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2026 ATJA National Judo Tournament 2026-08-08

🥉 3rd Senior Open Weight / Men · 🥉 3rd Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · 🥇 1st Senior (14-35) and/or (35+ years old) / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above)

• Won vs Erik Ferguson (Johnson City Judo Club)
  Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Aiden O'Malley (Samurai judo and jujitsu)
  Senior Open Weight / Men · Round 3 · ippon
• Lost vs Travis Goldie (Bastion Buhurt)
  Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Charles Chapa (Capital Judo Club)
  Senior Open Weight / Men · Round 2 · walkover
• Won vs Benjamin Murphy (Roanoke Judo Club)
  Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · Round 1 · walkover
• Lost vs Charlie Wright (Black River Judo Club)
  Senior Open Weight / Men · Round 1 · ippon
• Won vs Jayden Bankston (American Academy of Martial Arts/Judan Judo of Ohio)
  Senior (14-35) and/or (35+ years old) / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Charlie Wright (Black River Judo Club)
  Senior (14-35) and/or (35+ years old) / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Benjamin Murphy (Roanoke Judo Club)
  Senior (14-35) and/or (35+ years old) / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · Round 1 · ippon

2026 Nick Goodly Invitational 2026-02-28

• Lost vs Charlie Olson (Bushido Judo School)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 7 · ippon
• Won vs Chandler Kirkland (Yong In Judo Club)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 6 · ippon
• Won vs Emanuel Nobile (SMK Judo Academy)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 5 · ippon
• Won vs Grant Morris (Divinus Lux Jiu Jitsu)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 4 · wazari
• Lost vs Charlie Olson (Bushido Judo School)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 3 · ippon
• Lost vs Paul Sanon (Black Ice Judo / Waka Mu Sha)
  Senior Men / Under 90kg / Advanced · Round 5 · ippon
• Won vs Michael Destin (SMK Judo Academy)
  Senior Men / Under 90kg / Advanced · Round 4 · ippon
• Won vs Michael Davis (Black ICE Judo)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Kevin Kamga Junior Guy (Black ICE Judo)
  Senior Men / Under 90kg / Advanced · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Grant Morris (Divinus Lux Jiu Jitsu)
  Open Divison / Men · Round 1 · ippon
• Won vs Octavian Patrascu (Charleston Self Defense)
  Senior Men / Under 90kg / Advanced · Round 2 · ippon
• Lost vs Chris Burns (Renzo Gracie South Carolina)
  Senior Men / Under 90kg / Advanced · Round 1 · ippon

2025 Veterans Open Charleston 2025-08-23

🥇 1st Veteran Male / 90 Kg / M1 / Gender · 🥈 2nd Veteran Ne Waza Male / Gender / M1 - M3 / 100 Kg · 🥇 1st Veteran Male Novice / Male / Light Heavy · 🥈 2nd Veteran Male Novice Open Division / Gender / Rank / Age · 🥉 3rd Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age

