William Durbin has been formally training in the martial arts since 1970. He is an ordained minister and currently a chaplain. Durbin enjoys writing, seeking to preserve the most ancient and effective methods of the martial arts in his internationally recognized system, Kiyojute Ryu Kempo Bugei which encompasses the formal martial arts of Kempo, Jujutsu, Aikijujutsu, Karate, Karatejutsu, Toidejutsu, Kobujutsu, and Tsung Shih Tai Chi Chuan. He also wants to assist people in achieving enlightenment and obtaining a closer relationship with God.