Drake Ritchie

Drake Ritchie Owner & Head Instructor

As the head instructor of MKG International I strive to create an environment that is fun, challenging and free of ego. We are an informal academy with a friendly, hard working environment.

I joined Rick Faye’s, now world famous, academy in the fall of 1984. With Rick Faye’s approval I opened the Duluth branch MKG International in July of 2001.

I feel very blessed to be able to train under and ranked with:

Guro Rick Faye: Level III Instructor. (MKG Curriculum)
Guro Dan Inosanto: Full Instructor. (Jun Fan & Filipino Martial Arts)
Ajarn Chai Sirisute: Full Instructor. (Thai Boxing Association of the USA)
Sensei Erik Paulson: Level II Coach (Combat Submission Wrestling Association)
Rigan Machado Association: Blue Belt