With an accommodating work schedule, self-employment has its perks; Master Rodriguez trained extensively up to 7 days per week. By 1989 he was leading classes as assistant instructor for Grandmaster Shum. Master Rodriguez started sttudying Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan under Grand Master Shum in 1990. In 1991, began to teach at the New York Sports Club on 62nd Street and Broadway. It was here that he also became a certified personal trainer with an emphasis on sport specific training. Two years later in 1993, Master Rodriguez became a full instructor of Ying Jow Pai. Master Rodriguez was featured in Inside Kung Fu in May 2003.