Richard Machowicz
Encyclopedia
Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL
, was the host of the Discovery Channel
and Military Channel
show Future Weapons
. According to the program's introduction, he spent ten years as a U.S. Navy SEAL
and now searches for new weapons and military technologies used in modern warfare. He is also proficient in many martial arts
and a practitioner of Zen Buddhism
. He is the newest member on Spike's show, Deadliest Warrior
.
's site, "he participated in numerous tactical operations with SEAL Team ONE and TWO. While operating at SEAL Team TWO, he was a Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper, as well as being attached to the training cadre as the Leading Petty Officer of Land, Mountain and Arctic Warfare." He also has practiced Muay Thai
, Jeet Kune Do
, Kickboxing
, Aikido
, Jujutsu
, Savate
, Arnis
, and Karate
for more than twenty years, having received multiple black belts. He was a certified instructor in the Naval Special Warfare Combat Fighting Instructor Course
, as well as a Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper
. He founded the Bukido Institute, as well as the Bukido Training System, which "teaches a performance philosophy that uses unarmed combat as a pathway for exploring the dynamics of doubt, hesitation, second-guessing, stress, pain, fatigue and fear." Mack also served as a personal protection specialist for many high profile individuals within the political arena, business world and entertainment industry.
Machowicz's work has been featured in many publications, including the Los Angeles Times
and Men's Fitness
. It has also been showcased on ESPN
, Lifetime, and Fox Sports
.
MACK is best known as the host and producer of Discovery Channel’s show “FutureWeapons” in addition to producing and hosting a one-hour special for the Discovery Channel called “Weapons That Changed the World,” which continues to be seen on both the Discovery and Military Channels.
In 2009 he filmed a cameo appearance with Gerard Butler in the film GAMER directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the dynamic duo that created the hit film Crank. Mack was also central in the marketing blitz of the video game Red Faction: Guerilla for THQ. He co-wrote and hosted five webisodes that featured him detailing the game’s weapons, game play and also included a weekend weapon firing familiarization junket. Red Faction: Guerilla went from a relatively unheralded game to an acclaimed game that generated almost $15 million in sales within the first few weeks of its release. He also hosted and developed a one-hour pilot for NBC with J.D. Roth of 3ball and David Broome of 25/7 called The Gift, which aired on Bravo.
Mack has also authored the best-selling book Unleash The Warrior Within. The book was recently acknowledged by Dr. Phil on his show when he enthusiastically said to Mack and his audience, "This is an inspirational read!" The New York Daily News said about the book, "Machowicz takes you into the trenches of your passive mindset and pulls you out a self-assertive warrior." And Publishers Weekly said, "His potent prose and no-nonsense approach will motivate [readers] to begin to behave differently.”
His work has been featured in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, Men's Fitness and Black Belt Magazine as well as being showcased on Dr. Phil, ESPN, Lifetime and CNBC's "The Big Idea." Mack has consulted with various professionals ranging from NFL and NBA Teams, to senior corporate executives and their staff. He also is also the founder and CEO of NDCQ.com. NDCQ® is an acronym for Mack's mantra Not Dead Can’t Quit! NDCQ.com is website community of committed individuals who wish to make the very most out of the incredible gift that is their lives. The site provides the community with tools, information and products that support them in accomplishing their life's mission. To learn more check out NDCQ.com
Mack is also the founder and creator of the Bukido® Training System. Bukido® is much more than a martial art; it is the physical manifestation of a performance philosophy which uses unarmed combat as a metaphor for exploring the dynamics of doubt, hesitation, second guessing, stress, pain, fatigue and fear. Bukido® teaches clients how to maximize their ability to focus in any environment.
Mack lives in Texas with his family.
He appeared on the tools of destruction teaser for the game Red Faction: Guerrilla
.
He has replaced Max Geiger in season 3 of the Spike show 'Deadliest Warrior'.
United States Navy SEALs
The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...
, was the host of the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
and Military Channel
Military Channel
The Military Channel is a cable and satellite television network which broadcasts television programming related to the military, warfare and military history. It is part of the group of networks owned by Discovery Communications within the United States and Canada...
show Future Weapons
Future Weapons
Future Weapons, sometimes also written as FutureWeapons and Futureweapons, is a documentary television series that premiered on April 19, 2006 on the Discovery Channel. Host Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL, reviews and demonstrates the latest modern weaponry and military technology...
