Cole Eckert

23-year-old Cole Eckert is originally from Edina, Minnesota and has been training in martial arts since he was four years old. Cole furthered his training when he started attending the AKA camps at just six years old. It was there where he first met Sensei John Sharkey, Chris Brewster, Matt Mullins, and Craig Henningsen, all of whom he credits with his martial arts success. In the 16 years since, Cole has earned 32 world titles in sport martial arts, worked at Di Bonaventura pictures at Paramount, Twin Cities Live: Channel 5 News, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in video and media production.