Doug Marcaida net worth, personal life, career, wife, biography

Doug Marcaida is a martial artist from the Philippines who has been active in the business for over 25 years. He is an accomplished and professional name in the martial arts and is known for designing some of the deadliest blades ever made. With his skills he is an extremely capable fighter with just an empty hand, with his deadly weapons at his fingertips, Doug can do the impossible that we only see in the movies.

Currently, Doug is making his TV appearances for History, the same network that airs Marti Lagna ‘s show ‘The Curse of Oak Island’. His show “Forged in Fire” has been massively popular for years. Throughout his career, Doug went from blacksmithing to serving as a contractor for the US military. He is a weapons expert and has an incredible passion for blades and martial arts. Now let us know more about this blade master.

DOUG MARCAIDA: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION AND CAREER

Very little is known about Doug’s early life and things are so secret that even his date of birth remains a mystery. However, we know that Marcaida was born in the Philippines but later moved to America for family reasons. He is now an American national of Filipino descent.

Doug was honored for his skill in weapon design. He even made appearances on the History Channel, “Forging in Fire ”. The show is known for trying out some of the best made metals as they attempt to recreate these historic blade pieces. Marcaida is the show’s judge who represents the End Weapon users. Doug has always had this special relationship with the Blades, and that’s precisely what he represents on the show. Most people find these weapons scary, but to Doug they are works of art. For the show, he is known to test the strength and durability of weapons.

DOUG MARCAIDA: KNIFE DESIGNS

Besides his life where he gets to judge people for the weapons they create, he is also a famous knife maker. He is known to design for an Italian company called “FOX Knives” . Doug is also well known for his curved knife which he calls Karambit. He does them for Direct Action Theory or DART.

Marcaida is so famous for its work that its blades have been used in films like ‘Blade’, the ‘Bourne’ series and ‘300’. He is also the proud owner of three martial arts schools and 2 of them are based in New York while the other is in Romania.

DOUG MARCAIDA: PERSONAL LIFE, NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Again, Doug’s personal life has been a matter of gray area and not much is known about this martial artist. However, he underwent an operation on his arm and was laid off from his job. The cause of the injury remains unknown but as posted on his Facebook page, he captioned the operation as a ‘boo boo’.

As in the case of most artists who practice martial arts, this man also has his own style which he calls “Kali”, a Filipino technique, and he uses this style to teach the United States army training in the armed combat. The style uses knives, batons, and other improvised weapons other than the open hand technique.

Doug makes a handsome salary from his involvement with the History Channel reality show. He also makes a lot of money selling his blades and is well paid from his contract with the United States Army. According to some reliable information, he has a net worth of around $300,000.

Doug Marcaida is also an active figure on social media platforms. He has over 107,000 followers on Instagram and has been known to post pictures of his blade on the network. He also endorses several products which pay him relatively well and currently Marcaida seems to be enjoying a comfortable life.