I am a martial arts instructor and Hoplologist specializing in Historical European and American martial arts. I have spent years studying and researching various forms of combat styles including English Bare Knuckle Boxing, Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling, Savate Dans La Rue, Ancient Greek Pankration, and Ancient Egyptian Submission Wrestling.

I started learning Tae Kyon at age 11. In High School I learned to fight on the street. In the Navy I was able to travel and study MuyThai, Krabi Kabong, Balisong, JiuJitsu, RyuKyu Karate, Kenjitsu, as well as military H2H. After the Navy I focused primarily on the European martial arts with a focus on English and Irish combat. Late Medieval English Fencing and Irish Shillelagh, English Catch and Irish BKB. This lead me to research ancient Greek and Egyptian.

I teach Bare Knuckle Boxing, Catch wrestling, Savate, and Paradosiakos Pagratio (Traditional Pankration).

I can be reached at ras_wic@yahoo.com