Claudiu Raymond

Claudiu Raimond Grubaciki (aka Claudiu Raymond) was born in Timisoara, Romania where he lived until the age of nine. His parents immigrated to Germany where he followed them 2 years later. At the age of 14 he learned how to play the guitar and taught himself how to play the stand-up bass and harmonica. A talented singer, dancer and artist, he has played and sung in various bands in Germany, mostly Rock'n'Roll and Rockabilly. Fascinated by martial arts since a child, Claudiu started training in Taekwon-Do at the age of ten, Ninjitsu at the age of 14, which he considers his main skill and was also trained in Wingchun and Muay Thai. This makes him a well-rounded martial artist. He got booked for his first modeling gig at the age of 15 as a runway model in Germany and landed his first acting job that same year when he was cast as a T-Bird in the musical "Grease" in Stuttgart, Germany. His first visit to the USA was at the age of 19 as a model. Two years later he moved to Huntington Beach,