Steven Barnes photo by Beth Gwinn

Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA) is a self-titled writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He is married to author Tananarive Due. The couple live in Los Angeles. Barnes has a daughter, Lauren Nicole (born March 16, 1986) from his first marriage and a son, Jason, from his current marriage. Image File history File links Stevenbarnes. ... Image File history File links Stevenbarnes. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Tananarive Due (born 1966) is an American author. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mr. Barnes has had a varied education, including a secondary education at Los Angeles High School. He continued at Pepperdine University, majoring in Communication Arts. He is a certified hypnotherapist, trained at the Transformative Arts Institute in San Anselmo, California. Los Angeles Senior High School Los Angeles High School, founded in 1873, is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District. ... Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ. ... San Anselmo is a town located in Marin County, California, in the western United States. ...

His true passion, other than writing, is shown by his experience in martial and physical arts. He is a Black Belt in Kenpo Karate (Aikka style), and Kodokan Judo. He holds an instructor certificate in Wu Ming Ta, and has an instructor candidate ranking in Filipino Kali stick and knife fighting. He is an advanced student in Jun Fan Kickboxing (Bruce Lee method under Dan Inosanto), and is an instructor in Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan under Hawkins Cheung. He is also an intermediate student in self defense pistol shooting (Turnipseed modified Weaver method). Kenpo may also refer to the Constitution of Japan (憲法) Kenpo or Kempo (拳法 Kenpō; lit. ... Judo , gentle way) is a martial art, combat sport, and philosophy which originated in Japan. ... Jun Fan Gung Fu is a martial art that stems from Bruce Lees modifications of Wing Chun. ... Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Chinese martial artist, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century. ... Dan Danny Inosanto (born July 24, 1936) is a famous Filipino American martial arts instructor from California who is perhaps best known for being both a teacher (FMA) and a student of Jeet Kune Do/Wing Chun to late martial artist Bruce Lee. ... The Wu style (吳氏) Tai Chi Chuan of Wu Chuan-yü (Quanyou) and Wu Chien-chüan (Jianquan) is the second most popular form of Tai Chi Chuan in the world today, after the Yang style, and fourth in terms of family seniority. ...

He also holds a Brown Belt in Shorenji Jiu Jitsu, and intermediate rankings in Tae Kwon Do and Aikido. He has additional (limited) experience in boxing, Western fencing, wrestling, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Shotokan Karate, and French Savate. Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jitsu, ju jutsu, or jiu jitsu; from the Japanese 柔術 jūjutsu gentle/yielding/compliant Art) is a Japanese martial art. ... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ... Aikido ) is a gendai budō, a modern Japanese martial art, developed by Morihei Ueshiba. ...

He has completed the Yoga Works basic Hatha Yoga instructor program. Hatha Yoga posture performed at a Hindu temple. ...

He is presently studying Pentjak Silat (an Indonesian fighting system) with Guru Stevan Plinck, and Ashtanga Yoga (an aerobic form of yoga). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The term ashtanga means eight limbs. ...

Bibliography

• The Dream Park series:
  • Dream Park (1981) (with Larry Niven)
  • The Barsoom Project (1989) (with Larry Niven)
  • The California Voodoo Game (1992) (with Larry Niven)

• The Aubrey Knight series:
  • Street Lethal (1983)
  • Gorgon Child (1989)
  • Firedance (1993)

• The Heorot series:
  • The Legacy of Heorot (1987) (with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
  • Beowulf's Children (1995) (with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)

• The Bilalistan series:
  • Lion's Blood (2002) (winner 2003 Endeavour Award)
  • Zulu Heart (2003)

• Other works:
  • The Descent of Anansi (1982) (with Larry Niven)
  • The Kundalini Equation (1986)
  • Fusion (1987) (comic book mini-series)
  • Achilles' Choice (1991) (with Larry Niven)
  • Blood Brothers (1996)
  • Iron Shadows (1997)
  • Far Beyond the Stars (1998) (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novelization)
  • The Lives of Dax: "The Music Between the Notes" (1999)
  • Saturn's Race (2000) (with Larry Niven)
  • Charisma (2002)
  • The Cestus Deception (2004) (Star Wars)
  • "To See the Invisible Man" (a television script adapting a short story by Robert Silverberg, for the 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone)

Information taken from his website [1]. Dream Park was originally a novel set in a sort of futuristic amusement park of the same name. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is a US science fiction author. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dream Park was originally a novel set in a sort of futuristic amusement park of the same name. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Street Lethal is a heavy metal album recorded by Racer X. It is the bands debut record, and introduced the original band lineup featuring drummer Harry Gschoesser. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Legacy of Heorot is a science fiction novel written in 1987 by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerry Pournelle at the 2006 Stanford Singularity Summit Jerry Pournelle, (born August 7, 1933) is an American essayist, journalist and science fiction author who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte. ... Beowulfs Children is a science fiction novel written by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lions Blood (2002) is an award-winning alternate history novel by Steven Barnes. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Endeavour Award announced annually at OryCon in Portland, Oregon is awarded to a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Descent of Anansi is a novel by Steven Barnes and Larry Niven. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fusion was a comic book published by Eclipse Comics, whose creative team included the writer Steven Barnes, the artists Lela Dowling and Steve Gallacci, story editor Lex Nakashima and many more. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Far Beyond the Stars is a season six episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is a US science fiction author. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Cestus Deception:Summary Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi strides—and soars and plots and duels—again in this stirring new addition to the Star Wars saga. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is a science fantasy saga and fictional galaxy created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ... To See the Invisible Man is an episode of The Twilight Zone, from its first revival season in 1985-6. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Robert Silverberg (January 15, 1935, Brooklyn, New York) is a prolific American author best known for writing science fiction, a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. ... Opening for the 1985 Twilight Zone. ...

References

• Lionsblood.com

External links

• Steven Barnes' Homepage
• Steven Barnes discussion at theforce.net Message Boards
• Steven Barnes article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.