Michael Padilla is a graduate from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego and received his Acupuncture license from the State of California in 2009. He has been a student of the Martial Arts and Eastern Studies since he was 9 years old, and holds a deep commitment to the principles of Chinese Medicine and Eastern Philosophy.

Michael’s training as an acupuncturist has included numerous eastern modalities, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Balance method, addiction and detoxification therapy, and also traditional western examination and diagnosis methods, giving him a well rounded and complete approach to his patients and to the medicine he practices.

Michael has previously practiced Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Lake Elsinore and Temecula, CA.

Michael also holds a Black Belt in the Martial Art of Aikido, and in addition to being an instructor, he is the President of the Non Profit OC Aikido in Orange, CA.