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There's a great interview with Matthew Mullins on Kungfumagaine.com: Kungfu Magazine: Feature Index His interest in martial arts was inspired by Karate Kid, the movie, but then ...
"'I started off with Shorei Ryu karate, an Okinawan style, perhaps not as well known as Shotokan or tae kwon do, ... I ... began to branch out and practice traditional tae kwon do with Simon Rhee, a little bit of capoeira, some wushu with Ming Liu, which are all now part of the Xtreme martial arts I do with Mike Chaturantabut.
"What I do like about the traditional martial arts are the philosophical aspects of it, which nowadays is becoming a non-traditional route ...'"
For more interesting background on Matt Mullens, Kamen Rider, martial arts, and his work with kids, see the interview by Dr. Craig Reed: http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/arti