My brother David had a baby and now I am an uncle. My parents and I went to Austin to see my nephew, Aiden. Continue reading »
Jun 222015
Jun 222015
More pictures from my parents and my trip to Austin to see my new nephew. Continue reading »
Jun 222015
More pictures from my parents and my trip to Austin to see my nephew. Continue reading »
May 042015
On 05/04/2015 I was promoted to the rank of Blue Belt by Jacob Montalvo. Continue reading »
Jan 242015
On January 24th, 2015, I competed in the Fight to Win Tounament of Champions 15. This tournament was held at The Zone Sports Complex in Houston, Texas. I weighed in at 152 lbs and competed in the Adult Male Blue Belt 145-154.9 lb Division, the Adult Male Intermediate Nogi 145-154.9 lb Division and the Adult Male Blue Belt Absolute Division. In Gi, I lost my first match to Roberto Jimenez then won my second, third and forth Gi matches and finished in third place. In Nogi, I won my first match, lost my second match, won my third match and lost my forth match. I did not place in Nogi. In the Adult Male Blue Belt Absolute Division, I won all three of the matches I had, finishing in first place. My final match in the Absolute Division was against Brandon Luttrell who outweighed me by almost 80 pounds. You can click on “Continue Reading” to see some videos and pictures from this tournament. Continue reading »
Jan 242015
Click on “Continue reading” to some pictures from Fight to Win Tournament of Champions 15. Continue reading »
Dec 132014
On December 13, 2014, I competed in the North American Grappling Association World Championship tournament. It was held at the Nytex Sports Center in North Richmond Hills, Texas. I weighed-in at 154.2 lbs and competed in the 150 – 150.9 lb, 14 – 15 year old teen division. I won first place in both the gi and nogi divisions. You can click on “Continue Reading” to see some videos and pictures from this tournament. Continue reading »
Sep 072014
On September 6, 2014, I competed in the South Texas Jiu-Jitsu Classic. At the age of 14, I competed in the adult male gi light weight (147 – 163 lb) division and the adult male nogi advanced light weight (147 – 163 lb) division. I weighed-in at 160 lbs. I won 1st place in both gi and nogi. I had two matches in each division and won all four of my matches. All four of my matches were against different competitors. Thank you to Gabriel Ambriz, Jaymes Chancey for coaching me during my matches. Thank you to my instructor Jake Montalvo and to all my training partners and teammates. You can click on “Continue Reading” to see some videos and pictures from this tournament. Continue reading »
Sep 072014
More from the South Texas Jiu-Jitsu Classic, September 6, 2114 Continue reading »
May 312014
On May 31, 2014 I competed in the MatShark RGV Summer Open. At the age of 14, I competed in the adult male 140-155 pound blue belt division. I weighed in at 155 pounds. I won 1st place in both the gi and nogi divisions. I won the bronze medal in the adult male nogi absolute intermediate division. In one of my nogi absolute matches I was up in points 8 to 2 against an opponent who competed in the 205 pound bracket when I was disqualified with about 5 seconds to go in the match due to a knee reap. Thank you to Gabriel Ambriz, Patrick Chancey, Joe Vela, Dustin Garcia and everyone who coached me during this tournament. You can click on “Continue Reading” to see some videos and pictures from this tournament. Continue reading »