On December 14, 2017, I was promoted to the rank of Brown Belt by Carlos Diego Ferreira (Third Degree Black Belt).
Dec 142017
Jun 242017
On June 24, 2017 I competed in the NAGA Texas Championship. I was in the teen 140 lb division but competed in the adult male 140 lb purple belt divison, adult male 150 lb purple belt division and the adult male nogi expert 150 lb division. I won first place in both purple belt weight divisions and third place in the nogi division. I won my first nogi match and lost my second match to Thiago Macedo. Continue reading »
Dec 202016
On December 20, 2016, I was promoted to the rank of Purple Belt by Carlos Diego Ferreira (Third Degree Black Belt).
Apr 242016
On April 24, 2016 I competed in the BFA 7 Gi World Championships. The Battle 4 The Ages Championships is a tournament designed to find the most dominant boy and girl Brazilian Jiu Jitsu player, across the country, at ages 8 thru 16, Preteen Female(10-12), Young Teen Female(13-14) and Female Teen(15-16).It is submission only tournament, no points tallied, with points for submission attempts if sudden death overtime. The matches are 6-minute matches. It is an invitational only tournament. There is no weight class. Competitors are grouped by age only. I won the 16 year old championship. I lost in the absolute finals by submission with about six seconds to go in the match. There is no second place at BFA tournaments. Continue reading »
Mar 122016
On March 12, 2016 I competed in the MatShark RGV Pro held at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen TX. At the age of 16 I competed in the adult male blue belt division, the adult male blue belt absolute division and the adult male expert nogi division. I won first place in all three divisions. Continue reading »
Mar 122016
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Dec 132015
On 12/13/2015 I competed at the NAGA World Championship 2015. This was a two day tournament. I competed and won first place in the teens expert nogi, teens expert gi division, and the adult advanced nogi division. I was registered for the adult blue belt division but had to withdraw prior to the start of it due to a leg injury.
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Dec 132015
More pictures from the NAGA World Championship 2015.
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Jul 252015
On July 25, 2015, I competed in the Kids World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships, the worlds largest international Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament for kids. I competed in the 16 and 17 year old blue belt middle weight divisions for both gi and no gi. The maximum weight for my gi division was 163.5 pounds and for no gi it was 158 pounds. For my gi division, I had to weigh in with my gi on, right before my first match and for my no gi division, I had to weigh in with my fight shorts and rash guard on, right before my first no gi match. I had two matches in my gi division and two matches in my no gi division. I weighed in at 153.5 pounds for no gi and 156.3 pounds for gi. Continue reading »
Jul 252015
More from the Kids World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships 2015. Continue reading »