About Marcus

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Marcus Kowal started with Martial Arts at the age of 15. At that time, he was living in Birmingham, England and after experimenting with Aikido, Karate and Tae Kwon Do, he realized he wanted something more competitive and started with Kickboxing. After his first fight at age 18, he decided to improve his hands and started to include boxing into his training. Instantly falling in love with that sport also, he continued both training and competing in both sports simultaneously. Marcus joined the Swedish Special Forces (Rangers) in 1997. Due to a serious injury that took him 2 months of therapy only to relearn how to walk again, he had to leave the military and moved to Paris to continue his training there.

After spending 8 months in Paris, Marcus moved back to England to finish his University education. He started the University of Kent Kickboxing Club which soon became the University’s largest sports club. After a 3rd place in the Swedish National s and winning the British University Nationals (equivalent of NCAA) in 2000, Marcus was awarded “Sportsman of the Year” at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England.

After graduating with a B.A. in Industrial Relations with Human Resource Management, Marcus moved to Mexico to continue his fighting career. Turning pro in Kickboxing in 2001 at the age of 24, Marcus won a World Title after a 5-round tough fight.

In 2002, Marcus re-located to Los Angeles to pursue a Master’s Degree in Sports Management (focus thesis on fighting) at Cal State Long Beach. Simultaneously, he worked at the Krav Maga Worldwide Headquarters in Los Angeles and went through the gruesome Krav Maga instructor courses and was awarded his Black Belt in 2007. In January of 2006, he was promoted to General Manager for the Krav Maga Worldwide Headquarters in West Los Angeles.

Continuing his fighting career, he focused more on boxing and was the 2-time Golden Gloves runner-up as well as the Title Boxing World Championships runner-up in 2006. In 2009, Marcus made his pro-debut in Mixed Martial Arts by winning a 2nd round stoppage for the TFA (Total Fighting Alliance). Followed with Marcus 1st fight on the Strikeforce Team in 2010.

Currently, Marcus Kowal serves as the Manager for Werdum Combat Team Fighters. With a main focus on providing MMA fighters the training, support and professional development necessary to achieve successful careers. Marcus also teaches several different levels of Krav Maga and offers a variety of personal training services. Please visit Marcus’ service page for more information.