Referred to as Kaiso by his students.

Founder of  Raven Self Defense Academy & The Way of the Raven Philosophy 

Inheritor of Mi Yama Ryu Kempo JuJutsu Kai

 Raven Cain was awarded his Judo and Ju-Jutsu Black Belt under Grandmaster E.R. Spruiell, 10th Dan with whom he is a direct student. He is also a Black Belt and direct student in Shaolin Kempo, Hawaiian Kenpo (Kajukenbo)  under Bruce Corrigan, 10th Dan. He is a direct student and Black Belt of 4 X World Kickboxing Champion Blackhawk Walters 10th Dan. He is a direct student and black belt (equivalent) in Combatives under Fernan Vargas. He is a direct student and a Menkyo Kaiden holder under  Shinan Kenneth Winthrop in Mi Yama Ryu JuJutsu, as well as a student under John Hackleman  10th Dan, in Hawaiian Kempo.  He is a direct student and black belt in Dux Ryu under  GrandMaster Frank Dux 10th Dan  & Dux FASST  under GrandMaster Sky Benson 10th Dan.   He is a Black Belt in Kamiyama Ninpo Happo Biken under Ralph Severe, 9th Dan. He is a certified PCS instructor under Master Matt Cooper. He is a USA Boxing Coach, a USA Wrestling Coach,  he is the Utah State Representative for the World Wide Kajukenbo Association, as well as the Tribal Representative for the United States Muay Thai Association (NAL).  

Raven has spent a lifetime learning martial arts. He starting his training in the 197o's at a very young age. He has been actively teaching martial arts since 1991. He owned several martial arts schools in his hometown of Virginia Beach and later in Richmond Virginia, and is now proud to bring his art to Southern Utah. In his early years, he was a bar bouncer in hopes to test himself and his skill set. This leads to many discoveries and would eventually bring him to develop Way of the Raven & eventually the inheritor of Mi Yama Ryu Kempo JuJutsu Kai. Raven Cain began developing the method in 1992  blending the most practical of what he had learned into a kick, strike, throw, submit, stick, knife, gun, survival method. His students began calling his philosophy "The Way of the Raven" out of respect. 

He is a former New York Guardian Angel acting as the defensive tactics instructor for the group. He has been involved with many dangerous combat engagements with the Guardian Angels including civil unrest and gang warfare.

He had the honor to be a hand-to-hand combat instructor for the United States Navy and has taught military personnel from Navy SEALS to EOD and military police. He has taught defensive tactics to the Virginia Beach police department, Virginia defense force, and the Norfolk Sheriffs department. He currently teaches restraining tactics and self-defense for a troubled youth treatment center in Virgin Utah. He continues to be a loyal student to his teachers and is constantly updating and modifying his art.

He is now a board member for the Civil Ground Patrol in Southern Utah a group dedicated to public safety, similar to the Guardian Angels. 

On January 13th of 2020, he was accepted into the Global Sokeship Alliance www.sokeshipalliance.net as the founder and

10th degree Red Belt  & Gold of

 Way of the Raven 

He is an ordained Buddhist Priest and a leader in the community. He is a 2002 Martial Arts Hall of Fame winner as ‘Master of the Year’. He was once again inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2020 as the  'Grand Master of the Year'.  He is a published author and a former recording artist with Universal Music Group.

He is a certified life coach with the Academy of Applied Psychology and a certified personal trainer with the Executive World Fitness Association. 

He is the owner of Raven Self Defense Academy, in Hurricane UT.