Rhadi Ferguson

On training with Lloyd Irvin:
"I've worked out with World Class Freestyle Wrestlers, World Class Judo Players, Top Notch Sombo Practitioners, Excellent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, No Holds Barred Fighters and I can honestly say Lloyd Irvin is by far, the best grappler that I have worked with!!! It has been a pleasure and a blessing to receive instruction from Lloyd. I am an Elite Judo Player in the U.S. and Lloyd got me to that level by improving my newaza (groundwork) in such a fashion that it has helped my Judo greatly."

"The main thing that I really like about Lloyd is that he doesn't try to change me. He refines my Judo in such a fashion that I can be effective in Judo matches, grappling matches, sombo matches, etc. I've known Lloyd for 5 years and I can say that he is an excellent instructor, a great athlete, a student of the standup/groundwork game, and a very personable guy."

• 1st Place 1984 Southeastern States Judo Championships
• 1st Place 1984 Sunshine State Games (Judo)
• 1st and 3rd Place 1985 Sunshine State Games [Judo (competed in 2 weight divisions)]
• 1st Place 1988 Inter-County Wrestling Champion (Altoona, Blair County, PA)
• 3rd Place 1992 Penn Relays 4x400 meter Relay
• Recipient U.S Army Scholar Athlete Award - 1992
• Recipient Howard University Full Athletic Scholarship Award 1992-1997
• 1st Place 1993 Princeton Relays - Sprint Medley Relay Member
• 1993/94 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Football Team
• Member 1993/94 Black College National Championship Football Team
• Member 1995 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Wrestling Team
• 4th Place 1996 NCAA Eastern Regional Wrestling Championship
• Member 1996/97 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Football Team
• Member 1996/97 Black College National Championship Football Team
• 1st Place 1997 East Coast Judo Championships
• Recipient 3 Sport Athlete Award - Howard University - 1997
• 1st Place 1998 American-Canadian International Challenge*
• 1st Place 1998 National Ladder Judo Tournament
• 1st Place 1998 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu East Coast Championships
• 1st Place 1998 Northeast Judo Championships
• 1st Place 1998 Massachusetts State Championships
• 1st Place 1998 New York Athletic Club Judo Tournament* (Defeated #1 ranked player in the U.S.!)
• 3rd Place 1998 United States International Judo Invitational*
• Member 1998 United States Judo National Team
• 5th Place 1999 United States International Judo Invitational*
• 5th Place 1999 Korean Open International Judo Tournament*
• Ranked #2 in USA 1998 By United States Olympic Committee Judo Governing Body
• Ranked #3 in USA 1999 By United States Olympic Committee Judo Governing Body
• Member 1999 United States Judo National Team (Competed in Hungary, Korea and the Czech Republic)
• Ranked #2 in USA 2000 By United States Olympic Committee Judo Governing Body
• 1st Place - 2000 United States Judo National Championships - US Judo National Champion
• Member - 2000 United States Judo National Team (Competed in Mexico, Hungary, and trained in Spain and Australia)
• Member - U.S. Olympic Judo Team Alternate
• Attended the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, Australia