MMA/Combat Sambist charged with attempted murder - Philadeplhia

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081014_Arrest_in_I-76_road_rage_shooting.html

This is really sad. And what makes it worse for me is that I know Chris. I have known him for years. He had come to some of our Battle of Brooklyn shows and we spoke on the phone quite regularly. He was a quirky guy, but I would never had suspected him capable of this type of thing. I guess you never really can know someone. How horrific for the driver who was shot and his daughter who likely saved his life. All my prayers go out to him for a full reovery…

Chris was a retired Marine sniper and to my knowedge served in Bosnia with UN peacekeepers. We had many discussions regarding his association with Russian soldiers there who first introduced him to sambo. Chris fought on several Russian MMA shows as well.

that’s just surreal/idiotic/sad. The Schulkyll totally sucks but not that bad…

Yeah…very sad.

Chris was with the old Densberger WSF. He used to buy his kurtka and stuff from me.

I really hope the victim pulls through. God, what his daughter must be going through right now…

Darren Pordash was WSF, Densberger as ASA, both ended up creeps! Both had some great students that are really good people. I just had a former Pordash student that moved to Raleigh join my school. Seems like a real good dude. I never met this Chris guy or heard of him though.

Jeremy Drenning

DEnsberger was also with WSF for a while I believe…too confusing back then though.

Oh man… nothing to say but what a tragedy.