At the bluegrass Nationals I won the grand championship with my creative form.  Yes a creative form can beat an Extreme form!  Shout out to Marcel Jones.  I think he is the last and possibly only other person to win overall grand’s with a creative form.

Danny Etkin and I

Jackie Chan

Will Smith

This is my first weapons grand championship win for the year! I like in this video when it starts no one is really around by the time I finish my first section there is a ton of people watching!!

I had an action packed week and it’s still going. It started with New England Open, where I won my first weapons Grand Championship of the year. I beat Ross Levine and undefeated Kalman Csoka. The competition reminded me of how it used to be back when I was a junior.  I also helped judge the Ill Reality Trick Contest. Team ACDG (Anis Cheurfa and Daniel Graham) won the contest! They were amazing to watch!

After the tournament I drove home from Massachusetts and got on a plane in New York to head to California for the Karate Kid Movie Premiere. The movie was great and afterwards we got to hang out at the after party. I met Jackie Chan, Jayden Smith, Will Smith and Ciara. It was a great time! The next day I flew home and had just enough time to get a few hours of sleep and repack my suitcase to head to Atlanta to teach at Kalman Csoka’s Elite Camp. Austin and Hunter Crain, Audrie and Carson Donihoo and Stephen Renney were the other guest instructors. The camp was awesome! So much young talent!  Now I’m packing my suitcase again this time heading to Kentucky for the Bluegrass Nationals! See everyone there!

Danny Etkin and I have made it into the top three for the karate kid challenge.  I want to thank everyone for helping us get this opportunity to go to the premiere of the Karate Kid! On the red carpet they will announce which of the three teams is the winner. We will find out June 7th.

I won my first grand championship since my injury.