GREGORY SHEPHERD

10 year US Army Veteran. Born into a boxing family. Father was a former amateur heavyweight boxer and coach. In 1995, at the age of 7, Greg started martial arts at Jang's Taekwondo (TKD) in Ellicott City, Maryland. He officially started boxing at the age of 12 and did scholastic wrestling in middle through high school, and at the club level in college. He also trained in South Korea, in TKD, from 2001 to 2003. Over his 25 years of experience, he’s traveled to over 20 countries competing in martial arts and combat sports.

COMPETITION EXPERIENCE

Kickboxing/Muay Thai(2014-2020):

• USA WAKO kickboxing national team member 2018 & 2019

• 2018 WAKO Pan am championship silver medalist (-91kg K-1 rules)

• Represented the United States at the 2019 WAKO world Kickboxing championships in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina (-91kg K-1 rules)

• WKA North American Kickboxing champion

• IKF world classic Muay Thai champion

Taekwondo(1995-2013):

• 3x All armed forces national team member.

• 3x All army taekwondo team member(2010,2011,2012)

• 3x US National and collegiate medalist (2006,2009,2010)

• Represented the United States at the 2011 world military games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

RANKS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• WT 5th degree black belt Taekwondo under Jong Chul Jang(Jidokwan)

• Black belt Hapkido

• Blue belt Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

• ISMA/AAAI certified personal trainer

• USA boxing certified level one coach