Mr. Fontaine was always interested in the martial arts, growing up watching "Kung Fu" and Chuck Norris movies. His first Martial Arts Instructor was a man named Bernie Ringette, who was very well know as the maker of the Phoenix, Spider Brand line of Heavy bags. This was back in the Mid 70's. However, not having the resources to continue, he soon had to drop out. Upon obtaining his driving license and means of income to support the Martial Arts, he began training again at a local Fred Villari's Studio of Self Defense around 1983. The school was not exactly what he was looking for and often was taught by lower ranking students. Shortly thereafter he dropped out again.

Mr. Fontaine again began training at New England Tae Kwon Do in 1985 at the Bakers Corner location in Seekonk, MA. This school was run under First Degree Black Belt Peter Morell. This was the beginning of his introduction to Grand Master Hee Il Cho's style of Tae Kwon Do. The school was a branch location of the Briarwood Plaza, Seekonk MA. Location run under Lenny Mills Jr. who was a student of Tommy Bakalakis, one of Grand Master Cho's original Students. This school eventually closed and Peter Morell took ownership of the Briarwood Plaza location, where Mr. Fontaine continued his training for years to come. Mr. Fontaine obtained the Rank of 2 Brown Dec. at this location.

Eventually Mr. Fontaine would go off to school, change jobs, and had to discontinue his training. The Briarwood Plaza location eventually closed. Mr. Fontaine never stopped training in Tae Kwon Do, always practicing Hyungs, bag work, etc. Over the years Mr. Fontaine trained with various instructors in Tae Kwon Do, most, if not all, originally tied to Grand Master Cho, but never stayed with any one instructor for any long period of time.

It took his Daughter Kayla’s interest in the Art to spark a return for Mr. Fontaine himself. Finally finding a home at the New England Tae Kwon Do Center in Coventry RI. The New England Tae Kwon Do Center in Coventry RI has the largest staff of quality black belts in the New England Area. Although owned today by William Leahy, the original owner, Ray Lannon, a first Generation Grand Master Cho student, still plays an active role and is the senior ranking Black Belt.

Mr. Fontaine obtained his black belt in 2003 and his second degree in 2005. Mr. Fontaine still trains actively today at the Coventry RI location as well as teaches at the Brooklyn CT location.

In Late 2004, after attending a Full Contact Kickboxing match, Mr. Fontaine decided to pit his lifelong Tae Kwon Do skills to the test. In January of 2005 he began training at Sampalis Kickboxing in West Warwick RI and competed in a USKBA Amateur Kickboxing event Called SuperBouts at the Rhode Island Indoor Sports Center in April of 2005, winning his first Full Contact fight unanimously at the ripe old age of 37.

Recently Mr. Fontaine moved his family to Brooklyn, CT. Traveling back and forth to RI for his children to train in Tae Kwon Do was not effective thus creating the need for the new location.