Mixed Martial Arts

Daniele Bolelli, M.A., holds a 4th-degree ranking in Kung Fu San Soo, and is a practitioner of mixed martial arts. He has an M.A. degree in American Indian studies from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and is a lecturer at UCLA, California State University-Long Beach, and Santa Monica College. He is the author of On the Warrior's Path: Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology (Frog, Ltd. 2003). Rhadi Ferguson, Ph.D., is a 2004 United States Olympian in judo, professional MMA fighter, and researcher. His current research interests include mixed martial arts and the professional development of coaching and teaching practices in combat sports. Dr. Ferguson completed his doctorate in philosophy in education from Capella University in 2009. Steve Scott, MBA., started judo in 1965 at age of twelve and his life has been linked with judo, sambo, and jujutsu ever since. He is a 7th-degree in Kodokan Judo and 7th-degree in Shingitai Jujitsu and is a member of the Sombo Association's Hall of Fame. He graduated with a major in sociology and a minor in physical education from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Andrew Zerling, B.S., earned his degree in biology (with a specialization in mammalian anatomy and physiology) from Temple University in Philadelphia. Zerling has been a science writer for the food and drug industry for many years. Zerling is also an East Coast-based freelance writer and martial artist with over fifteen years training in Renzo Gracie jujutsu, judo, wrestling, and aikido.