Currently a 4th Degree Black Belt in Wo Ying Chuan Chinese Kenpo Karate under Grand Master Eddie "Flash" Newman.  I am also currently a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the Las Vegas Machado Brother's School under Amilcar "Mica" Cipili and Walter "Cascao" Vital.  I am a member of the Eastern U.S.A. International Black Belt Hall of Fame.  I won a World Championship in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2008 at the 2nd No Gi World Championships held by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation.  I started training in the Martial Arts in 1982.  I haved trained in Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Ashihara Karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kenpo Karate. I am a Combat Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a member of the Veterans of Foreign War and The Marine Corps League.