My Lord, My wife, my child, my family and friends, my work, my dojo... probably in that order

ACHIEVEMENTS: Apparently, I'm the *only* student to receive the Bushido award from both a satellite dojo and O'Sensei. I think that is pretty cool.
HONORS: I am a truly happy and blessed individual: I have a beautiful, smart, devoted wife, a bright-eyed gorgeous little girl, a profession that allows me to better the world, a dojo that allows me to positively influence peoples lives, a family that loves and supports me, a great mutt of a dog, a nice place to live...and most importantly, an awesome God. I am very thankful and honored to have these things.

Bah - name it. I'm changing the category to some favorite training-style quotes:

"I have a black belt and a black gun, and I'll kill ya with either of em"

"Jam a fork in his eye!"

"Think of your training as a downpayment on your skills. If you don't keep it up, you lose it."

"You can have the best technique in the world, but just like a ferrari, if you don't have the gas to drive it, it's useless."

"YOU WILL NOT QUIT!"

I am a Christian, and the most important thing in my life is being a good Christian leader for my family, which means drawing closer to God. I am trying to better myself everyday: Spiritually- through prayer and reading my Bible, Physically- by training in the Martial Arts, weights and cardio, Mentally- by reading up on areas of knowledge that I am weak in (politics and world events), and Emotionally through introspection and creativity (art/poetry/music). I have my perfect wife, a beautiful child, an incredible family (6 siblings!), wonderful friends, a fantastic job, and a good dojo. I am so thankful to be this blessed. I am now in the Greenville area of South Carolina; it is beautiful here, I love it.
INTERESTS:
Christian spirituality, Knock & Announce, Martial arts/fighting et all, Angel & family, nature/wildlife/outdoorsstuffs, playing music (guitar)....my dog and my cat :)

My art is American Jiujitsu, because it fit's my needs as a LEO better than any other art - period. This is due to it's focus on non-lethal standing techniques and pain compliance concepts while allowing me to encompass all effective movements and styles that I see as necessary. Because of this I focus my training on traditional AJJ, MT style pad work, BJJ ground work, FMA blade and stick work, and MMA clinches/takedowns. My firearms training is just as important as my H2H, so I try to practive FoF and hit the range and/or competitions as much as possible.
My goal is not to be effective in a ring, my goal is to survive the street.

AJJ, BJJ, MT, FMA, MMA, WWII combatives, Aikido, Judo, Kendo, etc

Sandan in AJJ (3rd degree black belt) and Royce threw me a blue belt at a seminar I went to with him years ago.