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Former UFC heavyweight Pat Barry receives Purple belt
World-renowned kickboxer and former UFC heavyweight talent, Pat ‘HD’ Barry, has just received his purple belt in Braz...
Competition – Because External Assessments Don’t Lie
By William F. Murphy, Ph.D.,IBJJF Black Belt 3rd Degree, USJA San Dan Judo Do you know why competition is great? Comp...
Upper Belt Promotions in BJJ
By William F. Murphy, Ph.D.,IBJJF Black Belt 3rd Degree, USJA San Dan Judo Promotions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are tric...
Mark Schultz Black Belt Promotion – Story From The Ceremony
I have read quite a few articles about the recent promotion of Mark Schultz. This is awesome on so many levels, for J...
Three Reasons You Should Be Happy Your Instructor Passed You Up For A Promotion
I have a confession to make. It took me six years to earn my blue belt. Six. Years. Some of that can be chalked up to...
Peak BJJ’s Paul Halme promotes first female black belt in school’s history
The leader of Peak Performance BJJ, Paul Halme had very special reasons to celebrate the promotion ceremony held at t...
Cassio Werneck promotes two students to black belt rank
Earlier this year, GMA member Cassio Werneck awarded black belts to two very deserving Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, John ...
Bruno Bastos receives fourth degree after nearly 25 years in Jiu-Jitsu, 14 as a black belt
On Saturday, Jan. 17, Bruno Bastos of GMA Bastos BJJ Midland in Midland, TX received his fourth degree on his black b...
Ronda Andrews of GMA Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Las Vegas explains journey to black belt
Ronda Andrews, an avid competitors for years and a familiar face among women’s BJJ, has achieved the rank of black be...
What’s the journey to black belt? Two newly promoted Yemaso BJJ students explain
Becoming a Jiu-Jitsu black belt takes time and a lot of work. Everyone has their own path whether recreationally or t...
GMA Purebred Jiu-Jitsu Guam ends year with three new black belts
GMA member Stephen Roberto of Purebred Jiu-Jitsu Guam is leading his team to be better every single day. Over the yea...
Two more black belts and other promotions at GMA Yemaso BJJ under Marcos Torregrosa
The 2014 year started very strong for Team Yemaso. Led by 2014 Pan Jiu-Jitsu, American National, No-Gi World champion...