-December 2024 update: Recovery is nearly complete, although strength is severely lagging. Happy to get on a mat now and give it a shot!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled profile introduction...

I enjoy grappling (with or without striking) and can go from mild to very rough. I'm happy to adjust style and intensity level to be sure everybody is comfortable.

What I mean by mild: I met a great guy in Kansas City. Super-friendly and gracious host (bonus because he's a cigar guy!). We rolled for one tap, and it was clear he wasn't quite at my skill level, so we toned down the intensity a lot. I didn't even attempt any more joint locks or serious chokes. We just rolled a while, I showed him some of the little I know, and we practiced those submissions a few times. We chatted about a number of things, made a friendly connection, and I left. Barely broke a sweat (literally) but was a great time...

What I mean by very rough: I met a dude in San Francisco last year who was as aggressive and competitive as I am, and quite a bit more skilled. We agreed to competitive submission wrestling with body strikes/first to five taps wins, and loser takes gut punishment and foot domination. He beat me 5-3, but it probably should have been worse (I got lucky a couple times). Once he scored that last tap, we breathed for a minute, and then he proceeded to punch, kick and stomp my gut, stand on my stomach and chest with a foot on my face, sit on my chest and flex, put me in some humiliating holds and choked me out a couple times. I mean, I fucking hate that I lost, and my entire body hurt for weeks, but that's the game, and I'll go all out any time...

Anything at or in between those two extremes is great with me; happy to figure out what works for us both.

Can't host, but am not picky about setting. If you want to chat or set up a match, hit me up.