He is active on social media, often making videos about his work. He occasionally mentions his kids and wife. Marcaida has properties in New York and Romania. Also, his classes and seminars around the world gather thousands of people. Social media and merchandise contribute to his prosperity. The salary from ‘Forged in fire’ brought Doug Marcaida most of his fortune.
He runs 3 schools in New York and one in Romania. His students are reminded to have very high standards and respect in class and outside of it. Marcaida became a US military contractor in order to teach them about weapon awareness, also sharing his knowledge with law enforcement and security organizations.Īs a martial arts trainer, he holds classes around the world. Some of his weapons were even used in movies, Blade, the Bourne series, and 300 made use of his talent. He also collaborated on designs with many others, like Bastinelli Creations, Fox Knives, Jason Knight Knives, and KBar Knives. Being a big fan of the brand, he worked with 5.11 Tactical as a knife designer and brand ambassador. Doug Marcaida is an edged weapon combat specialist and Filipino martial art practitioner. Started as ‘It will kill,’ his famous catchphrase morphed for the family-oriented show into ‘KEAL,’ meaning ‘Keep Everyone Alive.’ Other work and projectsĭoug is the maker of some of the deadliest weapons in the world. Judge on Forged in Fire/Edged Weapon Combat Specialist. Weapons made by the contestants are put to the ‘KEAL’ tests to determine their effectiveness. ‘Forged in fire.’ĭoug Marcaida is a very charismatic judge on the show ‘Forged in fire.’ His style of martial arts changed the student`s goal from hurting people to protecting them.
For most of his life, he worked as a Respiratory Therapist and a martial arts trainer.ĭoug taught Marcaida Kali classes all over the world. For 8 years, Doug was in the service of the US Air Force. At 25, he found his passion for Filipino Martial Arts. Early lifeĪlthough Philipino by origin, he is an American national and lives in New York.ĭoug showed interest in martial arts as a child but started practicing when he was 16. He gathered everything he knew about martial arts and evolved his own style as Marcaida Kali. He is most famous for his role as a judge on the History Channel show ‘Forged in fire.’ He is also gaining popularity for his interpretation of the Southeast style of martial arts. Occupation: Edged impact weapon expert, Forged in Fire Judge, Kuya, and Marcaida Kali martial art creator.
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