Not running terrified from the gym during my first day of training was probably my biggest accomplishment, followed by surviving my first competition experience in May 2012 after only a couple months of training. It has been a long journey since that day!
My instructor, Shawn Hammonds, awarded me my blue belt on June 10th, 2013; my purple belt on February 18, 2017; and my brown belt September 5, 2019. Shawn awarded me my black belt March 6, 2021. I look forward to continuing my journey and trying to be my best every day!
So far my favorite competition accomplishments have been:
- Medaled twice at the Pan American Championships (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Abu Dhabi World Pro Veteran purple belt
- Abu Dhabi Grand Slam gold medalist, 2x silver
- 2x No Gi Pan American Championship silver medalist
- 2x Mexican National Pro Champion (gold)
- 2x Asian Championship silver medalist
- 2x Atlanta International Open double gold (won weight class, and open weight class)
- New York International Open No Gi open weight class champion
- 5x North American Grappling Association Expert division champion (5 belts)
- 80+ Total Competition Awards to date
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