I started training at 13 in Tae Kwon Do. A couple of months later I added Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and then Muay Thai. I joined an MMA gym as well. I was training for 4-7 hours a day usually 6 and sometimes 7 days a week. I did this for almost 4 years. I competed in everything I could, Golden Gloves and Junior Olympics for boxing, judo tournaments, Tae Kwon Do tournaments, Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and Muay Thai smokers ( wasn't old enough to fight in santioned fights). I also fought an 18 year old in an exhibition MMA fight when I was 14 even though he was 20 pounds heavier. I won. It was for a reality show that never got made. I went to Thailand at 15 after qualifying for the US Team in muay thai and fought in the IFMA World Championships. I trained at Greg Jackson's for 2 summers after being invited by Donald Cerrone's manager to live at the TapOut Ranch. I trained with Clay Guida, Leonard Garcia and Donald Cerrone. There were a lot of other UFC fighters there as well. It was awesome. I stopped training at 17 and just started back about 8 months ago.