Dates and Facts
1990
* First step in a karate kyokushin dojo, in my birth-town, Galati. First trainer: senpai Lucian Ungureanu, 5th kyu at the time. He was a trainer leaned on the spiritual aspect of the kyokushin; he teched me the respect in Martial Arts. Thanks to him I learned and appreciate kata and kihon
* First participation in a National Tournement.
1991
* First title in a competition: Champion in The Romanian Junior Championsips Oradea (-70kg 5 gained fights)
1992
* My first trainer passed on the dojo to one of his oldest students, my second trainer: senpai Sorin Fechet. He is the one that made me discover the world of kumite.
1994
* Romanian Regional Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 2 gained fights) 3rd
* 5th Romanian National Championships Sibiu (-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
* First participation in a International Cup: Szolnok Cup, Hungary
1995
* One-month-training Camp with Nicholas Pettas in Poiana Brasov, Romania. It was my first professional training camp, organized by sensei Dorel Bulearca, someone to whom I ow a lot of my begining progresses in kumite.
* Romanian Regional Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 2 gained fights) Champion
* 6th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Champion
* 1st "Apullum" Cup Alba-Iulia, Romania (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Winner
* First participation in a Europen Championship (-70kg), Bucharest
1996
* Romanian Regional Championships Giurgiu (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Champion
* 7th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Champion
* Balcanic Championships Constanta, Romania (-70kg, 1 gained fight) 3rd
* 2nd "Apullum" Cup Alba-Iulia, Romania (-70kg (-70kg, 4 gained fights)) Winner
* Preselection Cup counting for The World Championships (-70kg, 7 gained fights) Bucarest 1st
1997
* 8th Romanian National Championships Galati(-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
* 11th European Weight Category Championships Gdansk, Poland (-70kg, 3 gained fights) 3rd
* 1st "Iulian Lovin" Cup Galati, Romania (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Winner
* I get my kyokushin-training licence
1998
* 9th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 4 gained fights) 2nd
* 2nd "Iulian Lovin" Cup Galati, Romania (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Winner
* 12th European Weight Category Championships Zarazosa, Spain (-70kg, 1 gained fight)
* I opened my dojo
1999
* 10th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
* 3rd "Iulian Lovin" Cup Galati, Romania (Open Weight, , 4 gained fights) 2nd
* 13th European Weight Category Championships Kiev, Ukraine (-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
2000
* 11th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg) Champion
* 14th European Weight Category Championships, Villa de Conde, Portugal (-70kg, 2 gained fights)
* I had my black belt, after an examination under the directive of shihan Loeck Hollander, in Romania
2001
* 12th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
* 14th European Weight Category Championships, Szentes, Hungarie (-70kg, 2 gained fights)
* I moved to Bucharest leaving my dojo inr Galati.It was a year entierely dedicated to trainings
2002
* 13th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
* 3rd "Open Russian" Cup Moscow, Russia (-70kg, 5 gained fights) 4th
* I came back to Galati, where I continued training in a frien's dojo : senpai Ion Gutanu
* 16th European Weight Category Championships Varna, Bulgaria (-70kg, 5 gained fights) Champion
* I had my nidan, after an examination under the directive of sensei Bertrand Kron and sensei Jean Chateau, in France
2003
* 14th Romanian National Championships Bucharest (-80kg, 3 gained fights) 2nd
* 17th European Weight Category Championships Uzhgorod, Ukraine (-80kg, 2 gained fights) 3rd
* I mouved to Paris, France where I met sensei Jean Chateau who wellcome me in his dojo. If it wasn't for him maybe this would have been the end of my fighing carrer in kyokushin
2004
* 18th European Weight Category Championships Riesa, Germany (-80kg, 4 gained fights) Champion.
I won also Best Tameshiwari
2005
* French National Championships Paris (-80kg, 3 gained fights) Champion
* One month training camp in Bucharest, Romania
* 3rd World Weight Category Championships Tokyo, Japan (-70kg, 4 gained fights) Champion
* 19th European Weight Category Championships Varna, Bulgaria (-80kg, 4 gained fights) Champion
* I had my 3rd dan, after an examination under the directive of kancho Matsui en Bulgarie