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Kajukenbo 9th degree, Grandmaster
Under Gaylord method, KAA.
Brazilian jujitsu black belt 4th degree
Under Grandmaster Flavio Behring.
Judo black belt 3rd degree under sensei Christine Lincoln Penick.
Started training martial arts in 1976.
Started Oakdale MMA 1988.
In 2014, received Califights lifetime achievement award.
Experience:
Over 57 Years
Instructs:
Judo
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Brown Belt).
10 time national champion.
7 time international champion.
Bronze medalist at the first woman’s world judo championships in 1980 in Madison Square, Garden, NY.
First American woman and also the first African-American woman to ever place in American Judo history.
Started training Kajukenbo 8 years old.
Achieved student black belt at 16 years old.
Received her 1st degree black belt at 18 years old.
She is currently 22 years old and a 3rd degree black belt.
She teaches kids and adults Kajukenbo.
Blue Belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt- professor
Over 20 years Kickboxing experience
2 time MMA world champion
Gladiator Challenge featherweight champion.
Art of war featherweight champion.
9 amateur MMA fights
20 professional MMA fights
Bellator veteran
Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, Kids & Adults
BJJ Black Belt
Over 20 years BJJ Experience
Over 16 years Kickboxing Experience
25 years Wrestling Experience
Over 25 years Kickboxing/Boxing/Muay-thai Experience
Over 20 years Bazilian jiu-jitsu Experience, 2nd Degree Black belt/Proffesor
Over 10 years Judo experience- Black belt shodan, 2009 National Collegiate Champion
Professional record 13-6-1
4 time Pro MMA champion
– Cage Combat Bantamweight Champion
– Palace Fighting Championships, Bantamweight Champion
– Dragon House Bantamweight Champion
– Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight Champion
25 years coaching experience in Folkstyle,
Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling.
Men and Women’s High School and Youth.
Jr FILA California Freestyle State champion
Jr FILA California Greco State champion
Jr FILA Greco All-American
2x Collegiate All -American for Cal Baptist University
MMA Camo Northern California Champion
Camo California State Champion
Art of War Pro welterweight Champion
13 years wrestling coach experience
IBJJF no-gi world champion
Over 17 years Brazilian jiu-jitsu experience
Black belt – professor
Over 10 years Kickboxing Experience
3 years Wrestling Experience
2 years Wrestling Coach
8 years with Cupertino judo club under sensei Jim Baker
8 years at Oakdale Mma.
Received black belt under sensei Christine Lincoln Penick
Currently Nidan (2nd degree)
Head Instructor for our Youth kick boxing program
3 years kick boxing experience under Justin Smitley and Tom Theofanopoulos
5 years wrestling experience
Amateur MMA fighter
Amateur kickboxing competitor