Many told Levy that beginning his training at 15 was late for someone with aspirations of being an athlete, but he redoubled his efforts, training every day. He flew to the US to become a fighter, earning his way into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. After investing in himself, he proved the naysayers wrong.
During this period he trained others to support himself, but now he wants to return to teaching with the knowledge and experience he has gathered over the years.
Levy doesn’t expect everyone to become a professional MMA fighter, a difficult life that he wouldn’t recommend for everyone, but he does believe that everyone should know how to defend themselves.
“I’ve always wanted to help teenagers, teach them, and for them to go through what I went through,” said Levy.
For the last two years in Las Vegas, he trained a group from the Jewish and Israeli community twice a week. The goal was to be able “to be hands-on with the youth and really teach them high-level martial arts.”
He couldn’t travel every week to other places such as New York, but when he could, he organized seminars. Usually, communities invite him, and he works with the youth or older community members for several hours, depending on their degree of experience.