Complex sentence: Merza was born in Damaskus, Syria into an Assyrian/Syriac family, at the age of 16 Fadi Merza began to train Muay Thai mainly to stay fit, but started to compete after a relatively short time.
Split into simpler sentences: Merza was born in Damaskus, Syria into an Assyrian/Syriac family. At the age of 16 Fadi Merza began to train Muay Thai mainly to stay fit, but started to compete after a relatively short time.