James is a black belt under Tony Eduardo and Stanley Tam. He is the Program Manager at SHBJJ.

James is a highly sought after certified personal trainer (AFAA) in Shanghai as well as a being an experienced Muay Thai practitioner with over 50 fights in the ring both in Thailand and Australia. During his ring career, James was the ISKA Queensland (Australia) middle weight Muay Thai champion as well as the Bangla stadium champion in Phuket, Thailand.

James is also a solid teacher of BJJ fundamentals, his classes are well structured and detailed, which offers students with a highly educational and enjoyable learning environment.

With his extensive grappling experience, he won his division in the China BJJ Open and was the former New Zealand Vale Tudo middle weight champion.