INSTRUCTOR

Mario has been a student of combatives for the last 20 years. He discovered combatives while studying Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu in the 2000’s and after obtaining his black sash in the mid 2000’s he focused his attention solely on combatives. In 2017 he began studying combatives with Kelly McCann and tested into the Kembativz Brand Instructor certification program in 2021. In 2022 he sucessfully passed the program and has been an assistant instructor in several unarmed, weapon and counter weapon courses. Mario is also a former affiliate instructor of Mike Janich’s Martial Blade Concepts obtaining this certification after participating in Martial Blade Camp in 2008.

Mario has been a teaching a dedicated group of students at Poolesville Self Defense since early 2025 and looks forward to teaching more students in the future.