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- Originally from: Little Rock
- Currently residing in: Denver, CO
- I've been on arkansasrockers since June 20, 2007
- Last updated on Jun 20, 2007 at 2:40PM my local time (4:40PM server time.)
In General
Little Rock native. Attended 3 boarding schools inside 7 years before graduating. Attended college in Vermont. Graduated with a BFA in “Black American Music.” Moved the Bay Area. Worked in nightclubs and bars as a stage manager, bar-back, waiter and bouncer. Had two regular working trios, one with Scott Rosenberg and David Brandt… the other with Jeff Chan and Donald Robinson. Played with Marco Eneidi, Lisle Ellis, Oluyemi Thomas, Glenn Spearman, Lisle Ellis, Mike Watt, Bertram Turetski among others… Also was a masked wrestler for a punk rock / lucha libre showcase based out of San Francisco called, “INCREDIBLY STRANGE WRESTLING.” Toured the country twice with that group - once with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Demonics and Kalvin Krime, the other on the 2001 Vans Warped Tour with, um… everyone. Other shows included with the Dwarves, The Supersuckers, Fear, The Swinging Utters, Mike Watt, The Donnas, Demented Are Go, NOFX, The Phantom Surfers, The Henchmen, The Bomboras, The Invisible Men, The Dragons, etc.
Began training Jiu-jitsu under Ralph Gracie in 2000. Moved to L.A. in 2001. Trained under John and Jean Jacques Machado while residing in Los Angeles. Worked as a barista and game-tester for THQ. The first date I ever went on in L.A. died of a heroin overdose a week later. Made an appearance on Court TV’s “The System” as a disgruntled convenience store clerk. Was the victim of a mugging/assault that resulted in getting stabbed in the face four times by two assialants. 3 weeks after the incident and 14 stitches later, I medaled 4th in my division at the 2002 Grapplers Quest. Moved to Aspen, CO in 2003 to spend time with my Father who had suffered a severe stroke. Worked in a bookstore and taught Jiu-jitsu to a handful of beginners at the local rec-center. Drove four hours each way to train under Amal Easton in Boulder, CO. I was a bronze medalist in the 2003 Jiu-jitsu Pan Ams. In 2004 I moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to train at the most prestigious Jiu-jitsu academy in the world, Gracie Barra. Trained under Marcio Fietosa, Carlos “Escorrega” Lemos and “Lagarto.” When I wasn’t training on the mats, I was going to the beach and falling in love every 5 feet or so.
Tourist visa expired half a year, so I returned to the states and settled in Denver.
Lately
I am currently an assistant coach at Easton Brazilian jiu-jitsu’s Denver academy. I am also a contributing writer to onthemat.com, which is a website covering the Jiu-jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts scene around the world. I also DJ on the side, here and there. When I’m not training, I’m either riding my bicycle, my Vespa or my motorcycles. I can also cut a mean stencil and have been known to get carried away with a can of spray-paint.