
FOUNDATION

About the Team Shorty Foundation
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Shorty has praised martial arts for saving his life and giving him a second opportunity at success and a way out of his neighborhood. He has stated multiple times in interviews that if he didn’t join Combat-Do (Martial Arts Gym) and acquire the new family, friendships, and mentorships he obtained. He would’ve been somewhere very different in life and it more than likely wouldn’t have been positive. He looked at himself and family members as examples of if they had a different opportunity, maybe, just maybe they would’ve had a better outcome. He realizes that fighting is essentially a "poor man’s" sport and it’s their way out. For Shorty, it was, but sadly some can’t afford the gym fees, equipment and everything else that comes when being part of an MMA gym, so he decided to start his foundation. The Team Shorty Foundation motto is to help kids, teens, and young adults stay in the gym and off of the streets, He realized that the people aren’t the problem, the streets are and if you put someone in a positive environment. They have a much higher chance at success. He understands that not everyone will stick to it and become a fighter like him, but because of MMA. Shorty was able to focus more in school, learn morals, responsibilities, spend more time around positive people, and overall stay off the streets. If it weren’t for MMA he would’ve never gone and completed college. He likes to thank all of his success in life to martial arts. He is hoping that his foundation can help more people achieve more in life and enjoy a more positive journey.
The Team Shorty Foundation is a pay it forward program that seeks out people who have a naturally positive mindset and are always trying to give back in their own ways and help others. This is his way of giving back and paying it forward himself. He doesn’t sponsor people based off of their fight records and or talents. It is solely a pay it forward program to people who are trying to do more and bring people up with them. The Foundation sponsors kids, teen, young adults, and overall athletes with fight sponsorships, martial art seminars, gym fee payments, gym equipment, travel fees, and much more. 100% of the proceeds from this website plus donations go to the Foundation to help and give back to deserving individuals who need it most. It does also occasionally use its resources to help people in need during holidays, natural disasters, and in times of desperate need.
Thank you so much for all of your continued support in my career and because of your it. I'm now able to give it back to others. Thats why I always say “ We Can, We Will, Together, We Are, Team Shorty!
If you have any questions. Please message jose Shorty Torres at teamshorty125@gmail.com