He began training in boxing at the age of 13, and switched to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 16. Gall was also a wrestler and football captain at Watchung Hills Regional High School. To pay for his BJJ training as a student, he worked as a bread truck driver for Walmart. Gall won multiple N.A.G.A. and Grapplers Quest titles. He now has a brown belt in BJJ and a blue belt in Muay Thai.