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COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Chicago Challenge 1,2,3,4 and 5 Heavy Weight Champion (Mixed Martial Arts)
- Graki-Boxing Champion (Mixed Martial Arts)
- Midwest Jiu-Jitsu Champion (Sport Jiu-Jitsu)
- Judan Classic Champion Black Belt division (Judo)
- North/South Runner up Black Belt division (Judo)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
- Over 900 coaching victories in Mixed Martial Arts, Sport Jiu-Jitsu and Boxing
- Coached over 10 UFC fighters
- Iron Heart Crown Light Heavy Weight Champion (Stephan Bonnar) Mixed Martial Arts
- Battle of the Master Champion (Dan Spicholski) Mixed Martial Arts
- Chicago Challenge Champion (Bill O'Connell) Mixed Martial Arts
- Total Fight Challenge Main Event Winner (Adriel Villa) Mixed Martial Arts
- North American Grappling Association Team Champion, 2005, 2006, runner up 2007 Pan American Masters Team runner up 2003 (Sport Jiu-Jitsu)
- Corral Classic Team Champion (Sport Jiu-Jitsu)
- Fight Club Boxing Main Event Winner (Hulice Davalos)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Boxing Gold Medal (Pat Villwock)
- Gracie National Jiu Jitsu Championship Kids Gold Medal 2004 (Ryan Bishop)
- Arnold Gracie World Championship Kids Advanced Gold Medal 2006 (Ryan Bishop)
- Coach to Jason Sullins, Gold Medalist in the expert gi division of the 2008 NAGA Chicago, the 2008 C3, the 2009 Arnold Classic, and the US Open
- Coach to Fight Card Entertainment's Heavyweight Champion Jeff Burdorf
- Coach to Mark Vujovic, NAGA Expert Gold Medalist from 2006-2008, 2008 C3 Gold Medalist, and 2006 Gracie Nationals Advanced Gold Medalist
- Coach to C3 Light Heavyweight champion Matt "the Assassin " Sassolino
- Coach to NAGA World Intermediate Silver Medalist Danielle Hobeika
AWARDS
- Inducted into Corral's Combat Classic Hall of Fame (MMA and Jiu-jitsu) in 2008
- U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Most Distinguished Jiu Jitsu Instructor of the Year (2004)
- Carlson Gracie Team (MMA-Jiu-Jitsu), Second degree Black Belt
- Black Belt Judo
- Black Belt Tae Kwon Do
- USA Boxing Certified Coach Member #2718949213
- 2-time award winner of the Iron Heart Crown Outstanding Coach Award (Mixed Martial Arts)
- Inducted to the Total Fight Challenge Hall of Fame in 2009
