About Us

•  Danielle Walker is a blackbelt out of San Antonio, Texas. 
• She has 20+ years of wrestling experience and was able to receive her black belt in just 5 years. 
• She started wrestling at age 13 when she found the sport in high school. 
• She was a 3X District Champion, 2X Regional Runner-Up, 2X State Qualifier. She also wrestled in the Junior Olympics earning a bronze medal. 
• She wrestled collegiately 4 years at Wayland Baptist University receiving her bachelors degree in      Exercise Science.   
• Danielle started Jiu-Jitsu in December of 2017 and received her black belt in December of 2022.
• Within those 5 years she became an Adult World Champion, 3x Master World Champion at all color belt      levels, 4x No-Gi World Champion at all color belt levels, & a 6x Pan Champion. 
• Danielle founded Takedown City Wrestling Club in 2022. 
• Takedown City is now the largest/winning club in San Antonio. 
• Danielle has been coaching for almost 10 years. 

Early years of his martial arts journey:

• Started martial arts at age 9
• At age 17 began competing as an adult, went on to win 4 world titles in karate 
• At age 20 became part of the Paul Mitchell Karate Team, one of world’s best karate teams
• That same year opened his first karate school where he trained his students. His students competed and won several international championships 
• Professor earned his 4th degree black belt in karate
• He was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame by the one and only Chuck Norris 
• Considered by many as one of the of the best sport karate competitors of all time 

MMA & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey: 

• Began training MMA & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2009
• 2012-2014 fought 3 pro MMA fights, in his last fight he won by TKO in 45 seconds in the 1st rounds, he was 42 years old at the time
• 2014 Professor was a blue belt in jiu jitsu, he began competing at the majority of IBJJF(International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation) tournaments here in      Texas winning the majority of them
• He continued his win streak at purple winning his weight and open weight class divisions
• 2017 received his brown belt, the following March he went to his first Pan American Championship and won gold. In August of the same year he won gold at the Master’s World Championship, he received his black belt on the podium 
• As a black belt he continued winning gold in his division. He won bronze at the No Gi World Championship and silver at the Pan American Championships.