James is registered with the United States Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation as a 2nd degree black belt under Allan Goes and has gold medals from many tournaments.  James obtained the gold medals from the California Classic, Best of West, North American Jiu Jitsu, and American National Jiu Jitsu tournaments.  His passion today is to teach the art of Jiu Jitsu while making it fun for all ages and levels of the students in his class.