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JAMES GARDNER
aka: The Exception |
Deadlift: 385#
Clean & Jerk: 205#
Power Clean: 215#
Push Press: 195#
Front Squat: 225#
Overhead Squat: 205#
Weighted Pull-up: +96#
Snatch: 165#
Box Jump: 53"
KB Snatch Test @ 53#: 185 (reps in 10 min)
Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Pedro Sauer
2010: Pan Ams, gold medal (black belt, featherwight, senior)
2010: Houston International Open Championship, silver medal (black belt, master, featherweight)
2005: Silver medal in the brown belt master light weight division at the Pan American BJJ Championships
James was born in Pomona, raised near Victorville. his dad was an iron worker who studied martial arts under Guro Dan Inosanto. James was sponsored skateboarder before discovering Jiu-Jitsu. Today he is an instructor at Unified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He doesn't say much. He has competed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and done well but getting him to talk about it is another thing ... If he was a surfer we would call him a Searcher.
James in the local skate park
Explosive
Grinding
Always game for another round ...