Training since age 12 under Scott Aksamit, with black belts in Shimsan and Kukkiwon Taekwondo and in MMA (Krav Maga / Muay Thai), plus ranks in Jiu-Jitsu, Kempo Karate and Judo. Marine Corps veteran (Krav Maga and MCMAP) who started teaching at 19; he also runs his own MMA school in Englewood, CO.