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About Mason Martinez, The Nunchuck Guy

Mason Martinez in a black Spartan Trifecta tank top, holding up a black nunchuck set and looking at the camera
Mason Martinez shirtless in gray sweatpants, smiling in a wide stance on pavers beside an orange tree, holding a nunchuck set with one red handle and one blue handle

Mason Martinez, The Nunchuck Guy, is a martial artist with more than 20 years of training, a former U.S. Marine Corps Reserve sergeant, a former patrol officer, an AZPOST-certified Physical Fitness Instructor, and a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1).

Mason earned his Budoshin Ju-jitsu Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) in 2006. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 2010 to 2016 and was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant, then worked as a police patrol officer.

Mason lives in Arizona with his wife, Amy. He is on the STOIK Innovations executive team, represents various fitness products online, is a competitive Spartan Race athlete, and a writer.

Mason Martinez holding a support position on gymnastic rings
Ring support, from the Combat Conditioning sessions.
Mason Martinez in an overhead squat with a barbell after a snatch
Overhead squat after a snatch, from the Combat Conditioning sessions.
Mason Martinez kicking up into a handstand in a gym
A handstand, from the Combat Conditioning sessions.
Mason Martinez in his garage gym, hanging one-armed in an L-sit while spinning nunchucks
In the garage gym: a one-arm hang and L-sit while spinning the nunchucks.
A muted clip from Gateway Saddle, with the purple Arizona Nunchuck single-point set.

As featured on

Mason Martinez | Becoming the 1% Podcast Ep. 29 on the Strict Vision Athletics channel. The video loads from YouTube only when you press play. Watch on YouTube

Find Mason online

YouTube · Instagram · TikTok · X · Amazon author page

The books

Nunchaku Laws book cover: bold white and yellow title over two red nunchucks crossed on a yellow shield reading Know the Law

Book 2 in the Nunchaku Mastery series

Nunchaku LawsA 50-State Guide to Possession, Carry, and Self-Defense Law, Plus D.C. and U.S. Territories

Paperback, 204 pages. A Kindle ebook version is also available.

Get the paperback on Amazon Kindle ebook (paid link)

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