Instructor - Mark

Instructor Bio — Mark

Mark has over 30 years of experience in martial arts, fighting, fitness, and combatives.

Martial Arts Background

Mark’s training background includes:

- MMA
- Boxing
- Muay Thai
- Submission Wrestling
- No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Eskrima
- Weapons Training

He is also a former MMA fighter.

Immersive Training Experience

Mark has taken part in a Japanese uchi-deshi program, an immersive martial arts training experience built around discipline, daily practice, and commitment.

He has also spent time living and training inside an MMA legend’s gym.

Military & Professional Background

Mark’s experience extends beyond the martial arts training floor.

His background includes:

- U.S. Army
- U.S. Navy
- Corrections Officer
- Security
- Personal Training

These experiences have helped shape his understanding of awareness, physical control, composure, fitness, and decision-making under pressure.

Training Philosophy

Mark believes martial arts training should have a purpose.

His approach is built around four core areas:

Striking • Grappling • Weapons • Fitness

Training should develop more than individual techniques. Students should learn how to think, adapt, stay composed, and perform against resistance and under pressure.

His teaching philosophy is simple:

Train realistically.
Stay humble.
Pressure-test your skills.
Keep improving.

Who Mark Trains

Mark works with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including:

- Complete beginners
- Experienced martial artists
- MMA competitors
- Military personnel
- Law enforcement
- Corrections officers
- Security professionals
- First responders
- Men and women interested in self-defense
- People looking to improve strength, fitness, and conditioning

Whether your goal is to learn MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai, Submission Wrestling, No-Gi BJJ, Eskrima and weapons training, practical self-defense, improve your fitness, protect yourself or your loved ones, or compete, Mark believes training should prepare you for the goal you are actually training for.

Train for competition if that is your goal.
Train for life either way.