2019
- January: Promoted to nidan (second degree black belt) in Judo, announced by head of NC promotion board Woody Bostic at Travis Stevens seminar in NC (necessary time in grade reduced from 3 years to 1 year because of competition points)
- June: Requested for seminar, private lessons, and guest teaching while visiting Northern Ireland
- June: 1x gold at Northern Ireland Summer Open, 3-man division, went up a weight class to 82.3kg division to face opponents
- July: 2x silver at London Open, including 5-man absolute division; loss was to world champ
- October: 3x gold (including open weight) at Fall Brawl Judo comp in Waynesville, NC
- October: Taught at 1st BJJ Globetrotters Arizona Camp ("Judo for Guard Pullers" & "Judo 80/20: Judo you can actually use"
- November: 2x gold at NAGA in Charlotte, NC
2019
2018
- February: 2x gold (Gi open-weight brown belt, no-gi expert) at Submission FC BJJ comp in Austin, TX
- May: Instructed at Globetrotters USA camp in Portland, ME
- July: Moved to Asheville, NC, to teach for 5 weeks while gym owner travelled. They asked me to stay and start a Judo program and keep teaching advanced BJJ
- September: 1x gold at Grappling on the Gridiron (no-gi open skill, open weight) BJJ comp in Asheville, NC
- October: 2x silver in 73kg & open weight divisions at Fall Brawl Judo comp in Waynesville, NC
- October: 1st place in Grapple for Good charity costume event
- November: 2x gold (160 lb gi, no-gi) at NAGA in Charlotte, NC
- December: 2x gold (73kg, 81kg) + undefeated in unfinished open-weight division in Winston-Salem, NC
- Noticed by senior members of state promotion board, recommended for fast-tracked promotion to Judo nidan
2018
2017
- January: Promoted to shodan (first degree black belt) in Judo
- July: Taught and studied in Northern Ireland
- August: Trained throughout Portugal in BJJ and Judo
- August: Attended first BJJ Globetrotters camp in Heidelberg, Germany
- September: Continued training and teaching in Germany
- October: Attended first BJJ Globetrotters Zen camp in Poland and surprise promoted to brown belt in BJJ there
- October: 1x Gold (81kg) in round-robin double-elimination 3 man division included sandan former OTC member Zach Goldbold
- December: Taught and studied again in Northern Ireland
2017
2016
- September: 2x gold (81kg, newaza) at Becerra Challenge in Garland, TX
- October: 2x silver (81kg Brown, 81kg Senior Elite) at Go Shibata in College Station, TX (loss in senior elite to Arthur Wright)
- November: 1x gold, 1x silver (90kg, up to weight classes [$150 prize), Open Weight[missed $500 prize]) at Houston Open in Houston, TX
- November: Tied for 5th at Dallas Invitational (D level National Tournament; 17 man bracket) as sankyu (loss to Jack Hatton)
2016
2015
- April: 1x gold (Lightweight) Eastside Austin Elite Sambo Competition (run by Richard Crenwelge) in Austin, TX
- Summer: Taught private newaza lessons weekly to Judo black belt
2015
2014
- February: Gold (no-gi beginner) at Matshark in San Antonio, TX
- Spring: Began teaching several times a week at Austin Jiu Jitsu in Austin, TX
- July: 3x gold (blue belt gi, no-gi beginner & intermediate) at Machado Naturally Fit Games in Austin, TX
- July: Promoted to purple belt in BJJ by Dave Thomas following competition performance
- August: 2x gold (expert no-gi, purple belt gi) at NAGA in Austin, TX
- September: 1x gold (Judo Novice 73kg) at Alamo Classic in San Antonio, TX
- October: 1x gold (no-gi expert) at Fight 2 Win in Austin, TX
- November: 1x gold (Judo Novice 73kg) at Dallas Invitationl (one of most difficult novice divisions in the country) in Dallas, TX
- December: Promoted to Judo sankyu (brown belt) after 1yr, 10mo study
2014
2013
- February: Began studying Judo at Kokoro Judo in Austin, TX
- July: Began studying BJJ again at Austin Jiu Jitsu under Dave Thomas in Austin, TX
- August: Promoted to blue belt in BJJ at Austin Jiu Jitsu under Dave Thomas in Austin, TX
- October: 1x silver (Novice 73kg) at first Judo competition, Go Shibata, in College Station, TX
- November: 1x gold (Novice 73kg, $100 prize) at Houston Open in Houston, TX
2013
2010
- October: Trained at AKBAN in Jerusalem, Israel; got my first exposure to Judo throws, they also cross-trained in BJJ-- they'd had Renzo Gracie in for a seminar way back in 2004.
2010
2008
- August: Moved to Israel to teach English in the West Bank as an 18-year-old. Lived there for three years, studying for two years in university.
