Born in Los Angeles, Marc MacYoung grew up in Hawthorne, California. As a youngster, he and his thug friends stole the bicycle of Steve Brien - who nearly 25 years later would hire him for help with props/security on a night shoot during the filming of Hanoi Hilton - his first film job. It wasn't until a few years later while working on another film that they discovered their shared past. Much of his later youth was spent in the violent streets of Venice, California where he gained his knowledge of crime and violence. MacYoung worked set construction, set dressing, swing gang, lead man, props and FX on several films such as Hanoi Hilton, Rush Week, Limit up, Breaking the Rules, Wicked Stepmother, Best of the Best, Seedpeople, Syngenor, Death Warrant and Bad Channels. In 1989 his first book on streetfighting, "Cheap Shots Ambushes and other Lessons", was published. He used the time in between film projects to write a total of 13 books and write and produce 5 videos on personal safety/self-defense. He now devotes his time to teaching crime avoidance, martial arts and defensive tactics. Show less «