In 1970, at the age of 11, Professor Georgiou joined the New York Karate Academy in Mid-Town Manhattan. The NYKA was headed by Master Aaron Banks (10th degree black belt). In the Academy Professor Georgiou received instruction in the Japanese version of Goju Ryu karate (affiliated with the Goju-Kai headed by Grand Master Gogen "the Cat" Yamaguchi) from Sensei Earnest Hyman, Sensei George Wells and Sensei Teddy Wong. In 1974 Professor Georgiou received instruction from Sensei John Kuhl who taught a "combat" version of USA Goju. In 1975 Professor Georgiou received the rank of full black belt from Master Aaron Banks before his 16th birthday, making him the second youngest black belt in the Academy's history.

Following the receipt of his rank Professor Georgiou entered the full contact kumite circuit under the umbrella of the Professional Karate Association and the International Karate Federation. In the six bouts he entered in 1975-76 Professor Georgiou won all six by way of a knock out in the first round. However, in the winter of 1976 while demonstrating a head break (on a 100 lb. ice block) at the Academy Professor Georgiou sustained a severe head injury that brought to an abrupt end his tournament career. In 1977, devastated by the set back caused by the injury, Professor Georgiou left New York City and moved to the Boston area.

Once in the Boston area Professor Georgiou attended the University of Massachusetts where he received a Bachelors of Science degree. While working as an investigator for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue's Illegal Source Income Unit, Professor Georgiou attended the New England School of Law. In 1989 Professor Georgiou received his Juris Doctorate degree. The same year he was sworn in as an attorney at law.

In 1997 Professor Georgiou began to teach Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. His teaching focus has become the process and procedure of the criminal justice system.

Throughout his professional career Professor Georgiou continued to train in Goju Ryu karate. With each year that passed he added useful techniques and training procedures and subtracted the repetitive and the archaic from the Japanese version of Goju Ryu. By 1999, after more than 29 years of training, Professor Georgiou developed his own version of Goju karate, which he named Goju-Te (the Hard and Soft Hand) Ryu blending elements of Japanese Goju with its predecessor Naha-Te.

Following 30 years of training in karate there remained only one important mission for Professor Georgiou, to pass on his knowledge to those that are willing to learn. To teach what he had learned. The Goju-Te Ryu Human Development Center is the culmination of Professor Georgiou's martial arts and academic training, including training in the physical and nutrition science.