Mark first started Zen Chi Ryu in 1981. He trained under Tom Slaven and John Duncan at the Kingswood Dojo, and then started training with Carl and Steve Wade, also Shane Hinton. He was taught how to do breaks by Shihan Tim Reilly. He has completed his working with children check and has been running his own Dojo now for four years.

Mark has completed seminar courses in Thai Boxing Muay Thai during the Australian tour in February-March 2002, with Khuen Khru Paul “pitbull” Grima, vice president Thai Boxing Association of Australia. He has fulfilled the requirements for senior first aid 11475NT with St John.