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1. How did you get into MMA and what is your experience with martial arts?

Brazilian jiu jitsu is a lifestyle for me, I train usually twice a day every day if not hindered by injuries. I have a background in aikido, and a little kempo. BJJ is my blood though.

I have fought all over the country in the following tournaments and run a record of 143-0-0 in gi, my professional no gi and amateur no gi record is 63-3-0, I have never been tapped out thus far, my 3 losses were highly disputed technical losses, but to very experienced females, I have cleaned up one loss and look now to avenge the other 2.

I recieved my blue belt from Relson Gracie, and my brown from Randy Bloom.

2. How did you become the coach for an all-female fight team and can you tell me how many are on the team and what are some of your plans to compete?

I teach the ground portion of MMA/BJJ to Gym 445 in SF. My friend, the famed "MMA Dr. of California" Dr. Happy Reynolds started the GirlzTeam, I showed up one day with with my friend and ended up teaching the BJJ portion, I have been teaching there ever since. We have right now about 20 girls, of them, about 3 or 4 I would put against the toughest females out there. I am working with some local promoters and friends like Mike Chu and Renee Wilson who have been tireless in their efforts to work with my women by getting them into some pro fights. Also, by the end of the year, I expect to have atleast a dozen competing females, all with great heart and tenacity.

3. How did you get your nickname LETHAL FORCE?

That nickname came I think from the 2006 PanAms, I smoked through all the females in my division mostly by tapout and mostly in less than a minute, people were saying I was "Lethal", and the name followed me ever since. When I got into MMA, my record was still going around a minute or two by submission, so hence the "Lethal Force".

4. What do you know about your opponent and what is your gameplan?

I know that my opponent is a great striker, my game plan is always the same, end it fast and furious by submission, then we can go have a bite to eat and be friends. I like as little blood and bruises as possible. To me, that means success because I am a submission artist, not a violent brawler. I like my opponent to walk away with her head high, and, if she loses to me, to have a great respect and desire to learn the art that just defeated her.

5. What do you think of the current state of women in MMA and do you feel more promotions are offering up female fights?

This sport, like any other, is wickedly hard on women as far as equality goes. My best way to combat that is to throw the best show that I can and fight as technically as possible so that when people leave they will always remember "that chick fight". I feel very fortunate to work with Art of War, it was a tremendous thing for them to give 2 females a chance to fight on the same card as the likes of Monson, for this opportunity I am grateful beyond words. I have been the main event at a couple smaller pro shows, and I got the utmost in respect from the promoters (who happened also to be a female) as well as the audience. People were having me sign my articles from TapOut and Grappling magazine, that gave me hope that women might be taken seriously as pro fighters.

6. What would you like to accomplish with your career?

I want to accomplish the exact same thing as any other pro female or male, to be the best at my game, and be able to make a living off doing what I love. My biggest goal is to get my black belt in BJJ and open up my own academy where I will specialize in training women fighters. Too often there is a stigma attached to females that they "slept" their way up to a black belt or into a show, I want to be that one female that other women can look up to and say "look she did it through hard work blood and sweat, so can I". In the meantime, my dream is to acquire financial sponsoreship so that I can train hard all the time and focus on being the best of the best.

7. Single? Married? Kids? Can you give me a little information on your personal background.

I married to a Sgt. Detective who is extremely wonderful and supportive of all my wild training, figthing and traveling, whom without I could not be half the person I have become so quickly just this year alone. I do not have kids nor do I want them, but I love kids and I particularly love to teach children.