2010
2006
- Spring: Began studying BJJ at Vandry's BJJ in Austin, TX
2006
2005
- Fall: On high school wrestling team in Cedar Park, TX
2005
High School Wrestling
- Trained at Cedar Park High School
Fall 2005
Began studying BJJ
- Vandry’s BJJ
- Studied for 6 months, then a 6 month break, then 1 more month, then
- Participated in adult class as a scrawny 16 year old with obnoxiously flexible shoulders, mostly got smashed a lot
Spring 2006
Moved to Israel to teach English
- Lived on donations
- Taught English in the Palestinian West Bank
- Never found any BJJ while I was there, nor could I afford it :(
- Taught private lessons of my white belt BJJ to kids in exchange for French lessons
Summer 2008
Trained at AKBAN
- A martial arts school that took pity on me and let me pay $5~ per class
- Threw my first seoi-nage, was a beautiful moment
- Trained at AKBAN in Jerusalem, Israel; got my first exposure to Judo throws, they also cross-trained in BJJ-- they'd had Renzo Gracie in for a seminar way back in 2004.
October 2010
Began studying Judo
- Trained at Kokoro Judo
- Instructors included Glenn, Dario, Che, Louie, Nick, and many others who graciously threw me repeatedly
- We had visiting instructors from around the world drop in, including national team members from Germany, Israel, Iran, et al
February 2013
Restarted BJJ Study
- Was invited to train at Austin Jiu Jitsu under Dave Thomas
July 2013
Go Shibata Judo
- Silver in Novice 73kg
- First Grappling Competition (other than HS Wrestling)
October 2013
Matshark BJJ
- Gold in no-gi Beginner division
February 2014
Eastside Austin Elite Sambo Comp
- Gold in Lightweight category
February 2014
Began Teaching BJJ Classes
- @ Austin Jiu Jitsu
- Taught for 6 months
Spring 2014
Naturally Fit Games BJJ
- Gold in blue belt division (all wins by submission, including kneebar)
- Gold in no-gi beginner division (all wins by submission)
- Gold in no-gi intermediate division (all wins by submission, including kneebar)
July 2014
NAGA BJJ
- Gold in purple belt division (all wins by submission)
- Gold in no-gi Expert division (faced TX state wrestling champ and BJJ black belt) (wins by submission & by 12-0 point lead)
August 2014
Alamo Classic Judo
- Gold in Novice 73kg
- Best of 3 against a fellow Judo green belt + BJJ purple belt, all very close matches
- Competed in spite of having had a motorcycle wreck at 3am that morning and barely sleeping after working all night
September 2014
Fight 2 Win BJJ
- Gold in no-gi Expert category (all wins by submission)
October 2014
Bought some Globetrotter Merch!
- I legit still have this keychain.
October 2014
Dallas Invitational Judo
- D Level Competition, faced competitors from across the country
- Gold in Novice 73kg
November 2014
Promoted to Judo Brown Belt / Sankyu
- Fast promotion (1 yr 10 mo) in part due to exceptional competition performance; gold in every novice division entered except for 1st comp (where I got a silver, losing to an experienced samboist)
December 2014
Eastside Austin Elite Sambo Comp (again)
- Gold in Lightweight category (all wins by Total Victory from 12 - 0 lead)
- Reigning Champ 2 years in a row
April 2015
Gave Paid Private Lessons in BJJ to Judo Yudansha
- Personalized newaza lessons
Summer 2015
Becerra Challenge Judo
- Gold in 81kg Senior Elite (all wins by ippon throws)
- Gold in 81kg ‘newaza’ division (all wins by kansetsu-waza ippon)
- All wins in less than 1 minute in both divisions
September 2016
Go Shibata Judo
- Silver in 81kg Brown Belt category (7 man bracket) (loss by wazari point in last minute in final)
- Silver in 81kg Senior Elite category (6 man bracket) (loss in 81kg Senior Elite was to Arthur “Kyle” Wright, ”B” rank international competitor)
- All wins by ippon
October 2016
Houston Open Judo
- Gold in 90kg Senior Elite (weighed about 78kg) ($150 cash prize)
- Silver in Open Weight category (winner--not me--received $500 cash prize)
- Only two losses in open weight were to same single competitor who weighed 100~ lbs more with international european competition experience
- All wins in both categories by ippon, including victory against previous year’s open weight champion
November 2016
Dallas Invitational Judo
- D level National tournament
- Tied for 5th in 81kg Senior Elite (17 man bracket)
- Lost only to two athletes who placed 1st and 2nd (First match was with Jack Hatton, “A” rank international competitor)
- Same losses as 3rd place finisher
- 4 ippon victories
November 2016
Promoted to shodan in Judo
- Performed all 5 section of nage-no-kata
- First student to go from nanakyu (white) to shodan (black) at my club
- After exceptional competition season and club teaching, promoted directly to shodan after 2 years at sankyu, a few days before the fourth anniversary of the day I began Judo.
January 2017
Trained in Europe
- Trained Judo and BJJ in multiple clubs in Ireland, Portugal, Germany, Poland
- Regularly invited to teach
Summer-Winter 2017
Promoted to Brown Belt in BJJ
- Surprise promotion
- Promoted by “Council of Traveling Black Belts”
- Push for my promotion was made by Oliver Geddes
Read more October 2017
Featured BJJ Globetrotter of the Month
- Interviewed for the BJJ Globetrotters Newsletter. Neat.
