Samuel is pursuing Theater and moving into Film/TV in the Chicagoland area. Samuel continues to study and discover historical martial arts from around the world in order to learn from and incorporate them into the stories we tell through every medium from classical theatre to motion capture and animation. Samuel is a recent graduate of UTA where he was mentored as a stage combat teacher and fight director by faculty member and DAI Associate Instructor Joe Chapa Jr. Samuel has had experience as a stage combat/ martial arts teacher in the North Texas area working with middle school through university students on a variety of different projects. 

Samuel has trained with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat and Dueling Arts International in addition to his SAFD training (currently holds 7 out of 8 weapon certifications).