My name is TJ, I am Twenty-seven And I've been doing martial arts since I was 3 years old due to my autism. I started kickboxing at Tiger Schulman mixed martial arts in Camden, achieving my blue belt at 12 Years old. When I moved to Florida at the age of 12 I started my Wing Chung Jeet Kundo journey because I was smaller than most my age and I was tired of getting bullied. I achieved my red sash at the age of 16. I started to wrestle at this time in high school because I felt as if my ground game needed work. I joined the military right after school and in the time I served, I was able to reach level 2 in the Army combative program back in 2017. I got my second-degree blackbelt In Shotokan Karate from the sports karate center located in central Florida where at the time I was an instructor at one of their sister locations. In the year 2022, I started competing as a semi-pro kickboxer and MMA fighter. Where I'm currently standing in first place in the lightweight kickboxing division and 2nd place in the Wako kickboxing division.
I started at MANC back in October of 2024, because my path as a martial artist is far from over.  Martial arts is more of a way of life for me than just a hobby I find happiness and pride in teaching the next generation of Martial artists.