Brandon started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2009 at age 20 with the help and guidance of his brother. It didn’t take long before he was devoting all his free time outside of school to training and competing. Brandon was soon a full-time manager and assistant coach at his gym, as well as a full-time competitor at the blue and purple belt levels.

While priding himself—win or lose—on fighting some of the best competitors in the world, he earned gold, silver, and bronze medals at tournaments such as the Ontario Open, Grapplers Quest, IBJJF Opens, NAGA, and Grappling Industries to name a few, reaching the final 8 out of 64 competitors at the IBJJF worlds and Pans at light feather adult purple. Brandon also trained MMA on the side and currently holds a 3-1 MMA record.

Proud to be a WNY MMA coach and Alliance competitor, Brandon is constantly trying to achieve “perfect jiu-jitsu” in which energy deflection is so fine-tuned that you use the smallest amount of energy necessary to achieve position and submission. For Brandon, technique takes precedence over all else. His goal is to teach others how to connect all positions and perfect all the details, working towards a game that is as efficient and effortless as possible. Brandon will teach you that everything has a reason and a purpose in the art of Jiu Jitsu.

Brandon earned his Black Belt on January 12th, 2018.