I was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 29^th 1998 putting me at 16 years old at the time of writing this. I received my Cho Dan Black Belt on May 11^th, 2013.  I have about 6 years invested into Tang Soo Do (even though one of them was spent off the mat).  My martial artist career all began on the 25^th of August in 2008.  Of course, being about 10 years old at the time, I had been begging my parents to put me into a martial arts school for some time. But with each request, denial was given due to my age and maturity. At some point, I stumbled onto a flyer for the studio, and through some miracle, got permission to go and take a class to see if I liked it. I haven’t looked back since.

I currently attend A.R Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet school. Though I have put thought into my future career plans, I’ve not yet decided on which to follow and which to let go. I want to make sure that whichever path I choose, it makes me happy, because on my list of priorities that is possibly the highest ranked. I am currently an Assistant Instructor at the studio, for those of you who may not be sure what exactly I do.

I’m grateful for martial arts for affecting my outlook on life. When I started I was a fairly pessimistic kid. Thinking martial arts was nothing more than fighting. Of course, as I progressed in martial arts, I found my views changing. I gained confidence, and after some time I became an optimistic person, who prefers to make a bright side, instead of just searching for one. Martial art is much deeper than just techniques, just like a Black Belt is much deeper than just a belt. It’s a mindset, a feeling, and it is the lifestyle that I have chosen to accept and do my best to live up to.