Matt Jordon

Matthew Austin Jordon grew up in the unique Victorian town of Redlands, California. During high school and through college he trained under Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame Instructor Ray Dalke - competing as a member of team USA in the style of traditional "hard" style of Shotokan Karate used by adventurer Bear Grylls and action star Jean Claude Van Damme. Matt has successfully competed as a black belt in full-contact Kumite competitions in the US and Canada. While competing as an athlete, he also studied art and business in college and joined the creative make-up effects team led by make-up effects legend Tony Gardner at Alterinan Inc. and learned the professional trade of practical make-up effects - gaining experience in this specialized field while working on projects such as "There's Something About Mary" and "Spiderman". He also went on to produce animatronics and props for Disney Imagineering while working as a project leader for animatronics giant Garner Holt Productions. Over