Antone started his martial arts career in the 3rd grade. He began training Wing Chung Kung Fu under Ralph Pinkerton and Grandmaster Chris Chan of the US Wing Chun Academy when he entered high school.
In 2002 and 2003 Antone competed in the International Kung Fu Championships and brought home a total of four gold medals and one bronze. In 2004 and 2005 Antone accompanied the US Wing Chun Academy to China for advanced training and in 2006 he was invited to be a guest instructor at an international training camp held in Germany.
In 2005 Antone continued his study of traditional Chinese Martial Arts by taking on the systems of Bagua and Xing Yi under instructor Hal Mosher. During this time he also trained in Taipei, Taiwan, under Master Chen Pan Ling.
When Antone moved out of Marin County to attend the University of California, Davis, he began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Terry and Muay Thai under Kru 'Ty' Elliot from whom he learned all of his kickboxing technique and tactics. During this time Antone also trained under Kru Yong Saiyarath in Sacramento, California.
Before leaving UC Davis Antone was exposed to the systems of Jeet Kune Do, Kali, and Krav Maga. He also trained at the Fairtex Muay Thai camp in Bangplee, Thailand. In 2009 Antone was certified as a Muay Thai instructor under Ty Elliot of Elite Instinct MMA (Davis, CA) and Superior Fighting Academy (Sacramento, CA). In 2010 Antone was also awarded another Muay Thai instructorship by Yong Saiyarath of Sacramento Muay Thai. In 2010 Antone was promoted to 'Full Instructor' under Paul Vunak of Progressive Fighting Systems. He is also certified as an 'Edged Weapons Instructor' and a 'LEO Force Continuum Instructor' with the same organization.
After moving back to Marin in late 2010 Antone traveled to the International Krav Maga World Headquarters in Texas where he received advanced training in Krav Maga. He hopes to achieve an instructorship in this system sometime in 2011. Antone is currently teaching and training at Marin MMA where he continues to expand his Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills under the expert tutelage of Mikyo Riggs.