SCOTT GARCIA

  • Three time national judo champion, three time runner up, one bronze medal.
  • One of 5 picked to fight in the Olympic Festival St. Louis, MI for judo.
  • Trained at the Olympic Training Center, the Kodokan (Japan and the World headquarters for judo training in Tokyo).
    -1 judo high school in Japan.
    -1 Judo university in Japan.
  • Selected for the national judo team and took the bronze medal in the International Gothenburg Sweden Judo Championships in which 10 countries came.
  • 2 time Washington judo state champ, one time runner up.
  • 1 time Arizona state champion.
  • Received black belt in Japan at the age of fourteen being one of the youngest American judo players to obtain the rank of shodan.
  • Currently a fourth degree black belt in judo.
  • Coached one state champion girls judo team (undefeated) in the Hawaii State judo championships.
  • Coached individual state champions.
  • Coached a jr. high school judo team in Chiba Japan. The boys took 3rd in their prefecture (state) tournament. 9 boys obtain their black belt rank.
  • Founded a college judo club and was the club president teaching students in Hawaii from around the world.
  • Fought in over 185 tournaments in judo, jiujitsu, submission grappling.
  • Tri State wrestling champion (Washington,Idaho, and Montana).
  • 3-time Washington wrestling state placer.
  • 58 matches won by pin 10th – 12th grade.
  • Recruited to wrestle for the Air Force Academy.
  • Helped coach at my former high school that was first at the state championships.
  • Trained with Japan Champion in shootfighting.
  • Trained in Kenpo Karate at my high school.
  • Trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Japan.
  • Trained in boxing in the Air Force.
  • Trained in Unarmed combat and helped teach classes in the Air Force Academy.
  • Desert Quest 3 time champion and one time runner up, 2 time outstanding performance.
  • Silver medal in NAGA (North American Grappling Assoc.) tournament held in Rhode Island.
  • Silver medal in Grapplers Quest Las Vegas, NV.
  • Arizona Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion.
  • Exhibition match in jiu-jitsu match in Chiba Japan winner.
  • Appeared on television for judo accomplishments in Japan for the Far East Network.
  • Appeared on television for academic and wrestling accomplishments in Spokane, WA news, “The Winners Circle”.
  • Obtained B.A. in political science with minors in Japanese and history from Brigham Young University- Hawaii campus.
  • Currently attending Grand Canyon University to obtain Masters degree in special education.