When the RSVP team had to make a video for the new two in one martial arts cortez from Nike & Clot we knew the perfect person for it.

“We caught up with Sensei Marquinn McDonald at the Kuk Sool of Chicago to document him in the Clotez while he trained for an upcoming fight.

Sensei Marquinn McDonald is a martial arts expert and owner and lead instructor of Quantum Martial Arts and Fitness. Marquinn is a certified 5th degree black belt and black belt instructor through the American Karate Association. He has studied martial arts for the last 35 years in a variety of styles and has studied boxing over the last 20 years. Marquinn has been teaching and training children and adults in the martial arts since 1997. He’s studied at the National Academy of Sports Medicine and has trained Chicago Police Officers, Cook County Sheriffs and security professionals in martial arts & fitness.

Marquinn has always had a passion for his community. While at World Sport Chicago he mentored and trained young men participating in the Becoming A Man (B.A.M.) Mentoring Program. He was the life skills and martial arts instructor for Chatham Academy High School. He is the former president of M.A.S.K Men (Moms Against Senseless Killings). Marquinn contributed as a community member in the new Use of Force Guidelines for the Chicago Police Department. He also strongly considered becoming a Chicago Police Officer. His journey through the application process was documented on a VICE News episode on January 18, 2017. Marquinn currently volunteers as community patrol in his Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago.”