After absorbing a financial gut punch from the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdowns at his martial arts gym in Lynbrook, Christian Defiris dusted himself off and personally built a new facility in Oceanside.
Read MoreA five-time martial arts champion, Christian Defiris strikes a pose in ECF Elite Martial Arts & Fitness in Oceanside, his gym that he relocated from Lynbrook in August. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)