Chris is a lifelong martial artist who started training in Tae Kwon Do at four years old under former World Champion Grandmaster Kim S. Kim. After reaching his 2nd-degree black belt, his passion for martial arts took him to his hometown gym in Charlotte, NC, where he began training in Muay Thai and BJJ. For the last eight years, he has taught at MMA gyms in Nashville and New York before moving to Atlanta, where he currently competes as an amateur Muay Thai fighter!