William was born and grew up in and around Raleigh, North Carolina. He found an interest in martial arts at an early age and that love for Asian martial arts eventually led him to accept a scholarship to the Taekwondo department at a small college in South Korea in 2004.William resides in Daegu, South Korea where he is employed as an English Language instructor at several elementary schools and a university. He has a passion for scuba diving and in particular, focuses on removing underwater debris. In 2019 he began production of " Hae Shin", a documentary about the ocean debris cleanup work he continues to do today.