What made you get into martial arts?

After graduate school I had met Professor Christian and Professor Cody through my previous job.  I had begun working as a sport psychology consultant and working with some of their fighters.  They encouraged me to pick up training having learned of my experience in wrestling and military martial training.  I quickly fell in love with the physical and intellectual pursuit of martial arts and it became a staple in my life.

Tell us about your journey/background/accomplishments?

I grew up wrestling in Wisconsin and joined the Marine Corps after high school.  During that time I pursued the endurance sports and had trained for an ran several marathons and various long distance races and ran with the Marine Corps running team.  After leaving the Marines I went to grad school for sport and performance psychology at the University of Denver.  I continued to run, qualifying for the Boston Marathon several times and training with semipro and professional running teams.  After a major hamstring injury in 2015 I had to step away from running for a while and pursued other sports but eventually was pulled into martial arts.