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Lloyd Emory Irvin, Jr. was born May 17, 1969, training from a young age in boxing and wrestling in 1983. After watching Royce Gracie UFC fights, Irvin started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a gym in Rockville, Maryland under Mario Yamasaki and Leo Dalla.
Keenan Kai-James Cornelius is an American martial artist.His competitive achievements include what is called the Double Grand Slam in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having won double gold medals at four major tournaments: the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan-American Championship, European Open Championship, and Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship - as a purple belt. [33]
In 2007, Easton was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Lloyd Irvin. That year Easton also lost for the first time. During a bout against Reynaldo Duarte, Easton misjudged a kick taking the full force of the blow on his elbow. He recalled the injury in an interview with The Washington Post. "My arm just flopped backward, I'm ...
Ferguson has coached many athletes including; Taraje Williams-Murray, Lloyd Irvin, Karo Parisyan, Cara Heads, [6] Thiago Alves, Brandon Vera, Jeff Monson, Valerie Gotay, Marco González, [2] Rashad Evans, Mo Lawal, and Bobby Lashley. [7]
Michael Lee Fowler [13] is an American martial artist who is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.In addition to a number of major competitive achievements, Fowler is notable for the speed at which he attained the rank and is, according to some sources, the 3rd fastest American on record to do so.
In May 2011 Torregrosa became a member of Team Lloyd Irvin, and in August 2011 decided to open his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in the Sacramento area. [1]
Lance Solomon Reddick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, [3] the son of Dorothy Gee and Solomon Reddick. [4] [5] He attended Friends School of Baltimore.As a teenager, he studied music at the Peabody Preparatory Institute, and a summer program teaching music theory and composition at the Walden School. [6]
Smith started his career with a 2–1 record, including a win in M-1 Challenge. Smith trained Brazilian Jiujitsu under Relson Gracie earning his purple belt and developed his MMA skill under Lloyd Irvin and Vanguard Gym in Manassas, Virginia. [14]