Kevin Kleeblatt/PFC
- Hauley Tillman won the Pillow Fight Championship in 2022.
- He used the $5,000 in winnings to open a dojo in the Miami neighborhood where he grew up.
- Tillman holds black belts in numerous martial arts and loves working with kids.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with "Champ" Hauley Tillman, 35, a father of two and a martial artist from Miami's Liberty City neighborhood. He relied on his martial arts skills to help him win the Pillow Fight Championship, or PFC, bracket in 2022.