Ajarn Precha.  He later married a Thai national and the two of them eventually moved to Spokane, Washington where they opened a Lotus school called Washington Self-Defense School.

Chuck passed away in 1990, but not without first helping to spread Lotus throughout the Northwest.

Ajarn Precha presenting Chuck with his black belt.  Ajarn Precha would put the black belt on his student upon receiving it for the first time.