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Actor (had scenes with Jimmy Smits and Vince Vaughn, & CSI NY), Stuntman (once doubled Sylvester Stallone, SOA, NCIS), Pro MMA Fighter, Multi-time "Kudo" World Championships competitor, Writer, and adventurer Daniel Theodore took up martial arts at the age of nine with dreams of being an action or comedy star and finding the most effective techniques of self-defense.

He was the first black belt in his Tae Kwon Do school and started teaching classes at a young age. While in high school he learned as much as he could of different martial arts and was involved with acting. While still in high school he also started study at College studying Criminal Justice, Film, and Acting. Later at University he took Judo, Aikido, and TA'd Tae Kwon Do as well as starting both Self-Defense and MMA/Pankration/Grappling clubs. It was during his freshman year of 1995 that he first watched a UFC tape hanging out with his buddies. They attacked each other at the end of the tape doing their best to improvise submission holds. Dan announced he would do that stuff someday and his friends laughed at him. He announced that he would get the big wrestler Dan Severn to teach him, and about a year later Dan "The Beast" Severn called during his 20th Birthday party. Theodore was already training in many different styles of martial arts including Muay Thai, JKD, Gracie Jiu-jitsu and anything he could get his hands on when "The Beast" called. He quickly became known as Dan "The Wolfman" when the song "Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham was playing as he walked into Dan "The Beast" Severn's "barn" to train. His MMA adventures where just starting.

Over the years he moved to train with and spar with top MMA fighters and grapplers such as Dan Severn (2 years), Brazilian Top Team Black Belt Marcello Grosso (6 months), Team Punishment with Tito Ortiz and Quinten "Rampage" Jackson (4 months), David "Tank" Abbott (4 months), all the fighters at MFS in Bentendorf Iowa (where he was also a Volunteer Fireman) including Matt Hughes, Spencer Fisher, and Tim Sylvia (14 months), BJJ superstar Saulo Ribeiro (1 yr), 2 1/2 yrs under 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu instructor Eddie Bravo (side by side with Joe Rogan and Ethan Suplee) whom he was awarded a Jiu-jitsu Purple Belt under, many years training with Gokor and Gene LeBell in Hayastan Grappling System w Brown Belt currently (2013), 3 Months at Black House sparring the likes of Lyoto Machida and Roger Gracie, and training in Japan with Daidojuku and Kudo founder Azuma Sensei!

He's written for various newsletters, magazines, and websites. These include his own self-published early NHB newsletter, MMAweekly.com, Ultimate Athlete magazine, Fighters Only magazine, Black Belt's FightSport magazine, MMAmonthly newspaper, and TheGarv.com. He's also been mentioned in many of the above as well as various Japanese magazines.

As a Professional MMA Fighter he has won three MMA fights by first round submission and is known for putting up tough losses to two top fighters and #1 UFC contenders Jeremy Horn and Yuki Kondo. He has had four fights in Japan. The first in the main event against Pancrase Champion Yuki Kondo. The second was competing against the Daidojuku Grappling Instructor, Judo Master, and Pro Fighter Susumu Yamazaki in the 1st World Daidojuku Kudo World Championships (a sort of MMA Self-defense style Karate that is an offshoot of Kyokushin Karate). The 3rd time he went to Japan was after doing very well at the Pride Tryouts where he hit former Ken Shamrock fighter Tony Galindo with fancy techniques like spinning backfists and spinning hook kicks. Pride took him to Japan where to his surprise he had an impromptu 1 hour long 85% real fight at Takada Dojo without a protective cup or knowing how long the fight was to last! This earned him the right to train for two weeks at the famed Takada Dojo (next to Sakuraba) and a TK's G-square with many top Pride, Deep, and Pancrase fighters! He has trained Muay Thai in Thailand and helped coach his friend Deep fighter Ryan Bow there. The fourth time he went to Japan to fight in the Daido Juku 3rd Kudo World Championships and further learn this style!

