Dai Andrews

[4][6] While in Europe, Andrews picked up the idea of swallowing a curved blade from a performer named Wasp Boy at England's Circus of Horrors.

[3] He later returned to America, where he began performing at nightclubs, corporate events, renaissance festivals, casinos and colleges.

Andrews produces and directs many of his own performances including the theatrical séance "An Experience in Spirit Theater",[8] and "Modern Fakir".

[20][21] Andrews teaches the xingyiquan style of internal kung fu as well as traditional meditation techniques at a small studio in Baltimore.

[22] He is the private student of Grandmaster Huang Chien Lang and has been studying xingyiquan, baguazhang, tai chi and Tien Shan Pai since 2000.

[2] Throughout his career, Andrews has often worked in support of charitable organizations including; St. Jude's Children's Hospital,[26] the American Dime Museum,[27] Playa Del Fuego[28] The Maryland Food Bank[29] and the Signal 13 Foundation which was established for police officers and their families that have been injured in the line of duty.

[30][31] In 2011, Andrews spent time volunteering to teach English and sleight-of-hand magic to underprivileged children at the Phare Ponleu Selpak school in Battambang, Cambodia, while on an extended motorcycle trip across Asia.