Started Martial Arts in 1980 with Sam
Justice in Richmond
Va. Karate American Style
Signed up for the Marine Corps in 1981,
went to Boot Camp in fall of 1981.
Went in the the Marine Corps Reserve,
but spent some time Active Duty with
special assignments.
Stayed in reserve until 1987.
1982 Finished 12th in Chicago Ill. at
the
AAU
Nat'l Karate Championships
in Fighting
1982 Richmond Open Karate Fighting
Champion
1982
AAU Regional Karate
Fighting Champion
1982 Ranked #1 in Fighting by Karate
Review
1983 Colonial Heights Open Karate
Fighting Champion
1983
AAU Regional Karate
Fighting Champion
1983
AAU
Nat'l Karate Fighting
Champion Cleveland OH
1983 Ranked #1 in Fighting by Karate
Review
1984
AAU
Va. State Karate State
Champion
1984
AAU Regional Karate
Fighting Champion
1984 Ranked #1 in Fighting by Karate
Review
1985
AAU
Nat'l Karate Fighting
Champion New Orleans
1987
Va. State Fighting Team
Member
1989 Promoted to 1st Dan by David
Dise
a
Kickboxing
Champion training under Rodney
Batiste
1989 Fought on card with Bone Crusher
Smith in a exhibition fight
1989 Started Training with Joe Lewis
(Worlds Greatest
Kickboxer).
The Legendary Joe Lewis
1990
Va. Karate Team Fighter
(Helped Team Win Championship in
Continuous
Fighting)
1990
Va. State Karate Team Won
another Championship
1994 Started my own Karate/Kickboxing
School in
Va. Beach
1994
Kickboxing Exhibition fight
Norfolk
Va.
1995 Promoted to 2nd Dan
Blackbelt
by Joe Lewis and David
Dise
1996 Opened another Karate/Kickboxing
School in
Va. Beach
1996 Chesapeake Open Karate Champion in
Fighting
1996 Made
Va. State Karate Fighting
Team again
1996 Hampton
Va. Karate Fighting
Champion
1996
Kickboxing Exhibition Norfolk
Va.
1997 Portsmouth
Va. Team Fighting Karate
Champion
1997 Asked to Play a bad guy on a
HBO Movie Special
1997 Made
Va. State Karate Fighting
Team again
1997 Team
Member
of the Professional Fighting Team
(Te
Playmakers)
1997 Pro Karate Fighting Team Champion
1997 U.S. Capitol Classics Team Fighting
Runner-Up
1997 Petersburg Team Fighting Runner-Up
1998 Made Captain Of
Playmakers Team
1998 Hampton
Va. Team Fighting Champion
1998 promoted to 3rd Dan
Blackbelt
by Joe Lewis
1998 Chesapeake Open Karate Fighting
Champion
1998 U.S. Capital Classics Team Runner
Up Champions
1999 Promoted first Karate and
Kickboxing
event in
Va. Beach
Va.
2000 Promoted second Karate
Kickboxing
Venue in
Va. Beach
Va.
Married January 2007 to Cara
2000 Pound For Pound Fight Trainer
of the Year (1st recipiant awarded
to best Coach/Trainer in the
Country) Given to me by Joe Lewis
Himself
2000 Voted Best Martial Artist of
the Year by IFAKickboxing
Sanctioning Body
2000 Won the man of the Year award
given to me by local karate schools
2001 Won Kickboxing match in
Chesapeake Va. FCR
2001 Full Contact Champion
Chesapeake Va. FCR
2001 Promoted to 4th Dan by Joe
Lewis
2001 Promoted IFA State Kickboxing
Championships
2002 opened New Location for
Kickboxing gym in Va. Beach
2003 Became IKF promoter foe the
State of Va.
2003 Promoted my first IKFKickboxing
venue
2004 promoted another IKFkickboxing
Event
2004 Promoted IKFEastCoast Classic
Kickboxing event
2004 Again named Pound for Pound
Fight Trainer of the year by Joe
Lewis
2004 Became Mid-Atlantic Regional
IKF Promoter.
2004 Won Top Promoter Award for
largest Regional IKFKickboxing event
in the Country.
2005 Again Won Top Promoter for the
Largest Kickboxing event in the
Country by the IKF.
2005 Promoted the Joe Lewis
Kickboxing Classic held in Va. Beach
Va.
2006 Promoted to 5th Dan by Joe
Lewis.
2006 Became the First Kickboxer to
fight a Robot which was aired on the
Discovery Channel.
2006 Became the WAKO Promoter for
the Nat'lKickboxing Championships.
2006 Put on the Second Largest
Nat'lKickboxing Event ever held in
the Country in Va. Beach Va. In
attendance was the Greatest Martial
Artist of all time (Joe Lewis,Bill
Wallace,Jeff Smith,JoeCorley,Mike
Anderson,Frank Babcock,Mike
Allen,Clark Walters,Ronnie
Copeland,Mark Graden,John Graden,Jim
Graden,Eric Marshal,Ray Thompson).
2007 Promoted the 6th Annual
EastCoast Classic Kickboxing event.
2007 Promoted the WKKO U.S. Classic
Kickboxing event. Had over over
(200) fighters.
2008 Became the JLFS Top Promoter of
the Year Award given once a year to
the Best Promoter in the Country.
2008 Promoted and Ran the Kickboxing
portion of the "Arnold Classic" in
Columbus Ohio. This is the most
prestigious event in the Country
each year.
2008 Promoted the WKKO
U.S.Kickboxing/MMA event. First
Promoter to ever do a Junior MMA
event sanctioned by any state.
2009 Promoted and ran again the
"Arnold Classic Kickboxing event in
Ohio.
2009 Promoted the "Night of the
Champions" Pro/Am. WKKO event in Va.
Beach Va. (One of the Top Fighter
cards ever seen in Va.)
Graduated from High School in 1981 at
Highland Springs High School in