• Lost vs Thomas Lewis (Six Blades)
  Veteran Ne Waza Male / Gender / M1 - M3 / 100 Kg · Round 5 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 5:40:33
• Won vs Jonathon Michaud (Griffin Judo)
  Veteran Ne Waza Male / Gender / M1 - M3 / 100 Kg · Round 4 · yuko
  ▶ Watch at 5:23:28
• Lost vs Thomas Lewis (Six Blades)
  Veteran Ne Waza Male / Gender / M1 - M3 / 100 Kg · Round 3 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 5:09:18
• Lost vs Gerry Tena (West Georgia Judo Club)
  Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age · Round 6 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 5:05:13
• Won vs Matthew McCormick (Kansas Judo)
  Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age · Round 5 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 4:55:53
• Lost vs Averick Lindley (West Georgia Judo Club)
  Veteran Male Novice Open Division / Gender / Rank / Age · Round 5 · ippon
• Won vs Hector Negron (MSHQ Judo)
  Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age · Round 4 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 4:30:48
• Won vs Michael Sola (Worktime Judo)
  Veteran Male Novice Open Division / Gender / Rank / Age · Round 4 · ippon
• Won vs Jonathon Michaud (Griffin Judo)
  Veteran Ne Waza Male / Gender / M1 - M3 / 100 Kg · Round 2 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 4:14:18
• Won vs Nicholas Hill (The Vineland Judo Club)
  Veteran Male Novice Open Division / Gender / Rank / Age · Round 3 · ippon
• Lost vs Gerry Tena (West Georgia Judo Club)
  Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age · Round 3 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 3:54:33
• Won vs Joseph Tamburello (Carolinas American Judo Association)
  Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age · Round 2 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 3:36:53
• Won vs Justin Maroney (Area 1 Jiu Jitsu)
  Veteran Male Novice Open Division / Gender / Rank / Age · Round 2 · walkover
• Lost vs Averick Lindley (West Georgia Judo Club)
  Veteran Male Novice Open Division / Gender / Rank / Age · Round 2 · yuko
• Won vs Hector Negron (MSHQ Judo)
  Veteran Male Open Under 50 / Gender / Age · Round 1 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 3:13:38
• Won vs Dustin Kirkley (Carolinas American Judo Association (CAJA) DBA)
  Veteran Male Novice / Male / Light Heavy · Round 5 · ippon
• Won vs Dustin Kirkley (Carolinas American Judo Association (CAJA) DBA)
  Veteran Male Novice / Male / Light Heavy · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Jacob Becerra (Atlanta Judo Midtown)
  Veteran Male / 90 Kg / M1 / Gender · Round 3 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 1:43:03
• Won vs Nicholas Giordano (The Vineland Judo Club)
  Veteran Male Novice / Male / Light Heavy · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Jacob Becerra (Atlanta Judo Midtown)
  Veteran Male / 90 Kg / M1 / Gender · Round 2 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 1:23:03
• Won vs Justin Maroney (Area 1 Jiu Jitsu)
  Veteran Male Novice / Male / Light Heavy · Round 1 · ippon
• Lost vs Jacob Becerra (Atlanta Judo Midtown)
  Veteran Male / 90 Kg / M1 / Gender · Round 1 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 0:54:48

2025 ATJA Judo Nationals 2025-08-09

🥇 1st Senior / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · 🥇 1st Senior Open / Men · 🥈 2nd Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up

• Won vs Daniil Peretrutov (Bushido Judo School)
  Senior Open / Men · Round 4 · hansokumake
• Won vs Theodore Schmitz (Capital Judo Club)
  Senior Open / Men · Round 3 · ippon
• Lost vs Frantz Moïse (American Judo and Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
  Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · Round 4 · wazari
• Won vs Brandon Mitchell (Triangle Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
  Senior Open / Men · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Justin Lee (Capital Judo Club)
  Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Wesley Dalton (Saga Combat Systems)
  Open Kosen / Male / Age 17 and up · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Jordan Spake (Seijuku Dan Judo)
  Senior / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Micah Buchanan (Triangle Jiu Jitsu)
  Senior / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Erick Montalvo (tampa florida judo)
  Senior / Male / Senior Age 14-35 / Under 90kg (198lbs) / Advanced (Green Belt and above) · Round 1 · ippon

2025 SC State Judo Championships 2025-05-10

🥈 2nd Veteran Men (VM) / Under 81kg / Advanced · 🥇 1st Senior Men / Under 81kg / Intermediate · 🥈 2nd Senior Men / Under 81kg / Advanced

• Lost vs Danilo Melo (Charleston Self Defense)
  Senior Men / Under 81kg / Advanced · Round 3 · ippon
• Lost vs Danilo Melo (Charleston Self Defense)
  Veteran Men (VM) / Under 81kg / Advanced · Round 3 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 4:01:42
• Won vs Cruz Castano (Capital Judo Club)
  Senior Men / Under 81kg / Advanced · Round 2 · ippon
• Won vs Daniil Peretrutov (Bushido Judo School)
  Senior Men / Under 81kg / Advanced · Round 1 · walkover
• Won vs Axel Lugo Dugarte (Samurai Judo Association)
  Senior Men / Under 81kg / Intermediate · Round 3 · ippon
• Won vs Jose Portillo (Las Vegas Jiu-Jitsu)
  Senior Men / Under 81kg / Intermediate · Round 1 · ippon
• Won vs Manuel Paz-Soldan (Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg Judo)
  Veteran Men (VM) / Under 81kg / Advanced · Round 1 · ippon
  ▶ Watch at 3:29:13