Christopher "Mr. Classic" Romulo aka CROM
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Owner of CROM Martial Training |
| Location | Rockaway Beach, NY, United States |
| Introduction | A native New Yorker, Chris Romulo began training in martial arts at the age of eight. His father, who was a 3rd Degree Black Belt under S. Henry Cho, first introduced him to the art of Tae Kwon Doe. As a result of his dedication and years of training, Chris went on to reach the ranks of red belt. Despite his training and efficiency in TKD, his teen years were challenging because of the bullying in his community. Tired of being hounded and getting into trouble, Chris sought out to learn a more practical art for self-defense. This is when he discovered Muay Thai and it changed his life. In 2009, fueled by his achievements in Muay Thai, Chris was named as a spokesperson for Bullying...We're Kickin' It. Chris had his first amateur bout in 1996 at the age of 21. Since then, he has won five amateur titles and one professional title. A “fighter’s fighter,” Chris is known for his knock out power, stamina, and technical precision. He battled against the finest national and international Muay fighters. One of Chris's most notable |
| Favorite Movies | accomplishments in the sport was his defeat of Sean Hinds for the WKA Super-Middleweight North American title in 2010 and claiming bragging rights for NYC, a match 10 years in the making. He put NYC on the map in the biggest fight of his career in Lion Fight Promotion’s “Battle in the Desert II” in Las Vegas (2011). He announced his retirement from active competition in the fall of 2011. He proudly retires with the following record: |
| Favorite Music | Professional Muay Thai: 13-3 (10) Amateur Muay Thai: 18-3-1 (7) Amateur Shoot-wrestling: 3-2 (1) Chris strives to live by the code of the Martial Artist. Deeming that competition should never be about personal conflict, but rather about the respect and the passion for learning and growing through Martial Arts. The valuable lessons that he has learned from years of training are what he strives to pass on to his students. |
| Favorite Books | He continues his involvement in the Muay Thai community as a trainer, educator, and ambassador for the sport. In 2010 he opened CROM Martial Training in Rockaway Beach, New York, where he provides group and individual instruction in Muay Thai, Boxing classes for kids, teens, and adults as well as street defense and strength and conditioning. He also continues to train private clients in an integration of Muay Thai, personal defense, boxing and fitness training in Manhattan. Most recently, Chris became one of two certified instructor in the NYC metro area to teach Tony Blauer’s PDR fundamentals curriculum. P.D.R. or Personal Defense Readiness is based on the S.P.E.A.R. system, the study of human movement as it relates to violence, fear, and aggression. Chris plans to integrate the PDR system into his already broad-based curriculum to become the most versatile martial arts and personal defense coach in the country. |
Titles include: 2010 Professional WKA North American Muay Thai Champion 2004 Amateur IFMA-WMC Muay Thai World Cup Bronze Medalist 2004 Amateur WKA North American Muay Thai Champion 2004 Amateur WKA US National Muay Thai Champion 2003 Amateur WKA US National Muay Thai Champion 2003 Amateur WKA NY State Muay Thai Champion Personal Philosophy “All it takes is heart.”