I met Shelby Jones in May 2012 in Ventura, California shortly after I arrived in North America post spending three and a half years training muay thai in Thailand. Shelby was among one of the first people to ease me back into Western life by virtue of simply hanging out and being non-judgmental of the re-entry shock I was facing (thank-you). It was through her that I learned of American kickboxer Mark Fightshark Miller. Shelby is both Mark's friend-meets-family and strength and conditioning coach. Mark's story: Mark has been training and fighting in combat sports for years. This was halted by open heart surgery in 2007 due to a congenital heart defect (CHD). In 2011 he … [Read more...]