Laura D'Auguste
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| Laura D'Auguste | |
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| Height | 5ft 5in (165cm) |
| Weight | 132lb (60kg) |
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| Fighting out of | Team Tiger Schulmann |
| Town of birth | Long Beach, New York |
| Fighting style | MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
Laura D'Auguste is a female mixed martial artist. She initially started practising martial arts to protect herself and her daughter from her husband. She also works as a cardiac nurse.
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[edit] Biography
D'Auguste's first experience with martial arts came in April 1996; previously, she had taken ballet and modern dance. Her mother signed her up for a Woman's Safe Seminar at Tiger Schulmann's Karate Center, where she learnt basic grab escapes and strikes. This came at a difficult time for the unemployed D'Auguste, who had recently left an abusive marriage, taking a 3 year old daughter along with her. Her escape to New York from Arizona had to be planned carefully; her husband had threatened to kill her if she ever left.
D'Auguste had already spent all her money on child care and nursing school, but knew she needed further self-defence training. Sensei Peter Guzman, an instructor at the school, made an agreement with D'Auguste that she could work off her tuition fees through various chores at the gym; for example, taking calls, mopping the floors and cleaning the locker room. Soon, she was training regularly, eventually earning her 2nd degree black belt and level 2 Joshu.
D'Auguste began competing in MMA in 2000 for the TSK Fight Team, later becoming the top ranked female fighter in the world. Her last fight was a win against Megumi Yabushita at Smack Girl: Dynamic on 17 August 2005.
[edit] Career
- 1st Place Men's Advanced Grappling Division, Challenge of Champions XVII
- 3rd Place Men's Free Fighting, Challenge of Champions XVII
- Ring of Combat Welterweight Champion
- Reality Fighting Welterweight Champion
- 1st Place in NAGA Women's Advanced Lightweight, Women's Advances Middleweight and 2nd in Men's Advanced Flyweight.
[edit] Footnotes
1. ^ Interview with Natalie Morales, NBC News, 24 August 2005
2. ^ Interview with Natalie Morales, NBC News, 24 August 2005
3. ^ 'From Victim to Victor', Lisa Muñoz, New York Daily News, 17 April 1993
4. ^ 'Faces in the Crowd', Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella, Sports Illustrated, 12 September 2005
[edit] Sources and See Also
Bio on Tiger Schulmann student site
List of female mixed martial artists
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