"I have always been interested in Mixed Martial Arts. Before I joined the Marine Corps, I had very limited Martial Arts training. The Marines taught some basics in a mix of styles to be what are considered combat effective techniques. I could grasp the fundamental concepts but I always had the itch to improve. Once I reached my Brown Belt in the Marines, I started to look outside my traditional forms of training for more technical ways to improve and better workouts to round out my skills... "