Born on 11 February 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Daniel Taylor Lautner has shown he was destined for a successful life from a very young age. He began studying karate at the age of six years, training at Fabiano's Karate School, and the following year, was already winning tournaments. He was invited to train with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat and, when he was eight years, he was asked to represent his country in the twelve years, and the division of the World Karate Association, which proved to be in Junior World Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals. He continued to flourish in the martial arts circuit in 2003, only eleven years old, is ranked as number one in the world to Black Belt NASKA open forms, musical weapons, traditional weapons, traditional, and, at the age of twelve, had three Junior World Championships under his belt, "black".