Israel Joffe was born and raised in NYC and spent most of my life there before moving to DC in 2016. While working at Starwood Hotels as a Senior Project Manager and at Fox 5 on weekends as Senior Web Producer/social media manager I served for many years as a firefighter in the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire department and served during Hurricane Sandy. In 2017, I received my black belt in Brazilian Juiitsu from UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra. I also trained for many years with WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz and still occasionally help with his digital content.