article_snippet.sent: Soumbadze has been affiliated with the On The Mat Sports International karate studio, formerly known as DC Martial Arts, since Soumbadze was a young child and took classes there as a martial arts student.
article_snippet.sent: Soumbadze has been affiliated with karate studio (pictured) since he was a young child and took classes there as a martial arts student .
article_snippet.sent: In a profile of the On the Mat studio in February, Soumbadze told BethesdaNow.com that Soumbadze parents, both Georgian diplomats, brought Soumbadze to the US when Soumbadze was 5 years old.
article_snippet.sent: Soumbadze graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 2006.