Black Belt List
We have built a global community upon the philosophy and teachings of Royce Gracie. In order to identify the members of our community, we utilize the White Bar and Blue Bar Trademarks. These Trademarks consist of the color White and the Color Blue, both in rectangular form and affixed to the Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts, we award to our members. We consider these Trademarks to be a badge of honor. They signify that the individual wearing the Black Belt is a verified member of our community, successfully trained under our system, and adhered to a Code of Ethics we uphold both on and off the mats. The following individuals are active members in our community, and have earned their place in our Black Belt Jiu-Jitsu family:
2004
- Jon Burke - FL
- Buddy Clinton - OK
- Greg Thompson - NC
2005
- Mark Baumeister - TX
- Kendall Goo - AZ
2006
- Tony Torres Aponte - TX
- Steve Hall - NC
2008
- Pat King - CA
- Billy Dowey - NC
- Jim Hughes - CT
- Sam Marcelline - CA
- Mike Ellender - LA
- Luis Salazar - FL
2009
- Roberto Bitar - Ecuador
- Roberto Fleischman - Guatemala
- Eduardo Urgell Chao - Spain
2010
- Helio Perdigao - Portugal
- Ivan Kravitz - CA
2011
- Jay Crain - LA
- Chad Chilcutt - TN
- Kevin Traughber - KY
- Chris Vigil - TX
2012
- Lamonte Tyler - MD
- Adam Martinez - CO
- Griff - CO
- Abdul Al Babtain - Kuwait
2013
- Jon Hegan - UK
- Tosh Cook - CA
- Jim Harpe - CT
- Steve Brunetti - PA
- Jon Plyler - NC
- Ronnie Wuest -DE
- Mike Stokes - TX
- Scott Caldwell - TX
2014
- Joe Pascucci - CT
- Doug Gallant - CT
- Lynn Dorsey - CA
- Aaron Gonzales - TX
- Ryan Schmidt - NC
- Jose Braz - Portugal
2015
- Greg Norsworthy - LA
- Patric Fowler - AZ
- Shane Brown - Canada
- Danny Koizumi - CA
- Dave Gomez - DE
2016
- Jesus Perez - Spain
- Justin Timpa -LA
- Larry Carter - NC
- Jim Odom - TN
- Jesse Bailon - TX
- Hugo Carneiro - Portugal
- Syrus Melandish - HI
2017
- Alex Rendon - TX
- Gabe Kremler - Canada
- Flip Ayala - OK
- Troy Champney - VA
- Warren Lee - Canada
- Travis Wheeler - NC
- Paul Rovane - TN
2018
- Juan Pablo Bitar - Ecuad.
- John Solana - CA
- Jerome Carter - TX
- Tim Santos - CA
- Jeffrey Daughtry - NC
- Ryan Leggett - NC
- Kate Langley - CT
- Garry Doucet - Canada
- Britney Cook - CA
- Josh Randorf - SC
- Wil Dorsett - VA
2019
- Khonry Gracie - CA
- Rick Langley - CT
- Matt Lancaster - NC
- David Crockett - MD
- V. Slavena Zlateva - CA
- Nick Maynard - NC
- Nick Spirito - NC
- Gene Funds - MI
- Jeff James - KY
- Justin Rundles - KY
- Paul Cudmore - UK
- Dakota Smith - LA
- Daniel Hoffpauir - LA
- Victor James Gibson - MI
- AJ Goldberg - DC
2020
- David Hall - NC
- Dan Baileys - NC
- Jeff Von Waldburg - CA
- John Lammons - TX
2021
- Alex Black - FL
- Amy Kilpatrick - KY
- Luke Amos - NC
- Brent Simpson - NC
- Slav Bitman - NC
- Sophia Koo - CA
- Ian Jardine - VA
- Harold Schoenbeck-Guat.
- Ben Holder - NC
- Wes Hudson - NC
2022
- Mark Kerkhoff - MO
- Brian Selvan - CA
- Rick LeBlanc - Canada
- Daniel Miller - TX
- Chris Pritchard - Wales
- Gary Engels - WI
- Winston Mathamba - NC
- Josh Chadwick - TX
- John"Keoni"Burkhart - CA
2023
- Mitch Sawyer - LA
- Pasquale Montesano - FL
- Tony Morrell - MD
- John King - MN
- Andy Cassady - IL
- Trey Davis - TN
- Roberto Bitar Jr. - Ecuador
- Emma Hamilton - Canada
- Tyson Kilbey - KS
- Alexander Martinez X - CO
- Dusty Taylor - LA
- Hamad Alateeqi - Kuwait
- Max Masuzawa - Japan
2024
- Leah Carina - Wales
- Guy Helm - MO
- Paul Williams - TX
- Jim Norlock - Canada
- Joey Plyler - NC
- Kenny Johnson - CA
- Ariel Bitar - Ecuador
- Marty Lassiter - NC
- Daniel Gonzales - Ecuador
- Kevin Bankens - NM
