
Mark
COACH MARK BEGAN HIS JOURNEY IN BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU AT MYRTLE BEACH MARTIAL ARTS UNDER JIM KISER. HE RECEIVED HIS BLUE BELT FROM ROBERTO TRAVEN WHILE TRAINING AT SPARTANBURG MARTIAL ARTS IN 2008 WITH BLAKE WOOD. HE WAS AWARDED HIS PURPLE BELT IN 2014 BY TOMMY COSTA AT HIGHGROUND JIU JITSU IN PITTSBURGH, PA AND HIS BROWN BELT FROM RIDGE BLACKBURN AT SEVEN SEAS JIU JITSU IN KAILUA, HI IN 2020. MARK WAS AWARDED HIS BLACK BELT BY ROYLER GRACIE BLACK BELT, JASON IZAGUIRRE AT GRACIE KAILUA
IN MARCH OF 2021. MARK HAS TAUGHT THE ART OF JIU JITSU TO MARINES FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND RECENTLY RETIRED AFTER 23 YEARS OF HONORABLE SERVICE.