. According to the program's introduction, he spent ten years as a U.S. Navy SEAL
United States Navy SEALs
The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...
and now searches for new weapons and military technologies used in modern warfare. He is also proficient in many martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
and a practitioner of Zen Buddhism
Zen
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
. He is the newest member on Spike's show, Deadliest Warrior
Deadliest Warrior
Deadliest Warrior is a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode...
.
Biography
According to his biography on the Discovery ChannelDiscovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
's site, "he participated in numerous tactical operations with SEAL Team ONE and TWO. While operating at SEAL Team TWO, he was a Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper, as well as being attached to the training cadre as the Leading Petty Officer of Land, Mountain and Arctic Warfare." He also has practiced Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
, Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by martial artist Bruce Lee with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. Due to the way his style works they believe in minimal movement with maximum effect and extreme speed. The system works on the use of...
, Kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, Aikido
Aikido
is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...
, Jujutsu
Jujutsu
Jujutsu , also known as jujitsu, ju-jitsu, or Japanese jiu-jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon....
, Savate
Savate
Savate , also known as boxe française, French boxing, French kickboxing or French footfighting, is a French martial art which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed unlike some systems such as Muay...
, Arnis
Arnis
Arnis may refer to:*A Filipino martial art, see Eskrima**a modern version of the traditional martial art, see Modern Arnis*Arnis, Germany, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
, and Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
for more than twenty years, having received multiple black belts. He was a certified instructor in the Naval Special Warfare Combat Fighting Instructor Course
United States Navy SEALs
The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...
, as well as a Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper
United States Navy SEALs
The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...
. He founded the Bukido Institute, as well as the Bukido Training System, which "teaches a performance philosophy that uses unarmed combat as a pathway for exploring the dynamics of doubt, hesitation, second-guessing, stress, pain, fatigue and fear." Mack also served as a personal protection specialist for many high profile individuals within the political arena, business world and entertainment industry.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
and Men's Fitness
Men's Fitness
Men's Fitness is a men's magazine published by American Media, Inc and founded in the United States in 1987. The premier issue featured Michael Pare from the television series The Greatest American Hero....
. It has also been showcased on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, Lifetime, and Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
.
MACK is best known as the host and producer of Discovery Channel’s show “FutureWeapons” in addition to producing and hosting a one-hour special for the Discovery Channel called “Weapons That Changed the World,” which continues to be seen on both the Discovery and Military Channels.
In 2009 he filmed a cameo appearance with Gerard Butler in the film GAMER directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the dynamic duo that created the hit film Crank. Mack was also central in the marketing blitz of the video game Red Faction: Guerilla for THQ. He co-wrote and hosted five webisodes that featured him detailing the game’s weapons, game play and also included a weekend weapon firing familiarization junket. Red Faction: Guerilla went from a relatively unheralded game to an acclaimed game that generated almost $15 million in sales within the first few weeks of its release. He also hosted and developed a one-hour pilot for NBC with J.D. Roth of 3ball and David Broome of 25/7 called The Gift, which aired on Bravo.
Mack has also authored the best-selling book Unleash The Warrior Within. The book was recently acknowledged by Dr. Phil on his show when he enthusiastically said to Mack and his audience, "This is an inspirational read!" The New York Daily News said about the book, "Machowicz takes you into the trenches of your passive mindset and pulls you out a self-assertive warrior." And Publishers Weekly said, "His potent prose and no-nonsense approach will motivate [readers] to begin to behave differently.”
His work has been featured in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, Men's Fitness and Black Belt Magazine as well as being showcased on Dr. Phil, ESPN, Lifetime and CNBC's "The Big Idea." Mack has consulted with various professionals ranging from NFL and NBA Teams, to senior corporate executives and their staff. He also is also the founder and CEO of NDCQ.com. NDCQ® is an acronym for Mack's mantra Not Dead Can’t Quit! NDCQ.com is website community of committed individuals who wish to make the very most out of the incredible gift that is their lives. The site provides the community with tools, information and products that support them in accomplishing their life's mission. To learn more check out NDCQ.com
Mack is also the founder and creator of the Bukido® Training System. Bukido® is much more than a martial art; it is the physical manifestation of a performance philosophy which uses unarmed combat as a metaphor for exploring the dynamics of doubt, hesitation, second guessing, stress, pain, fatigue and fear. Bukido® teaches clients how to maximize their ability to focus in any environment.
Mack lives in Texas with his family.
He appeared on the tools of destruction teaser for the game Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction: Guerrilla is an open-world third-person action video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in June 2009 and for Microsoft Windows in September 2009...
.
He has replaced Max Geiger in season 3 of the Spike show 'Deadliest Warrior'.