Kurt served in the US Army where he trained in hand to hand combat. After the Army he became a member of the 399th Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol in Danbury, Connecticut running Search & Rescue missions for four years.
Through
out his life Kurt has been involved with self defense of some kind. He
started Wrestling in High School, then turned to Boxing.
He boxed competitively for 20 years, and now trains boxers at Tainio's Boxing Gym in Deltona, FL.
He
has also studied several different Martial Arts over the years, and now
trains with an Ex Navy Seal in several different types of close combat
including Krav Maga which he now instructs.