11/22/2025
In 2019 I walked into AOJ and I showed up to class nearly every week for 3 to 10 hrs without a break. I didn’t care how my body felt when I woke up, I didn’t care if I barely slept the night before, I didn’t care how much work I had to do that day and didn’t care if I had/have any nagging injuries… I just kept the deterring voices in my head very quiet and did the best I could.
I tell my kids and the athletes at ECWC, if you have a dream or something you want to accomplish, you have to put your head down and work. The Discipline to get up every day, the Consistency to maintain it and the Hard Work to give your best effort on that given day will lead you to accomplish amazing things. Everyone is capable of doing extraordinary things. I’m blessed with the vantage point to witness these accomplishments every single day of my life from ordinary people that are willing to work hard day after day and rise to greatness.
Thank you to my family and all of the great people who make-up my small world and inspire me every day to drag my butt out of bed. Thank you to all of the professors and my training partners over the last 6 1/2 years for your guidance. It truly is a special place to experience this Art.