A lifelong connoisseur of knowledge, I’ve always been particularly fascinated by the history and evolution of combat, especially how it pertained to the concept of the modern minuteman. 

I spent most of my childhood preparing to enlist, seeking a career in Naval Special Warfare. But after graduation, I was disqualified from service at MEPS due to a pre-existing health condition. While discouraging, it didn’t stifle my desire to master the combat arts; it just set me on a different path.

Spending nearly all my spare time in training and study, one day I was reminded of a Mark Twain quote given in a speech at my high-school graduation: “The two most important days in a man’s life are the day he’s born, and the day he finds out why.” In that moment of introspective clarity, I realized that this pursuit of skill and knowledge was bigger than myself and that my true purpose was to mold and inspire the next generation of shooters the way I was.