As a Grappling and Jiu-jitsu competitor he has done very well submitting most opponents at tournaments and submission challenges at MMA events competing in Advanced devisions. At the Tito Ortiz Invitational he we covering the event for Ultimate Athlete magazine as well as spending a trial period with Team Punishment. At the end of the day Tito Ortiz instructed him to get his shorts on as he just got put in the Advanced Open Weight Division. He managed to armbar 310 lb. Pro fighter "Scary" Jerry and then got put with no break against MTV's Bully Beatdown Host, UFC vet, Strikeforce vet, and ICON Champion Jason "Mayhem" Miller losing on points.

As an instructor he has taught at many different gyms, clubs, schools, and Universities both in the US and even Canada. He has done a seminar for the U.S. Air Force in Japan and ran a successful volunteer program at a high school turning some "At Risk" youths around. He currently teaches Muay Thai Kickboxing, Combat Jiu-jitsu/Self-Defense, MMA, "Kudo", and No Gi Jiu-jitsu in the LA/Venice area. His own Modern Hybrid Martial Arts style TheCombatSystem and RealCatchWrestling/Catch-Jitsu are complete systems covering all ranges of unarmed combat utilizing the S.T.G. Striking, Throwing, Grappling method. His DVDs teach many practical and a few very rare/unknown techniques. His "Combat Jiu-jitsu" Technique clips, TV/MovieHighlights, MMA Fights, Submission Highlights, UFC/MMA Fighter Interviews, and MMA/Grappling/Catch Wrestling/Combatives/RMA instructional Videos have gotten over 12 million views and counting on youtube!

He has acted and done stunts in TV and Film. This includes stunt doubling Superstar Sylvester Stallone for a VW Brazil Commercial and comedian Jason Sklar for Bank of America, working on Sons of Anarchy, NCIS,CSI NY and Real Steel! He had the pleasure of cracking up Vince Vaughn on "Couples Retreat" doing two full reels of improved ad-lib and lines. Having that creative freedom was an amazing experience and his reaction shots in the infamous tile store toilet scene appeared in some of the commercials. He's also had a small scene with Jimmy Smits and was on one of the first episodes of Fox's game show Hole in the Wall as MMA Fighters took on Backyard Wrestlers. With looks, a strong muscular build, and the real fighting skills to back it up this could potentially be Hollywood's next action hero. He works in the entertainment industry hoping to fulfill his childhood dreams of being a working actor in primarily Comedy and Action Roles.

His father Chris Theodore is a famous automotive Vice President and Engineer that&#39;s been primarily responsible for such projects as the Ford GT (supercar), Dodge Viper, Plymouth Prowler, the invention of the Mini-van, and also worked on the Safety Car government contract in the 1970&#39;s that is responsible for most modern automotive safety features that have saved countless lives. He&#39;s been the Vice President of both Ford and Chrysler, and been Vice Chairman of Saleen and ASC (American Specialty Car).

Actress Courtney Kling is his 1st cousin.

Has trained in many forms of martial arts his entire life.

Is a Black Belt in Daidojuku MMA/Karate style, Black Belt Tae Kwon Do, Brown Belt in Hayastan Grappling System (Jiu-jitsu, Judo, Sambo, Catch Wrestling) under Gokor &amp; Gene LeBell, Brown Belt in Aikido, Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu 10th Planet, Expert in Combatives, Russian Martial Arts, MMA, &amp; Catch Wrestling.

His 1st cousin Theo was an early black belt in Aikido under Steven Seagal and he teaches Law Enforcement defensive and arrest tactics.

His first cousin Tommy Clufetos is the famous drummer for Rob Zombie whom also previously drummed for Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent. His Clufetos (mother&#39;s side) of the family is very musical. His uncle Tommy Clufetos Sr. has played in bands his entire life and his uncle Chris Clufetos has played trumpets given to him by Loui Armstrong in New Orleans his whole life.

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