Chris had a great interest in martial arts ever since he was an elementary school student, but he did not officially begin his training until 1999, upon entering high school. His first style was Moo Duk Kwan TaeKwonDo, which he learned from 1999 to 2003 through Kicks Martial Arts Center in Thomasville and Wallburg, NC. Perhaps because of his great love for them, he discovered his natural talent and passion for the martial arts. Old, street style TaeKwonDo became life for Chris. It was all he cared about and all he ever practiced at that time.

Never failing a belt testing, Chris rose to a high red belt at Kicks, one rank from black, before other interests in life pulled him away and the school closed down. Through later endeavors and more training, Chris became a black belt. However, Chris did not rediscover his passion for martial arts until 2018 after he settled in northern Illinois. It was during this time that he restarted his training and began competing again.
In 2019, his new style became Traditional Chinese Kung Fu, out of Kong's Martial Arts in Rockford, IL.
A true and dedicated martial artist knows the sweeping excitement of victory, the wrenching agony of defeat, and the unquenchable thirst to always come back for more.
- Chris Aldridge.