Andrew Zerling

Andrew Zerling is a black belt martial artist with over twenty-five years of experience in a variety of styles. Before he focused on the martial arts as an adult, he enjoyed playing many different sports in his younger years. Zerling took his first juggling lesson from a circus performer friend over twenty years ago and has used juggling as a cross-training tool for his martial arts since then. His work has appeared in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Black Belt Magazine, MMA Uncaged Magazine and other well-known magazines. Zerling’s first article in Black Belt Magazine, “The Neck: The Grappler’s Secret Weapon,” was fully featured in the book The Ultimate Guide to Grappling published by Black Belt Books. Additionally, Zerling is the author of the multi-award-winning book Sumo for Mixed Martial Arts: Winning Clinches, Takedowns, and Tactics (YMAA Publication Center), which is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He holds a B.S. in biology from Temple University in Philadelphia and has been a technical writer for the food and drug industry. Zerling resides in New Jersey.