Professor Mark Frasher

Professor Mark started his martial arts training in 1993 training Judo under John Ogden in Long Beach.  From 1995-1999 Professor Mark served in the U.S. Army 82^nd Airborne and resumed martial arts, switching to Kempo Karate in 2001.  In 2004, he decided to make the switch to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has been training BJJ ever since.  During this time, he also trained Muay Thai kickboxing, MMA, and also continued training Judo with different schools.  In 2014 Professor Mark received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and received his first-degree black belt promotion from Professor Dimitrios in 2020.

Professor Mark has competed and placed in several competitions, including:

• 1^st Place – Copa Pacifica 2006
• 1^st Place – South Bay Open 2006
• 1^st Place – Copa Pacifica 2007
• 1^st Place – California Pankration Championship 2007
• 2^nd Place – Pankration Team Championships 2008
• 2^nd Place – California Pankration Championship 2009
• 1^st Place – Copa Pacifica 2009
• 2^nd Place – Copa Pacifica 2010
• 3^rd Place – South Bay Open 2010
• 2^nd Place – Best of the West 2011
• 2^nd Place – No Gi Worlds 2011 (Master’s 2 Purple Heavy)
• 2^nd Place – Naga Grappling Championships 2013
• 1^st Place – IBJJF Long Beach Fall Invitational 2014 (Master’s 2 Brown Open)