Read more September 2017
Go Shibata Judo (3rd time)
- Gold in 81kg Senior Elite (all wins by ippon)
- Two ippon wins against Zach Godbold, sandan, former member of Olympic Training Center
- Win in exhibition match against -90kg yudansha by ippon
October 2017
Watched Craig Jones Nearly Armbar Gordon Ryan at finals of EBI 14
- Watched history in the making
- Got to take pics with some cool people
- Sat right behind big Gord, who awkwardly commentated the whole thing during quiet moments
December 4, 2017
Taught and trained in Northern Ireland again
- Love this little gym
- Also trained Judo at a few places
January 2018
Submission FC BJJ
- Gold in Gi; faced 270+ lb opponent; won by submission
- Gold in expert no-gi; all wins by submission
February 2018
Invited to teach at various places around Austin
- Taught at Kokoro Judo, John's Gym ATX
- Invited to run own satellite Judo program with Kokoro Judo
- Invited to teach at Veteran's Jiu Jitsu (by Joey Zente)
- Invited to co-run gym with Concept BJJ in Taylor, TX
- Taught at Insight BJJ in Bastrop, TX
Spring 2018
BJJ Globetrotters Camp Instructor
- Taught 'Famous Fight Analysis - Kron Gracie vs Marcelo Garcia, ADCC 2009'
May 2018
Invited to be Instructor in Residence @ Open Source BJJ
- Open Source Jiu Jitsu is a super cool place
- Trusted to manage gym for two weeks while head instructor was out of town, teach all classes
- Invited to teach 5 part 'Judo for BJJ' course
July 2018
Grappling on the Gridiron BJJ
- Gold in no-gi open weight, open skill division. (Featured 4 brown belts, was lightest in division.)
September 2018
Invited to stay at Open Source
- Asked to stay for a minimum of three months (later extended)
- Founded Open Source Judo program
- Designed BJJ kids curriculum and lead kids program
- Continued teaching theory, advanced, and fundamentals classes on rotating basis
September 2018
Fall Brawl NC State Championships Judo
- Silver 73kg Senior Elite/Mixed (10 man bracket, double elimination, loss in final to nidan in 10.5 minute golden score match)
- Silver in Open Weight category, (4 wins, including 2 wins against yudansha -- 1 by ippon, 1 by wazari throw in Golden Score against same nidan victor from 73kg division; 16 man division; loss in final was to 240 lb opponent, who I scored wazari against before he scored ippon)
- One Open Source Judo student who attended received bronze in large 81kg senior division
October 2018
Grapple For Good BJJ
- 1st place, open weight/open skill division (final vs. 215lb purple belt)
- For charity, “light” event (one division, competitors wore costumes)
October 2018
NAGA BJJ
- Gold in 160 lb brown belt division
- Gold in 160 lb no-gi Expert division
November 2018
Nito Grappling Cup Judo
- Gold 73kg Senior Elite/Mixed (13 man bracket; $100 prize) (Won all matches by ippon)
- Gold 81kg Senior Elite/Mixed (13 man bracket; $100 prize) (Won all matches by ippon, including against nidan opponent)
- Undefeated in Open Weight (made to semifinals; due to record attendance, however, the venue closed before we could finish the division, and we were unable to finish the bracket)
- Won all 10 matches by ippon (threw ko-soto-gari, uchi-mata, & tomoe-nage for ippon; also received ippon from various collar chokes and arm attacks)
- Only one opponent scored a wazari
- Noticed by senior members of state promotion board, recommended for fast-tracked promotion to Judo Nidan
December 2018
Promoted to Nidan
- Promotion based on recommendation of head of state board (Ron Hansen, hachidan) after viewing local competition performances
- Promoted in less than two years because of point accumulation (without competition points, minimum time-in-grade is 3 years at shodan)
January 2019
Invited Instructor in Northern Ireland
- Invited to teach as often as willing during month-long stay
- Requested for seminar, private lessons
- Was given a free hat :)
June 2019
Northern Ireland Summer Open
- Gold!
- Competed up in weight at 82.3kg (180~lb, 10 lb up)
- 3-man division, featuring a jacked, crazy good polish competitor
June 2019
Grappling Industries London
- Silver in Absolute brown belt
- Silver in 170lb brown
- Absolute was a 5-man division
- Loss in final in absolute was to world champion Taylor Pearman
July 2019
Waynesville Fall Brawl
- Gold in 81kg Elite
- Gold in 90kg kosen
- Gold in Absolute
- Win in Absolute Final was to ~200lb jacked competitor who won -90kg division; win was by ippon throw for kata-guruma
- Was not scored on in whole competition
October 2019
NAGA BJJ
- Gold in 170lb no-gi Expert
- Gold in 170lb gi combined black/brown belt division
- All wins by submission in first two minutes of match
- Not scored on once
November 2019