Marty Basham is 44 years old, and a 4th degree black belt. He began his martial arts education in the military at age 20. Marty started as a military police officer in 1984, have been a Well Country police officer and am now an IL State Arson Investigator. He has been teaching martial arts since 1999 and has owned his own school since 2002 with his sons James age 17 and Michael age 14- both are 3rd degree black belts.