Elliot Santiago
My experience
with the fighting arts began in my teens with Boxing, Golden Gloves and many
Judo tournaments. I enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps. As the Viet Nam war was
winding down, the Air and Navel
Gun-fire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) asked for volunteers to
link communications with foreign
armies. I was assigned to the Republic of Korean Marine
Corps. Once there, I was able to work
with their Special Forces in Hopkido. Upon returning to
the United States, I volunteered for
the Marine Corps version of Special Force: Force Recon.
I was soon assigned to their Boxing
and Judo team. In the All Marine Championships, I placed second in Boxing and
first in Judo. I then represented the Marine Corps at the AAU Judo
Nationals.
After leaving the Corps, I entered the world of Pro-boxing. After getting my
bell rung once too
many times, I found college to be a
much safer and smarter place. Still interested to learn
different forms of Martial Arts, I
found myself at one of Moni Aizik’s Commando Krav Maga Seminars. I relished the
philosophies and techniques and found it was something very different.
I wanted more.
I interviewed with Moni for the
instructors program and got accepted. It was the hardest and
most rewarding thing I have done
since my days in the Corps.
If you are interested in a unique form of self-defense, please contact by e-mail
or call my cell
phone anytime. Moni is fond of saying
"Simplicity is Beautiful". Come find out more!
Santiago's Urban Survival
Self Defense and Fitness
6543 Middlebelt Rd
Garden City, MI 48135
734.634.3032
