From LAPD Streets to the BJJ Mat: Mark Mireles

Professor Mark Mireles is a 28-year-retired veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. He is also an amateur Greco-Roman wrestling champion, a Judo Black Belt, a 5th-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under the famed Jean Jacques Machado, and a servant to humanity in the private and public sectors. This man's story could be identified as a real-life superhero.

Professor Mark Mireles has never shied away from putting his own life in danger to save another. Whether in the military or the rough streets of LA. Documented, he has saved 6 lives from the perils of death. Undocumented, countless lives in his Los Angeles Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense Academy.

In this amazing episode, not only does Professor Mark Mireles take us on his journey, but he also speaks about the difference between real life and sport martial arts. Talks about "real life" situations as he saw and experienced on the front line. A lifetime of knowledge, in 1 amazing episode.

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