Wall 2 Wall Martial Arts is incredibly lucky to have a warrior like JP in our club, he trains at every opportunity, Judo, BJJ, Gi and No-Gi, Kickboxing and Boxing all the while a full time college student with a part-time job. He is exactly what every club owner wants in a member, he shows up and trains hard and shows when it comes time to compete.
JP is currently undefeated in Judo and Kickboxing, his last fight was last Saturday night. While preparing for the fight he was dropping weight to fight at 185 and days before the fight his opponent dropped out. The promoters offered another opponent at a heavier weight and JP stepped up even though his new opponent was easily head and shoulders taller and at 20 pounds heavier.
Fight time came fast, he was the second fight on the card, he stepped into the cage with opponent and spent the next three rounds exchanging punches and kicks. Even with a taller and heavier opponent JP continued to push in close and land strike after strike, his blows were starting to take a heavy toll on his opponent and when the bell rang at the end of the third round there was no doubt in my mind that JP had won the fight. A few minutes later the referee was raising JP’s hand in a unanimous decision.
JP is a Green Belt in Judo and was recently promoted to his Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitusu. He trains at Wall 2 Wall Martial Arts on Team Striking Unrivaled with Dean Lavin. Stop in on any night and you will most likely find JP on the mat training hard. It’s going to be exciting to see just how far JP can go in martial arts and in life.
