Mr. Mike Crooks is a martial arts practitioner in a couple of disciplines including Karate. He is a stage-4 cancer survivor. I've always practiced every single day what I've learned to some degree. There's not a day that's gone by that my hands aren't moving, my legs aren't kicking, thinking of a throwing technique or what have you. Mr. Mike Crooks - Episode 492 If your father is a 2nd-degree black belt, most likely is you are born into martial arts. Mr. Mike Crooks started playing around the dojo with his father and eventually started training up until today. For Mr. Crooks, constantly training in martial arts keeps the mental and physical aspects of a person always in-tune. However, a life-changing event would make him fight another battle as he was diagnosed with cancer. Listen to Mr. Mike Crooks as he tells us his journey and the story of his fight against cancer.