Rick is a life long martial artist who holds the rank of 4th degree black belt in Aam-Ka-Jutsu, second Kyu brown belt in Aikido (USAF), and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (One Jiu-Jitsu). Rick also wrestled for 6 years and is a practitioner of boxing. He also holds certificates of completion for referee training under the IBJJF and CNP.

Rick is a cornerstone of Team Foster, instructing and mentoring students in our program for nearly 20 years. He currently holds the rank of 3rd degree black belt under Coach Foster and Professor Giva Santana.

Coach Rick teaches the Friday evening classes and the 10:30 Sunday BJJ class.