Sifu Nathan Marinone has been training on his own way ever since. Sifu Maronone has trained in a lot of martial arts disciplines namely: Jeet Kune Do, French Savate, Thai Boxing, Wing Chun Kung Fu, The Filipino Martial Arts, The Indonesian Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Catch Wrestling. With the knowledge from all the training, Sifu Marinone founded the Phoenix Martial Arts of Connecticut which teaches a unique take on the mixed martial arts.