As for me... I had a brief stint in ishin karate when i was 7 but
didn't really start training until High school. I trained in SK for
about 3 and a half years before going off to college. Before college
I went out and joined the military and gained the boot camp version of
hand to hand combat. In college I touched on various arts over the
four years including capoeira and kung fu. I returned to Shaolin
kempo a little over a year ago after asking around to find
instructors. Kempo is the art I enjoy the most and having seen other
kempo styles I believe I will stick with it. Although I am currently
not studying ju jitsu, I have also been involved in Brazillian ju
jitsu and hope to restart when my schedule frees up. Right now I'm
devoting my time to work, school, and shaolin kempo.

So... I guess I've only been training in martial arts for the past 9
years.