Aaron has been fascinated by body movement and physical fitness his whole life. This interest led him to traditional martial arts at a young age. He earned black belts in Karate and Judo before finding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1997.

Aaron was promoted to blue belt by Helio and Royce Gracie in 1998. He recieved his purple belt in 2001, his brown belt in 2003 and his black belt in 2005 all from Joe Moreira.

Aaron was one of the pioneers of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Maine, and was the first person in Maine to be promoted to the rank of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt.

In 2007 Aaron was asked to train the Embedded Training Team of the Maine Army National Guard in preparation for their mission to Afghanistan in support of the global war on terror.

Aaron believes in living a well rounded lifestyle and enjoys crosstraining in other arts such as yoga. He is also a Budokon Conditioning Teacher and a AKC Kettlebell Coach.

He is a successful businessman and a devoted husband and father to two daughters Kyra and Kari.