Janell has studied dance, martial arts and choreography for over 17 years, some basics in acupuncture and acupressure, Wing chun, Akido, Kali, BaGuaZhang, Taekwondo, IpsunTaichi, TaichiChuan and much sparring. Competed for several years, almost making the US Olympic taekwondo team but missed by age cut-off. Went on to obtain several state, regional and National titles.