Years ago, if anyone had told Longview resident Robert LaMont he would have a career in martial arts, he would not have believed them.
But three decades and more than 15,000 students later, that’s exactly where the former chemistry instructor’s career path has led him.
“I would have never believed that I would teach martial arts for a living,” LaMont said. “When I was a child, I would tell everybody I wanted to be a preacher.”