I am a member of American Samoa Judo Association and started taking judo lessons when I was 12 years old. My first coach was KazuHito from Kodokan in Japan. I received my 1st Dan Black Belt after training and evaluation by Coach Brent Cooper.
I have also attended judo courses taught by Andrew Pragnell of New Zealand, Klaus Bucher from Germany, Grame Spinks of New Zealand who taught Judo for Rugby. My brother, Travolta Waterhouse, is a judoka who has been a tremendous help with my judo training including training of the new recruits for the police department in Samoa.
I have been the main coach for the American Samoa Judo Association for the past several years and participated in training with and promoting over 30 young judokas.
I participated and trained in the Oceania Training Center located in Samoa with Coach Patrick Mahon for two years (Patrick is originally from Ireland, but now coaches judokas in Brisbane, Australia).
I have competed in the Tri-Nation Judo Tournament, National World Cup, Auckland Open, South Pacific Games in Samoa, Oceania Judo Championships, and New South Wales Judo Tournament, and have participated in the World Judo Championships in Japan, France, Russia, and Kazakhstan with Coach Patrick Mahon.
Judo has always been a big part of my life and the recent invitation to participate in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is the greatest honor of my life.