Bear is the Head Trainer, Mixed Martial Arts Instructor and Owner of the Hollywood Fight Club MMA. As an adolescent Bear studied Karate which started his journey into the Martial Arts.  At age 24 he earned his First Dan (Degree) Black belt in Shotokan Karate. He then began his training in Tae Kwon Do in which he earned his third Dan (Degree) Black Belt.  At this point Bear started his boxing career in the Amateur Heavyweight Division in Northern California.  Over the course of the next six years he would earn a boxing record of 8 Wins and 1 Loss.

During the nearly two decades he dedicated his life to the study of a Mixture Martial Arts; he studied and trained in Kick boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and Mu ay-Thai.  He competed in the Mixed Martial Arts Amateur Division/Heavyweight Division.  His record is 3 Wins and 1 Loss, which he established long before Mixed Martial Arts became legal, at that time MMA fighting was considered then to be No Holds Barred.  Prior to his decision to open the Hollywood Fight Club MMA, Bear also held positions as the Head Stand-Up Fighting Instructor at several MMA training facilities across California.